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Charlie Wilson

1933 - 2010

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Charles Nesbitt Wilson (June 1, 1933 – February 10, 2010) was an American politician and naval officer who was a 12-term Democratic Representative from Texas's 2nd congressional district. Wilson is best known for leading Congress into supporting Operation Cyclone, the largest-ever Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert operation, which during the Carter and Reagan administrations supplied military equipment to the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War. His behind-the-scenes campaign was the subject of the non-fiction book Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History by George Crile III and the subsequent film Charlie Wilson's War, in which he was portrayed by Tom Hanks. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charlie Wilson is the 1,012th most popular military personnel (up from 1,619th in 2019), the 3,424th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,189th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Charlie Wilson ranks 1,012 out of 2,058. Before him are Gongsun Du, Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Vasili Mitrokhin, Hannibal Gisco, Alfredo Guzzoni, and Joseph Trumpeldor. After him are Vetranio, Andrew Parker Bowles, Jean-Étienne Championnet, Joachim Schepke, Peter Tordenskjold, and Lamachus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Charlie Wilson ranks 168. Before him are John Boorman, Raffaele Farina, Michel Sabbah, Robert Shavlakadze, Ludovico Scarfiotti, and Andrei Voznesensky. After him are Don Thompson, Robert Blake, Titus Buberník, Emanuel Ungaro, Juanita Castro, and Marcos Alonso. Among people deceased in 2010, Charlie Wilson ranks 112. Before him are Dimitrios Ioannidis, Dick Francis, Laurent Fignon, Martin Sandberger, Andrei Voznesensky, and Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann. After him are Alexander McQueen, Solomon Burke, Nasr Abu Zayd, Philippa Foot, Vladimir Ilyushin, and Girija Prasad Koirala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charlie Wilson ranks 3,424 out of 20,380. Before him are Sal Khan (1976), Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857), Trini Lopez (1937), Florence Harding (1860), Babushka Lady (1930), and James Bond (1900). After him are James Taylor (1948), William Heard Kilpatrick (1871), Richard Basehart (1914), Annie Proulx (1935), Kristen Stewart (1990), and Henry Silva (1928).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Charlie Wilson ranks 61. Before him are George B. McClellan (1826), James Bowie (1796), Matthew Ridgway (1895), Frank Serpico (1936), Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), and P. G. T. Beauregard (1818). After him are Philip Sheridan (1831), John O'Connor (1920), Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738), Wesley Clark (1944), Chelsea Manning (1987), and Carl Brashear (1931).

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