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POLITICIAN

William Z. Foster

1881 - 1961

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William Z. Foster (February 25, 1881 – September 1, 1961) was a radical American labor organizer and Communist politician, whose career included serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1945 to 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Z. Foster has received more than 380,414 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Z. Foster is the 14,964th most popular politician, the 8,783rd most popular biography from United States and the 544th most popular American Politician.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Z. Foster ranks 14,964 out of 15,577Before him are William L. Marcy, Apisai Ielemia, Tatjana Ždanoka, Evripidis Bakirtzis, Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, and Cherie Blair. After him are Stefan Everts, Ștefan Golescu, Hani Mulki, Gunnar Knudsen, Zurab Noghaideli, and Claudette Werleigh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, William Z. Foster ranks 183Before him are Bruno Söderström, Jetze Doorman, William Clothier, John Dill, Francis Ford, and Lajos Gönczy. After him are Delfina Bunge, Sigvard Sivertsen, René Guyot, Noble Johnson, Dimitrana Ivanova, and Joel Lehtonen. Among people deceased in 1961, William Z. Foster ranks 162Before him are Henri Deloge, Ruth Chatterton, Romeo Neri, Susanna M. Salter, Augustus John, and Jean Piot. After him are Whittaker Chambers, Gail Russell, Earle Page, Victor d'Arcy, Augusto Barcía Trelles, and Howard P. Robertson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Z. Foster ranks 8,783 out of 18,182Before him are Elyse Knox (1917), Chris Poland (1957), Rex Linn (1956), Allen J. Bard (1933), Matthew Morrison (1978), and Ella Hall (1896). After him are Mary Badham (1952), Cristin Milioti (1985), Gary Holt (1964), Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), Bert Schneider (1897), and Tracy Austin (1962).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Z. Foster ranks 544Before him are Dan Coats (1943), Kathy Hochul (1958), Mary Arthur McElroy (1841), George J. Mitchell (1933), Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886), and William L. Marcy (1786). After him are George Pataki (1945), Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927), Edward Givens (1930), Benjamin Harrison V (1726), Melvin Laird (1922), and Gavin Newsom (1967).