1932 - 2009
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and the prominent political Kennedy family, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died. He is ranked fifth in United States history for length of continuous service as a senator. Kennedy was the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and U.S. attorney general and U.S. senator Robert F. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ted Kennedy has received more than 13,172,948 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Ted Kennedy is the 2,025th most popular politician (down from 1,683rd in 2019), the 623rd most popular biography from United States (down from 569th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Politician.
Ted Kennedy was a senator from Massachusetts and the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy. He was also the youngest senator in U.S. history. Ted Kennedy is most famous for being the youngest senator in U.S. history and for being the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy.
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Among politicians, Ted Kennedy ranks 2,025 out of 15,577. Before him are Hongzhi Emperor, Vojislav Koštunica, John of Saxony, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, and Seqenenre Tao. After him are Choi Kyu-hah, Sekhemkhet, Emperor Go-Momozono, Mário Soares, Alexander Helios, and Ashurnasirpal II.
1470 - 1505
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 2,019
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 2,020
1801 - 1873
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 2,021
1551 - 1608
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 2,022
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 2,023
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 2,024
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 2,025
1919 - 2006
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 2,026
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,027
1758 - 1779
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,028
1924 - 2017
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,029
40 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,030
1000 BC - 854 BC
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 2,031
Among people born in 1932, Ted Kennedy ranks 33. Before him are Camilo Cienfuegos, Michel Legrand, Anthony Perkins, François Englert, Carlos Saura, and Donald Rumsfeld. After him are Adolfo Suárez, Ellen Burstyn, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Vladimir Ivashko, Valentino, and Houari Boumédiène. Among people deceased in 2009, Ted Kennedy ranks 14. Before him are David Carradine, Aage Bohr, Maurice Jarre, Millvina Dean, Farrah Fawcett, and Mercedes Sosa. After him are Omar Bongo, Les Paul, Robert McNamara, Vivian Maier, Karl Malden, and Maurice Druon.
1932 - 1959
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 27
1932 - 2019
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 28
1932 - 1992
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 29
1932 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 30
1932 - 2023
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 31
1932 - 2021
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 32
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 33
1932 - 2014
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 34
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 35
1932 - 2007
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 36
1932 - 1994
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 37
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 38
1932 - 1978
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 39
1936 - 2009
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 8
1922 - 2009
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 9
1924 - 2009
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 10
1912 - 2009
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 11
1947 - 2009
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 12
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 13
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 14
1935 - 2009
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 15
1915 - 2009
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 16
1916 - 2009
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 17
1926 - 2009
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 18
1912 - 2009
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 19
1918 - 2009
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 20
Among people born in United States, Ted Kennedy ranks 623 out of 18,182. Before him are Rod Steiger (1925), Ron Perlman (1950), Francis Gary Powers (1929), Gloria Gaynor (1947), Donald Rumsfeld (1932), and Charles Greeley Abbot (1872). After him are Jeff Goldblum (1952), Donna Summer (1948), Telly Savalas (1922), Jonas Salk (1914), Robert Wagner (1930), and Thomas Wolfe (1900).
1925 - 2002
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 617
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 618
1929 - 1977
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 619
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 620
1932 - 2021
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 621
1872 - 1973
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 622
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 623
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 624
1948 - 2012
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 625
1922 - 1994
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 626
1914 - 1995
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 627
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 628
1900 - 1938
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 629
Among politicians born in United States, Ted Kennedy ranks 68. Before him are Bernie Sanders (1941), James E. Webb (1906), Nelson Rockefeller (1908), Boris Johnson (1964), Jim Mattis (1950), and Donald Rumsfeld (1932). After him are Joseph McCarthy (1908), Michael Bloomberg (1942), Bill de Blasio (1961), Kamehameha I (1758), Eliot Ness (1903), and Kamala Harris (1964).
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 62
1906 - 1992
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 63
1908 - 1979
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 64
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 65
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 66
1932 - 2021
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 67
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 68
1908 - 1957
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 69
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 70
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 71
1758 - 1819
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 72
1903 - 1957
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 73
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 74