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Tony Mendez

American CIA technical operations officer and writer

1940 - 2019

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His biography is available in 13 different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Mendez is the 5,303rd most popular writer, the 8,210th most popular biography from United States and the 608th most popular American Writer.

Tony Mendez is most famous for his CIA exfiltration of six American diplomats from Iran in 1979, later chronicled in his writings. A surprising lesser-known fact is that as a technical operations officer he specialized in creating disguises and false documents for covert missions. His legacy endures through the Oscar-winning film Argo and his books that revealed the human side of intelligence work.

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Tony Mendez's biography spans 13 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 55.00.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Tony Mendez ranks 5,303 out of 7,707. Before him are Hasrat Mohani, Motojirō Kajii, Humayun Ahmed, Édouard Pailleron, Athenaeus Mechanicus, and Lise Nørgaard. After him are Maarten 't Hart, August Jakobson, Viktoriya Tokareva, Hans Christian Branner, José Luandino Vieira, and Leyla Erbil.

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Among people born in 1940, Tony Mendez ranks 429. Before him are Héctor Silva, Ghulam Ali, Friedel Rausch, Yambo Ouologuem, Donna Mills, and Dorrit Willumsen. After him are John Finnis, Khalid Al-Faisal, Taylor Wang, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Marju Lauristin, and Jacques Duquesne. Among people deceased in 2019, Tony Mendez ranks 399. Before him are Lol Mahamat Choua, Eduard Krieger, Richard Williams, Etsuko Ichihara, Halvard Hanevold, and Cecilia Seghizzi. After him are Stefan Angelov, Galina Volchek, Göran Malmqvist, Jürgen Kissner, Mary L. Good, and Ayşen Gruda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Mendez ranks 8,210 out of 23,232. Before him are Austin Butler (1991), Hal Connolly (1931), Brenda Bakke (1963), Charles Augustus Young (1834), Marguerite Clayton (1891), and Ina Claire (1893). After him are Bill Condon (1955), Gayle Hunnicutt (1943), Dennis Frederiksen (1951), Zoot Sims (1925), Gavin MacLeod (1931), and Helen Gallagher (1926).

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Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tony Mendez ranks 608. Before him are Chester Himes (1909), Damon Knight (1922), John Antoine Nau (1860), Zig Ziglar (1926), Dee Brown (1908), and Richard Russo (1949). After him are Elizabeth Hawley (1923), Jack Canfield (1944), Joe R. Lansdale (1951), Armistead Maupin (1944), Theodora Kroeber (1897), and Ernie Pyle (1900).

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