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Caspar Weinberger

1917 - 2006

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Caspar Willard Weinberger (August 18, 1917 – March 28, 2006) was an American politician and businessman. As a Republican, he served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades, most notably as Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from January 1981 to November 1987. He was indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstructing government investigations as part of the Iran–Contra investigation, but was pardoned by President George H. W. Bush before facing trial. Weinberger was a member of the California State Assembly from 1953 to 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Caspar Weinberger is the 11,461st most popular politician (down from 9,686th in 2019), the 4,633rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,369th in 2019) and the 395th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Caspar Weinberger ranks 11,461 out of 19,576. Before him are John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin, Félix Éboué, Commius, Jen Psaki, Alof de Wignacourt, and Horace Mann. After him are Konstantinos Demertzis, John I of Trebizond, Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau, Rawhi Fattouh, Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad, and Farooq Leghari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Caspar Weinberger ranks 161. Before him are Dmitry Belyayev, Adolfo Consolini, Aníbal Paz, Kerim Kerimov, Robert Anderson, and Victor Marijnen. After him are Georgy Vitsin, Oliver Tambo, Pío Leyva, Philipp von Boeselager, Armando Trovajoli, and Văn Tiến Dũng. Among people deceased in 2006, Caspar Weinberger ranks 164. Before him are Shoshana Damari, Gerard Reve, Rudi Carrell, Mariam Aslamazian, Vera Aceva, and Bruno Kirby. After him are Chris Penn, Pío Leyva, Mickey Hargitay, Larry Black, David Gemmell, and Naushad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Caspar Weinberger ranks 4,633 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Martin Hall (1863), E. G. Daily (1961), Heather Graham (1970), Lesley Ann Warren (1946), Jen Psaki (1978), and Horace Mann (1796). After him are Herb Alpert (1935), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Pink Anderson (1900), Christina Ricci (1980), William J. Brennan Jr. (1906), and Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Caspar Weinberger ranks 395. Before him are James Forrestal (1892), Sandra Day O'Connor (1930), Charles Evans Hughes (1862), Kenneth Arnold (1915), Jen Psaki (1978), and Horace Mann (1796). After him are Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810), George Clement Perkins (1839), Ida Saxton McKinley (1847), Raphael Warnock (1969), P. J. Kennedy (1858), and Dan McKee (1951).

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