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Prescott Bush

1895 - 1972

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Prescott Sheldon Bush Sr. (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker and Republican Party politician. After working as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the United States Senate from 1952 to 1963. A member of the Bush family, he was the father of President George H. W. Bush, and the paternal grandfather of President George W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prescott Bush has received more than 4,188,573 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Prescott Bush is the 6,431st most popular politician (down from 6,375th in 2019), the 2,067th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,183rd in 2019) and the 139th most popular American Politician.

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  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prescott Bush ranks 6,431 out of 19,576. Before him are Manuel de Arriaga, Princess Louise Amelie of Baden, Goharshad Begum, Agis III, Arthur Greiser, and Al-Mu'tamid. After him are Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena, Abdon, Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia, Zhong Kang, and Janusz Radziwiłł.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Prescott Bush ranks 90. Before him are Dino Grandi, Archduke Wilhelm of Austria, Princess Margaret of Denmark, Jakov Gotovac, Marcel Janco, and Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria. After him are Hanns Albin Rauter, Albert Cohen, Lewis Mumford, Michel Simon, Alexander Orlov, and Walter Stennes. Among people deceased in 1972, Prescott Bush ranks 61. Before him are Neilia Hunter Biden, Matvei Zakharov, Natalie Clifford Barney, Hugo Steinhaus, Chen Yi, and Aspasia Manos. After him are Jules Romains, George Sanders, Edgar Snow, Clara Campoamor, Eugène Tisserant, and Akim Tamiroff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Prescott Bush ranks 2,067 out of 20,380. Before him are Wayne Shorter (1933), Lin Shaye (1943), Robert F. Engle (1942), Ruth Gordon (1896), Linda Ronstadt (1946), and Daniel Stern (1957). After him are Michael Massee (1952), Julius Erving (1950), Casey Affleck (1975), Rami Malek (1981), Ralph Bunche (1904), and Bettie Page (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Prescott Bush ranks 139. Before him are Pontiac (1714), Samuel Adams (1722), Hubert Humphrey (1911), William H. Seward (1801), Elijah Muhammad (1897), and Paul Bremer (1941). After him are Cus D'Amato (1908), Cochise (1805), Mike Pompeo (1963), George Wallace (1919), Charles Curtis (1860), and Ron Johnson (1955).

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