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William Colby

1920 - 1996

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William Egan Colby (January 4, 1920 – May 6, 1996) was an American intelligence officer who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from September 1973 to January 1976. During World War II, Colby served with the Office of Strategic Services. After the war, he joined the newly created Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Colby has received more than 1,093,705 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. William Colby is the 14,367th most popular politician (down from 12,580th in 2019), the 7,688th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,554th in 2019) and the 467th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Colby ranks 14,367 out of 15,577. Before him are Giorgi Gakharia, Plamen Oresharski, Albert Gallatin, DeWitt Clinton, Osred II of Northumbria, and Klaus Berntsen. After him are Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, Nygmet Nurmakov, Derog Gioura, Ólafur Jóhannesson, and Otto Liebe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, William Colby ranks 319. Before him are Gino Cappello, Neville Brand, Idea Vilariño, Cecilia Colledge, Guinn Smith, and Bella Abzug. After him are Carlo Monti, Paul Mebus, Jim Siedow, Ljubomir Lovrić, Liam Cosgrave, and Alfonso Thiele. Among people deceased in 1996, William Colby ranks 238. Before him are Yun Chi-young, Øivind Holmsen, Guy Madison, Li Han-hsiang, Anton Moravčík, and Don McNeill. After him are Pierre Jaccoud, Alberto Pellegrino, Marcel Capelle, Karol Jokl, Bibi Besch, and Gilda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Colby ranks 7,688 out of 18,182. Before him are Ash Carter (1954), DeWitt Clinton (1769), Billy Strayhorn (1915), Brian Helgeland (1961), Josh Klinghoffer (1979), and Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823). After him are Toni Basil (1943), Rian Johnson (1973), Bukka White (1906), Sophia Bush (1982), Cliff Edwards (1895), and Jean Parker (1915).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Colby ranks 467. Before him are David Malpass (1956), Roger B. Taney (1777), Richard Lugar (1932), Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815), Michael Flynn (1958), and DeWitt Clinton (1769). After him are Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798), Bob Menendez (1954), Mike Lee (1971), Frank Knox (1874), Ralph Metcalfe (1910), and Rose Cleveland (1846).

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