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Ben Ferencz

1920 - 2023

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Benjamin Berell Ferencz (March 11, 1920 – April 7, 2023) was an American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the chief prosecutor for the United States Army at the Einsatzgruppen trial, one of the 12 subsequent Nuremberg trials held by US authorities at Nuremberg, Germany. When the Einsatzgruppen reports were discovered, Ferencz pushed for a trial based on their evidence. When confronted with a lack of staff and resources, he personally volunteered to serve as the prosecutor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Ferencz is the 3,019th most popular politician (up from 5,627th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Romania (up from 98th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Romanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ben Ferencz ranks 3,019 out of 19,576. Before him are Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, Candaules, Siptah, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Topa Inca Yupanqui, and Rajendra Prasad. After him are Baron Alexander von Bach, Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg, Psusennes I, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi, Canute Lavard, and Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Ben Ferencz ranks 46. Before him are C. R. Rao, Mario Beccaria, John Demjanjuk, Walter Matthau, Prem Tinsulanonda, and Douglass North. After him are Baruj Benacerraf, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Robert Whittaker, Lawrence Klein, Ravi Shankar, and Kaysone Phomvihane. Among people deceased in 2023, Ben Ferencz ranks 43. Before him are Mohamed Al-Fayed, C. R. Rao, Ryan O'Neal, Astrud Gilberto, Pervez Musharraf, and Alan Arkin. After him are Li Keqiang, Ray Stevenson, Lucile Randon, Antonio Negri, Ferid Murad, and Wolfgang Schäuble.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Ben Ferencz ranks 49 out of 844. Before him are Ilie Năstase (1946), Traian Băsescu (1951), Mihai Eminescu (1850), John Cassian (360), Milan I of Serbia (1854), and Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820). After him are Alexander Löhr (1885), Gabriel Bethlen (1580), Mircea II of Wallachia (1422), Regalianus (250), Gheorghe Zamfir (1941), and George Emil Palade (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Ben Ferencz ranks 25. Before him are Álmos (820), Michael the Brave (1558), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), Traian Băsescu (1951), Milan I of Serbia (1854), and Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820). After him are Gabriel Bethlen (1580), Mircea II of Wallachia (1422), Regalianus (250), Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (1899), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), and Chivu Stoica (1908).

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