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Colin Powell

1937 - 2021

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Colin Luther Powell ( KOH-lin POW-əl; (1937-04-05)April 5, 1937 – (2021-10-18)October 18, 2021) was an American diplomat who was the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American to hold the office. He was the 15th national security advisor from 1987 to 1989, and the 12th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. Powell was born in New York City in 1937 to parents who immigrated from Jamaica. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Colin Powell is the 3,347th most popular politician (down from 2,230th in 2019), the 1,222nd most popular biography from United States (down from 667th in 2019) and the 110th most popular American Politician.

Colin Powell is most famous for his military career, where he served as a four-star general in the United States Army, and as the 65th United States Secretary of State.

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Among politicians, Colin Powell ranks 3,347 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis Desaix, Emperor Go-Sai, Alfonso I of Asturias, Shalmaneser V, Lucius Vitellius the Elder, and Empress Genshō. After him are Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Ibn Tumart, Albert VI, Archduke of Austria, Muwatalli II, Fuad II of Egypt, and Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton.

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Among people born in 1937, Colin Powell ranks 52. Before him are Robert Crippen, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Colleen McCullough, Jacques Santer, Juvénal Habyarimana, and Roald Hoffmann. After him are Roberta Flack, Angelo Badalamenti, Sajida Talfah, Abu Nidal, Vladimir Arnold, and Sigmund Jähn. Among people deceased in 2021, Colin Powell ranks 50. Before him are Hissène Habré, Robert Mundell, Toshihide Maskawa, Carlos Reutemann, Sonny Chiba, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. After him are Richard Rogers, Chick Corea, Bernard Haitink, Abolhassan Banisadr, E. O. Wilson, and Donald Rumsfeld.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Colin Powell ranks 1,222 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Milley (1958), Paul Lauterbur (1929), John Tate (1925), Bette Midler (1945), Kirstie Alley (1951), and Murray Rothbard (1926). After him are Roberta Flack (1937), Stephen Covey (1932), Sam Shepard (1943), Phoebe Cates (1963), George F. Kennan (1904), and George Papandreou (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Colin Powell ranks 110. Before him are William Perry (1927), Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900), Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891), Frank Caprio (1936), Ted Kennedy (1932), and Marco Rubio (1971). After him are George Papandreou (1952), Mike Johnson (1972), Eliot Ness (1903), John Dickinson (1732), Robert Smith (1757), and Rudy Giuliani (1944).

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