POLITICIAN

Ramsey Clark

1927 - 2021

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William Ramsey Clark (December 18, 1927 – April 9, 2021) was an American lawyer, activist, and federal government official. A progressive, New Frontier liberal, he occupied senior positions in the United States Department of Justice under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, serving as United States Attorney General from 1967 to 1969; previously, he was Deputy Attorney General from 1965 to 1967 and Assistant Attorney General from 1961 to 1965. As attorney general, Clark was known for his vigorous opposition to the death penalty, aggressive support of civil liberties and civil rights, and dedication to enforcing United States antitrust laws. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramsey Clark has received more than 1,623,621 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ramsey Clark is the 14,404th most popular politician (down from 12,452nd in 2019), the 6,717th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,399th in 2019) and the 427th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ramsey Clark ranks 14,404 out of 19,576Before him are Louis Ruchonnet, Leonid Tibilov, Steponas Kairys, Edward Everett, Ion Ciubuc, and Franz Josef Jung. After him are Jiří Paroubek, Teodor Teodorov, Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi, Ernestas Galvanauskas, and William McMahon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Ramsey Clark ranks 315Before him are Charles Jarrott, Corín Tellado, Robert Guillaume, Qurratulain Hyder, Maati Bouabid, and Elliot See. After him are David Padilla, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Thadée Cisowski, Trude Beiser, Adolfo Suárez Rivera, and Kay Kendall. Among people deceased in 2021, Ramsey Clark ranks 385Before him are Clarence Williams III, Kadir Topbaş, Alfred Teinitzer, Aleksandar Shalamanov, Bernard Lown, and Bobby Unser. After him are Lothar Metz, Francesco Morini, Vera Nikolić, Mauro Bellugi, István Csom, and Kees de Jager.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ramsey Clark ranks 6,717 out of 20,380Before him are Edward Everett (1794), Noah Emmerich (1965), Philip Ahn (1905), Gummo Marx (1893), Lon Chaney Jr. (1906), and Patti D'Arbanville (1951). After him are Eve Arden (1908), Yvonne Craig (1937), Andy Rubin (1963), Al St. John (1892), Chi McBride (1961), and Maurice McLoughlin (1890).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ramsey Clark ranks 427Before him are James G. Blaine (1830), Shirley Chisholm (1924), Mario Cuomo (1932), Janet Reno (1938), Galo Plaza (1906), and Edward Everett (1794). After him are Robert Bacon (1860), Laurance Rockefeller (1910), José Graziano da Silva (1949), William M. Evarts (1818), Samuel Dexter (1761), and Patty Murray (1950).