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William Perry

1927 - Today

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William James Perry (born October 11, 1927) is an American mathematician, engineer, businessman, and civil servant who was the United States Secretary of Defense from February 3, 1994, to January 23, 1997, under President Bill Clinton. He also served as Deputy Secretary of Defense (1993–1994) and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (1977–1981). Perry is the Michael and Barbara Berberian Professor (emeritus) at Stanford University, with a joint appointment at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the School of Engineering. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Perry has received more than 545,931 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). William Perry is the 12,252nd most popular politician (up from 12,574th in 2019), the 5,200th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,543rd in 2019) and the 328th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Perry ranks 12,252 out of 15,577Before him are Vitaly Churkin, Harald Edelstam, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, Lee Hoi-chang, David Kabua, and Markus Söder. After him are Hipólito Mejía, Alcetas II of Macedon, Tilemachos Karakalos, Paula-Mae Weekes, Sandra Roelofs, and Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, William Perry ranks 229Before him are Yusuf Idris, Thanin Kraivichien, Torbjørn Falkanger, Claude Abbes, Eugene Parker, and Jarl Kulle. After him are Robert Spaemann, Nikola Kljusev, Michael Constantine, Håkon Brusveen, Dezső Gyarmati, and Piero Tosi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Perry ranks 5,200 out of 18,182Before him are Dennis Dugan (1946), Jennifer Esposito (1973), Paul Scheuring (1968), Kerwin Mathews (1926), Randy Orton (1980), and Earle Meadows (1913). After him are Kelly Rutherford (1968), M. C. Gainey (1948), Martin Johnson Heade (1819), Frederic Remington (1861), Gordon Douglas (1907), and Barrington Moore Jr. (1913).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Perry ranks 328Before him are Newt Gingrich (1943), Horace Mann (1796), Gus Hall (1910), Eddie Lawson (1958), Quanah Parker (1845), and Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900). After him are Charles Bolden (1946), Joe Manchin (1947), Juan Trippe (1899), Alexander H. Stephens (1812), Caroline Harrison (1832), and John Warner (1927).