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Paul Nitze

1907 - 2004

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Paul Henry Nitze (January 16, 1907 – October 19, 2004) was an American businessman and government official who served as United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department. He is best known for being the principal author of NSC 68 and the co-founder of Team B. He helped shape U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Nitze has received more than 316,655 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Paul Nitze is the 17,287th most popular politician (down from 15,719th in 2019), the 11,844th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,707th in 2019) and the 794th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul Nitze ranks 17,287 out of 19,576Before him are David Kelly, Eeva Ruoppa, Kenas Aroi, Matilda Howell, William Gibbs McAdoo, and Ulrich Wehling. After him are Steve Scalise, Zsolt Semjén, Sean Chen, Carme Chacón, Sergey Menyaylo, and Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Paul Nitze ranks 381Before him are Frank Saker, Alexander Wood, Arnie Oliver, John Cody, Christopher Fry, and Tranquilino Garcete. After him are Ernst Loof, Mildred Bailey, Adrienne Ames, Paul Douglas, Walter Donaldson, and Philip Slone. Among people deceased in 2004, Paul Nitze ranks 313Before him are Paul Klebnikov, Steve Lacy, Fred Ebb, Hiram Fong, Richard Biggs, and Big Boss Man. After him are Max Abramovitz, Suraiya, Eddie Hopkinson, Johnny Warren, James Aloysius Hickey, and Willie Watson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Nitze ranks 11,844 out of 20,380Before him are John-David F. Bartoe (1944), Vaughn Monroe (1911), Jeff Jarrett (1967), Frederick D. Gregory (1941), Jamaal Wilkes (1953), and Rachel Brice (1972). After him are Vincent Kartheiser (1979), Steve Scalise (1965), Robert Detweiler (1930), Jane Withers (1926), Sue Carol (1906), and Hans Reiser (1963).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Paul Nitze ranks 794Before him are John Blair Jr. (1732), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (1989), Tip O'Neill (1912), Ron Klain (1961), Matilda Howell (1859), and William Gibbs McAdoo (1863). After him are Steve Scalise (1965), Louis A. Johnson (1891), Robert Toombs (1810), Mike Enzi (1944), John Boozman (1950), and David Ige (1957).