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William F. Buckley Jr.

1925 - 2008

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William Frank Buckley Jr. (born William Francis Buckley; November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative writer, public intellectual, political commentator and novelist. Born in New York City, Buckley spoke Spanish as his first language before learning French and then English as a child. He served stateside in the United States Army during World War II. Following the war, he attended Yale University, where he engaged in debate and conservative political commentary; he graduated from Yale with honors in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). William F. Buckley Jr. is the 5,221st most popular writer (down from 5,167th in 2019), the 7,549th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,005th in 2019) and the 588th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 5,221 out of 7,302. Before him are Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, Serhiy Zhadan, Édouard Chavannes, Göran Tunström, Muthuswami Dikshitar, and Bob Shaw. After him are George Crabbe, Fatos Kongoli, Ralph Giordano, Jacob van Maerlant, Georgy Ivanov, and Ingrid Noll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 386. Before him are Steve Forrest, Bruce Kirby, Charlie Byrd, Yuliya Borisova, Rosemary Murphy, and Abel Muzorewa. After him are Andrei Eshpai, Kasey Rogers, Lyuben Berov, Shrilal Shukla, Sándor Gellér, and Ron Tauranac. Among people deceased in 2008, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 264. Before him are Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, Edie Adams, Philip Agee, Jaime Gómez, Esbjörn Svensson, and Tom Lantos. After him are Annemarie Renger, Bill Miller, Larry James, Carole Caldwell Graebner, Paulos Faraj Rahho, and Roberto Sosa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 7,549 out of 20,380. Before him are Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849), Dwyane Wade (1982), John Fitch (1743), Patrick Leahy (1940), Robert Tarjan (1948), and Skrillex (1988). After him are Rex Cawley (1940), Daniel Mann (1912), Samantha Mathis (1970), George O'Brien (1899), Martin Luther King Sr. (1899), and Lil Peep (1996).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 588. Before him are Bart D. Ehrman (1955), Philip Agee (1935), Rita Mae Brown (1944), Lester del Rey (1915), Louis L'Amour (1908), and Theodora Kroeber (1897). After him are Fran Lebowitz (1950), Leo Buscaglia (1924), Katherine Neville (1945), Thomas Ligotti (1953), William Cullen Bryant (1794), and Candace Bushnell (1958).

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