POLITICIAN
Patrick M. Shanahan
1962 - Today

Patrick M. Shanahan
Patrick Michael Shanahan (born June 27, 1962) is an American businessman and the president and chief executive officer of Spirit AeroSystems. He is a former United States federal government official who served as the acting United States Secretary of Defense in 2019. President Donald Trump appointed Shanahan to the role after the resignation of Jim Mattis. Prior to that, Shanahan served as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 2017 to 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick M. Shanahan is the 17,644th most popular politician (up from 17,809th in 2024), the 12,624th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,434th in 2019) and the 953rd most popular American Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Patrick M. Shanahan ranks 17,644 out of 19,576. Before him are Ilya Ponomarev, Robert F. Wagner, Tamás Faragó, Mikola Statkevich, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Eowa of Mercia. After him are Robert P. Patterson, Pavel Grudinin, Mihály Hesz, Sophia Duleep Singh, Claude Onesta, and Maciej Płażyński.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIlya Ponomarev
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 17,645
Robert F. Wagner
1877 - 1953
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 17,646
Tamás Faragó
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 17,647
Mikola Statkevich
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 17,648
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 17,649
Eowa of Mercia
650 - 642
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 17,650
Patrick M. Shanahan
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 17,651
Robert P. Patterson
1891 - 1952
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 17,652
Pavel Grudinin
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 17,653
Mihály Hesz
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 17,654
Sophia Duleep Singh
1876 - 1948
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 17,655
Claude Onesta
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 17,656
Maciej Płażyński
1958 - 2010
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 17,657
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Patrick M. Shanahan ranks 583. Before him are Christopher Chaplin, Abdulla Shahid, Prachya Pinkaew, Tony Cascarino, John de Wolf, and José Carlos da Costa Araújo. After him are Jorge Bom Jesus, Zsolt Semjén, Michael T. Weiss, Sri Mulyani, Eli Yishai, and Mo Hayder.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsChristopher Chaplin
COMPOSER
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 577
Abdulla Shahid
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 578
Prachya Pinkaew
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 579
Tony Cascarino
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 580
John de Wolf
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 581
José Carlos da Costa Araújo
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2009
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 582
Patrick M. Shanahan
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 583
Jorge Bom Jesus
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 584
Zsolt Semjén
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 585
Michael T. Weiss
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 586
Sri Mulyani
ECONOMIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 587
Eli Yishai
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 588
Mo Hayder
WRITER
1962 - 2021
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 589
In United States
Among people born in United States, Patrick M. Shanahan ranks 12,628 out of 20,380. Before him are Rick Rosenthal (1949), Natalia Dyer (1995), Todd Solondz (1959), Cornelia Fort (1919), David S. Johnson (1945), and Lisa Cholodenko (1964). After him are Robert P. Patterson (1891), Samuel E. Wright (1946), Dick Butkus (1942), William Steinkraus (1925), Marjorie Main (1890), and Norman Lear (1922).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRick Rosenthal
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12,622
Natalia Dyer
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12,623
Todd Solondz
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12,624
Cornelia Fort
PILOT
1919 - 1943
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12,625
David S. Johnson
ENGINEER
1945 - 2016
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12,626
Lisa Cholodenko
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12,627
Patrick M. Shanahan
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12,628
Robert P. Patterson
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1952
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12,629
Samuel E. Wright
ACTOR
1946 - 2021
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,630
Dick Butkus
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,631
William Steinkraus
ATHLETE
1925 - 2017
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,632
Marjorie Main
ACTOR
1890 - 1975
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,633
Norman Lear
WRITER
1922 - 2023
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,634
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Patrick M. Shanahan ranks 953. Before him are John W. Davis (1873), Paul Nitze (1907), Nellie Connally (1919), Tom Ridge (1945), Janet Napolitano (1957), and Gary Herbert (1947). After him are Robert P. Patterson (1891), Raúl Grijalva (1948), Fitzhugh Lee (1835), Tom Daschle (1947), Israel Pickens (1780), and John B. Floyd (1806).
John W. Davis
1873 - 1955
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 947
Paul Nitze
1907 - 2004
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 948
Nellie Connally
1919 - 2006
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 949
Tom Ridge
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 950
Janet Napolitano
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 951
Gary Herbert
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 952
Patrick M. Shanahan
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 953
Robert P. Patterson
1891 - 1952
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 954
Raúl Grijalva
1948 - 2025
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 955
Fitzhugh Lee
1835 - 1905
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 956
Tom Daschle
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 957
Israel Pickens
1780 - 1827
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 958
John B. Floyd
1806 - 1863
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 959














































