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Robert Gates

1943 - Today

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Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American intelligence analyst and university president who served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. He was appointed by President George W. Bush and was retained by President Barack Obama. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Gates served for twenty-six years in the CIA and at the National Security Council, and was director of central intelligence under President George H. W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Gates has received more than 2,970,102 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Robert Gates is the 8,798th most popular politician (up from 9,485th in 2019), the 3,131st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,606th in 2019) and the 195th most popular American Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert Gates ranks 8,798 out of 15,577. Before him are Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Irene Asanina, Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Ben Ferencz, Ahmed Nihad, and Amir Peretz. After him are Saraha, George Friedman, Konstantin of Rostov, King Jing of Zhou, Nubkheperre Intef, and Vitale II Michiel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Robert Gates ranks 203. Before him are Henry Hill, Rolf Stommelen, Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia, Winston Groom, Douglas Tompkins, and Mie Hama. After him are Hilton Valentine, Edward L. G. Bowell, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Charles Savarin, Georgi Asparuhov, and Terry Eagleton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Gates ranks 3,131 out of 18,182. Before him are Jesse Jackson (1941), Mabel Normand (1892), James Curtis Hepburn (1815), Wilford Brimley (1934), Ralph Bunche (1904), and Dick Dale (1937). After him are Howlin' Wolf (1910), Jonathan Frakes (1952), Brent Spiner (1949), Rensis Likert (1903), Hal Ashby (1929), and Jackie Stallone (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Robert Gates ranks 195. Before him are Dean Rusk (1909), Jim Garrison (1921), James S. Sherman (1855), Marie Smith Jones (1918), Dwight F. Davis (1879), and Charles Curtis (1860). After him are Kamehameha V (1830), Barry Goldwater (1909), Elbridge Gerry (1744), Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851), Steve Bannon (1953), and Levi P. Morton (1824).

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