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Daniel Patrick Moynihan

1927 - 2003

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan (; March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician, diplomat and social scientist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York in the United States Senate from 1977 until 2001 after serving as an adviser to President Richard Nixon, and as the United States' ambassador to India and to the United Nations. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Moynihan moved at a young age to New York City. Following a stint in the navy, he earned a Ph.D. in history from Tufts University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Daniel Patrick Moynihan is the 16,715th most popular politician (down from 16,362nd in 2024), the 10,319th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,698th in 2019) and the 778th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Daniel Patrick Moynihan ranks 16,720 out of 19,576. Before him are Joe Manchin, Emil Jónsson, Dominique Baudis, Raul Khajimba, Desmond Hoyte, Hsiao Bi-khim, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Scotty Bowman, Djimrangar Dadnadji, Khizr Khan, and Rebecca Harms. After him are Cadwallon ap Cadfan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Daniel Patrick Moynihan ranks 423. Before him are Frank O'Farrell, Alfons Van Brandt, Raymond Leppard, Hugo Budinger, François Nourissier, and James Broderick. After him are Leonid Shcherbakov, Red Mitchell, Yury Kazakov, Jiří Pešek, Ambrus Nagy, and Hugo Dollheiser. Among people deceased in 2003, Daniel Patrick Moynihan ranks 326. Before him are Maurice Kouandété, Vladimir Bogomolov, Gene Anthony Ray, Anne Gwynne, Mamie Till, and Carol Shields. After him are Armand Borel, Vera Zorina, Dave DeBusschere, Edward F. Moore, Peter Hacks, and Jan-Just Bos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Daniel Patrick Moynihan ranks 10,324 out of 20,380. Before him are Magic Sam (1937), Norman Kerry (1894), Bruce Broughton (1945), Cedar Walton (1934), T. J. Thyne (1975), Mae Questel (1908), Tom Brokaw (1940), Patrick Warburton (1964), and Dan Fogler (1976). After him are Stephanie Hsu (1990), Tyler Reks (1978), and Dyanna Lauren (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Daniel Patrick Moynihan ranks 778. Before him are Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), Marcia Fudge (1952), Miriam A. Ferguson (1875), Usha Vance (1986), George M. Bibb (1776), and Joe Manchin (1947). After him are George Ryan (1934), Richard Rush (1780), Mark Esper (1964), Elihu B. Washburne (1816), Tim Kaine (1958), and Richard Shelby (1934).

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