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Chuck Hagel

1946 - Today

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Charles Timothy Hagel ( HAY-gəl; born October 4, 1946) is an American politician and Army veteran who served as the 24th United States secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015 in the administration of Barack Obama. He previously served as chairman of the president's Intelligence Advisory Board from 2009 to 2013 and as a United States senator representing Nebraska from 1997 to 2009. A recipient of two Purple Hearts while an infantry squad leader in the Vietnam War, Hagel returned home to start careers in business and politics. He co-founded Vanguard Cellular, the primary source of his personal wealth, and served as president of the McCarthy Group, an investment banking firm, and CEO of American Information Systems Inc., a computerized voting machine manufacturer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Chuck Hagel is the 13,275th most popular politician (down from 11,205th in 2024), the 5,883rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,087th in 2019) and the 477th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chuck Hagel ranks 13,275 out of 19,576. Before him are Bodo Ramelow, Irene Komnene Doukaina, Kristján Jónsson, Aksel Airo, John, Duke of Randazzo, and Per Borten. After him are Meryibre Khety, Keith Mitchell, Carlos Lleras Restrepo, Sam Rainsy, Stefan Vladislav II, and Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.

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Among people born in 1946, Chuck Hagel ranks 415. Before him are George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, Dadá Maravilha, Zülfü Livaneli, Björn Granath, and Paul Herman. After him are Caterina Caselli, Keith Mitchell, Michel Leclère, Trevor Pinnock, Yaroslav Yevdokimov, and Andrej Hoteev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chuck Hagel ranks 5,883 out of 20,380. Before him are Woody Herman (1913), Todd Phillips (1970), Margo Martindale (1951), Shawn Fonteno (1976), Joe Dallesandro (1948), and Zelda Rubinstein (1933). After him are George Huntington (1850), Claudette Colvin (1939), Rick Aviles (1952), Betty Robinson (1911), Ona Munson (1903), and Maxwell Perkins (1884).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Chuck Hagel ranks 477. Before him are Gina Raimondo (1971), Emily Donelson (1807), Helen Herron Taft (1861), Dianne Feinstein (1933), Ambrose Burnside (1824), and Gus Hall (1910). After him are John Lynch (1952), Jay Garner (1938), Lucretia Garfield (1832), Oliver North (1943), Pete Rose (1941), and Robert Zoellick (1953).

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