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Bess Truman

1885 - 1982

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Elizabeth Virginia Truman (née Wallace; February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982) was First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 as the wife of President Harry S. Truman. She had previously served as Second Lady of the United States from January to April 1945. At 97 years, 247 days, she was the longest-lived first and second lady. She was born in Independence, Missouri, where she kept a home her entire life. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bess Truman is the 5,604th most popular politician (up from 7,250th in 2019), the 2,025th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,346th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bess Truman ranks 5,604 out of 19,576. Before her are Zhong Hui, Duncan II of Scotland, Graça Machel, William I, Elector of Hesse, Liuva I, and Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. After her are Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg, Norodom Ranariddh, Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Pierre Mendès France, and Alexandre Pétion.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Bess Truman ranks 58. Before her are Franz Böhme, Sacha Guitry, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Seishirō Itagaki, André Lhote, and Sisavang Vong. After her are Gunnar Asplund, René Grousset, Harlow Shapley, Theda Bara, Friedrich Kellner, and Alois Hudal. Among people deceased in 1982, Bess Truman ranks 70. Before her are Marty Feldman, Elis Regina, Patrick Dewaere, Giovanni Ferrari, Percy Williams, and Eduardo Frei Montalva. After her are Pierre Mendès France, Werner Naumann, Pierre Balmain, Vinoba Bhave, Leonid Kogan, and Chaudhry Muhammad Ali.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bess Truman ranks 2,025 out of 20,380. Before her are Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947), Venus Williams (1980), Dennis Rodman (1961), Joe Mantegna (1947), Beck (1970), and Macaulay Culkin (1980). After her are Elisha Gray (1835), Bill Pullman (1953), Michael Johnson (1967), Gene Tierney (1920), Sean Lennon (1975), and Ed Lauter (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bess Truman ranks 173. Before her are Jack Lew (1955), Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817), John Armstrong Jr. (1758), Wolfgang Kapp (1858), Albert Gore Sr. (1907), and Henry A. Wallace (1888). After her are Spiro Agnew (1918), Hiram Bingham III (1875), Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851), Jack Reed (1949), Conrad Hilton (1887), and Spotted Elk (1826).

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