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William J. Casey

1913 - 1987

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William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was an American lawyer who was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987. In this capacity he oversaw the entire United States Intelligence Community and personally directed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) throughout much of the Reagan administration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. William J. Casey is the 14,901st most popular politician (down from 14,179th in 2019), the 7,307th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,444th in 2019) and the 471st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, William J. Casey ranks 14,901 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicolaas Pierson, Wu Xueqian, Hugo Egmont Hørring, Sakai Toshihiko, Vlastimil Tusar, and Queen Gwendolen. After him are Marduk-kabit-ahheshu, Fausto Bertinotti, Jane Pierce, Ana Botella, Nellie Tayloe Ross, and Feliciano Viera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, William J. Casey ranks 277. Before him are Nikolay Latyshev, Anna Lee, Zezé Procópio, Qiao Guanhua, Ken Carpenter, and Guillermo Haro. After him are Tony Zale, Mary Martin, Giovanni Valetti, Robert Strauss, Hans-Peter Tschudi, and Cornelius Johnson. Among people deceased in 1987, William J. Casey ranks 195. Before him are Henk Badings, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Óscar Bonfiglio, Metaksia Simonyan, Richard Egan, and Hannelore Schroth. After him are John Qualen, Solomana Kante, Milorad Arsenijević, Oscar Casanovas, Musa Gareyev, and Julien Darui.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William J. Casey ranks 7,307 out of 20,380. Before him are Gilbert Strang (1934), Clarence Darrow (1857), Warren Farrell (1943), Olivia Harrison (1948), Alan Taylor (1959), and Buddy DeFranco (1923). After him are Tony Trabert (1930), Nancy Walker (1922), Patrick St. Esprit (1954), Patrick Rothfuss (1973), Barbara Morgan (1951), and Beverly Sills (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William J. Casey ranks 471. Before him are Little Crow (1810), Richard H. Truly (1937), Harry Reid (1939), Bob Menendez (1954), Lucy Webb Hayes (1831), and Oliver Ellsworth (1745). After him are Jane Pierce (1806), Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876), James Spriggs Payne (1819), Ralph Metcalfe (1910), Robert A. Taft (1889), and Joe Manchin (1947).

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