Politician
William J. Donovan
American soldier, lawyer, and intelligence officer
1883 - 1959
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William J. Donovan
His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. William J. Donovan is the 13,576th most popular politician (down from 12,666th in 2024), the 6,097th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,052nd in 2019) and the 492nd most popular American Politician.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, William J. Donovan ranks 13,570 out of 19,576. Before him are Gisulf II of Benevento, Herbert Wehner, João de Castro, Luo Ruiqing, Calixto García, and Ecgfrith of Mercia. After him are Agum III, Rachel Cohen-Kagan, Laodice V, Alcmenes, Karl Schenk, and Kristen Michal.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Gisulf II of Benevento
750 - 751
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 13,570
Herbert Wehner
1906 - 1990
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 13,571
João de Castro
1500 - 1548
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 13,572
Luo Ruiqing
1906 - 1978
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 13,573
Calixto García
1839 - 1898
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 13,574
Ecgfrith of Mercia
800 - 796
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 13,575
William J. Donovan
1883 - 1959
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 13,576
Agum III
1600 BC - 1500 BC
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 13,577
Rachel Cohen-Kagan
1888 - 1982
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 13,578
Laodice V
150 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 13,579
Alcmenes
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 13,580
Karl Schenk
1823 - 1895
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 13,581
Kristen Michal
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 13,582
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1883, William J. Donovan ranks 179. Before him are Max Fleischer, Alberto Braglia, Hjalmar Bergman, Theodor Loos, Émile Eddé, and Olaf Bull. After him are Enoch L. Johnson, Jacques Ochs, Jay O'Brien, Raimu, Abel Bonnard, and Franklin Clarence Mars. Among people deceased in 1959, William J. Donovan ranks 133. Before him are Alfonso Reyes, Carl Enckell, Ion Gigurtu, Alfonso López Pumarejo, Lou Costello, and Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda. After him are Giuseppe Bottai, Roald Larsen, Alexander Rueb, Esfir Shub, Jean Grémillon, and Friedrich Waismann.
Others Born in 1883
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Max Fleischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1883 - 1972
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 173
Alberto Braglia
GYMNAST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 174
Hjalmar Bergman
WRITER
1883 - 1931
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 175
Theodor Loos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 176
Émile Eddé
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1949
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 177
Olaf Bull
WRITER
1883 - 1933
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 178
William J. Donovan
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1959
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 179
Enoch L. Johnson
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1968
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 180
Jacques Ochs
FENCER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 181
Jay O'Brien
ATHLETE
1883 - 1940
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 182
Raimu
ACTOR
1883 - 1946
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 183
Abel Bonnard
WRITER
1883 - 1968
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 184
Franklin Clarence Mars
BUSINESSPERSON
1883 - 1934
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 185
Others Deceased in 1959
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Alfonso Reyes
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1959
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 127
Carl Enckell
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1959
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 128
Ion Gigurtu
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1959
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 129
Alfonso López Pumarejo
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1959
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 130
Lou Costello
ACTOR
1906 - 1959
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 131
Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda
LINGUIST
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 132
William J. Donovan
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1959
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 133
Giuseppe Bottai
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1959
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 134
Roald Larsen
ATHLETE
1898 - 1959
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 135
Alexander Rueb
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1959
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 136
Esfir Shub
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1959
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 137
Jean Grémillon
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1959
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 138
Friedrich Waismann
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1959
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 139
In United States
Among people born in United States, William J. Donovan ranks 6,097 out of NaN. Before him are John Spencer (1946), Tate Taylor (1969), Shemar Moore (1970), Eydie Gormé (1928), Alexis Bledel (1981), and Kevin Smith (1970). After him are William Windom (1923), Phyllis Smith (1951), Peter Straub (1943), Alexander Wetmore (1886), Eric Martin (1960), and Melissa Mathison (1950).
Others born in United States
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John Spencer
ACTOR
1946 - 2005
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 6,091
Tate Taylor
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 6,092
Shemar Moore
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 6,093
Eydie Gormé
SINGER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 6,094
Alexis Bledel
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 6,095
Kevin Smith
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 6,096
William J. Donovan
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1959
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 6,097
William Windom
ACTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 6,098
Phyllis Smith
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 6,099
Peter Straub
WRITER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 6,100
Alexander Wetmore
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1978
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 6,101
Eric Martin
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 6,102
Melissa Mathison
WRITER
1950 - 2015
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 6,103
Among Politicians In United States
Among politicians born in United States, William J. Donovan ranks 492. Before him are Robert Byrd (1917), Stephen A. Douglas (1813), Dean Phillips (1969), Jim Gibbons (1944), Leo Ryan (1925), and Olene Walker (1930). After him are Enoch L. Johnson (1883), Clyde Tolson (1900), Michael Kahn (1935), Otis Bowen (1918), Sally Yates (1960), and Anna Harrison (1775).
Robert Byrd
1917 - 2010
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 486
Stephen A. Douglas
1813 - 1861
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 487
Dean Phillips
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 488
Jim Gibbons
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 489
Leo Ryan
1925 - 1978
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 490
Olene Walker
1930 - 2015
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 491
William J. Donovan
1883 - 1959
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 492
Enoch L. Johnson
1883 - 1968
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 493
Clyde Tolson
1900 - 1975
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 494
Michael Kahn
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 495
Otis Bowen
1918 - 2013
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 496
Sally Yates
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 497
Anna Harrison
1775 - 1864
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 498
