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William J. Burns

1956 - Today

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William Joseph Burns (born April 11, 1956) is an American diplomat who has served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Biden administration since March 19, 2021. He previously served as U.S. deputy secretary of state from 2011 to 2014; in 2009 he served as acting secretary of state for a day, prior to the confirmation of Hillary Clinton. Burns retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2014 after a 32-year career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William J. Burns has received more than 431,832 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. William J. Burns is the 54th most popular diplomat, the 4,261st most popular biography from United States and the 12th most popular American Diplomat.

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  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, William J. Burns ranks 54 out of 52. Before him are J. Christopher Stevens, Damião de Góis, Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Victoria Nuland, Ángel Sanz Briz, and Jules Cambon. After him are Selahattin Ülkümen, Joseph Grew, Ernest Mason Satow, Edward M. House, Adlai Stevenson II, and Vatslav Vorovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, William J. Burns ranks 157. Before him are Kevin McNally, Mikuláš Dzurinda, Lesley Manville, Gianni De Biasi, Anil Kapoor, and Georg Gänswein. After him are Jordan Rudess, Frank Arnesen, Peter R. de Vries, Zinaida Greceanîi, Hanni Wenzel, and Adriana Barraza.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William J. Burns ranks 4,261 out of 18,182. Before him are Mary Kenneth Keller (1913), Helen Stephens (1918), Eric Maskin (1950), Willa Cather (1873), Tommy Thayer (1960), and Donn F. Eisele (1930). After him are Pete Maravich (1947), John Roberts (1955), Franklin Clarence Mars (1883), Todd Phillips (1970), Tim Matheson (1947), and Eva Cassidy (1963).

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Among DIPLOMATS In United States

Among diplomats born in United States, William J. Burns ranks 12. Before him are Dean Acheson (1893), Jean Kennedy Smith (1928), Ralph Bunche (1904), Richard Holbrooke (1941), J. Christopher Stevens (1960), and Victoria Nuland (1961). After him are Joseph Grew (1880), Edward M. House (1858), Adlai Stevenson II (1900), and Richard Armitage (1945).

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