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Alger Hiss

1904 - 1996

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Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was an American government official who was accused of espionage in 1948 for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. The statute of limitations had expired for espionage, but he was convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950. Before the trial, Hiss was involved in the establishment of the United Nations, both as a U.S. State Department official and as a UN official. In later life, he worked as a lecturer and author. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alger Hiss is the 13,940th most popular politician (down from 13,125th in 2019), the 6,438th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,403rd in 2019) and the 519th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alger Hiss ranks 13,940 out of 19,576. Before him are Erkki Tuomioja, Maxtla, Edward Everett, Prawit Wongsuwon, Tshering Tobgay, and Stephen I of Croatia. After him are Vjekoslav Bevanda, Ho Ching, Martin Bangemann, Otilio Ulate Blanco, Kamran Mirza, and Godfrey Binaisa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Alger Hiss ranks 220. Before him are Richard Addinsell, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Alexander Gerschenkron, Fernando Lopez, Cecil Day-Lewis, and Bozorg Alavi. After him are Valentín González, Bill Brandt, Abraham Alikhanov, Giuliano Bonfante, Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, and Attila Petschauer. Among people deceased in 1996, Alger Hiss ranks 200. Before him are Eno Raud, José Sasía, Harry Andersson, Jamie Uys, Don McNeill, and Eva Cassidy. After him are Alfredo Nobre da Costa, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Gabriel Alonso, Lydia Chukovskaya, Yun Chi-young, and Aliki Vougiouklaki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alger Hiss ranks 6,439 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Tobey (1890), Edward Douglass White (1845), Sarah Yorke Jackson (1803), Mariel Hemingway (1961), Edward Everett (1794), and Michael Sembello (1954). After him are Joey Kramer (1950), Eve (1978), Brutus Beefcake (1957), John Romita Jr. (1956), Pauline Pfeiffer (1895), and Arthur Laffer (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Alger Hiss ranks 519. Before him are Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann (1933), Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926), Stephen Allen Benson (1816), Chief Joseph (1840), Edward Douglass White (1845), and Edward Everett (1794). After him are Eric Shinseki (1942), Sargent Shriver (1915), Mike Espy (1953), Jane Pierce (1806), Jubal Early (1816), and Harry Cohn (1891).

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