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Dick Cheney

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Richard Bruce Cheney (January 30, 1941 – November 3, 2025) was an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. His tenure is often called the most powerful vice presidency in American history, with many pundits and historians even arguing that he was the first vice president to be more powerful than the president he served under. A member of the Republican Party, Cheney previously served as White House chief of staff for President Gerald Ford, the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 1979 to 1989, and as the 17th United States secretary of defense in the administration of President George H. W. Bush. He was also considered by many to be the architect of the Iraq War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 89 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 88 in 2024). Dick Cheney is the 1,658th most popular politician (down from 1,557th in 2024), the 556th most popular biography from United States (down from 468th in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Politician.

Dick Cheney is most famous for being the Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was also the Secretary of Defense from 1989 to 1993.

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Among politicians, Dick Cheney ranks 1,658 out of 19,576. Before him are Majorian, Coloman, King of Hungary, Pontiac, Alexios V Doukas, Maria II of Portugal, and Cuauhtémoc. After him are Shaka, Richard von Weizsäcker, George of Poděbrady, Ferdinand III of Castile, Alexander I of Serbia, and Mentor.

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Among people born in 1941, Dick Cheney ranks 29. Before him are Harry Nilsson, Václav Klaus, Faye Dunaway, M. Stanley Whittingham, Julia Kristeva, and Fausto Cercignani. After him are Mahmoud Darwish, Laura Antonelli, Jon Brower Minnoch, Franco Nero, Nick Nolte, and Jon Lord. Among people deceased in 2025, Dick Cheney ranks 27. Before him are Eddie Jordan, Khamtai Siphandon, Ion Iliescu, Ágnes Keleti, Horst Köhler, and Aga Khan IV. After him are George E. Smith, George Foreman, Sofia Gubaidulina, Sirikit, Fouad Mebazaa, and George Smoot.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Cheney ranks 556 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry James (1843), Frances Cleveland (1864), Ted Kaczynski (1942), Philip Roth (1933), Steve Wozniak (1950), and Pontiac (1714). After him are Herbert A. Hauptman (1917), Michael Clarke Duncan (1957), Charles M. Schulz (1922), Jesse James (1847), Elinor Ostrom (1933), and Dan Brown (1964).

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Among politicians born in United States, Dick Cheney ranks 76. Before him are Jefferson Davis (1808), Rutherford B. Hayes (1822), John Tyler (1790), Jim Mattis (1950), Frances Cleveland (1864), and Pontiac (1714). After him are Tim Walz (1964), Chester A. Arthur (1829), John Kerry (1943), Lucy Webb Hayes (1831), Edwin Stanton (1814), and Kamala Harris (1964).

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