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Enoch L. Johnson

1883 - 1968

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Enoch Lewis "Nucky" Johnson (January 20, 1883 - December 9, 1968) was an American politician from the Republican Party who served as an Atlantic City political boss, sheriff of Atlantic County, businessman, and crime boss who was the leader of the political machine that controlled Atlantic City and the Atlantic County government from the 1910s until his conviction and imprisonment in 1941. His rule encompassed the Roaring Twenties when Atlantic City was at the height of its popularity as a refuge from Prohibition. In addition to bootlegging, the criminal aspect of his organization was also involved in gambling and prostitution. The HBO series Boardwalk Empire was based on Johnson, portrayed by Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Enoch L. Johnson is the 13,555th most popular politician (up from 13,833rd in 2019), the 6,106th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,062nd in 2019) and the 493rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Enoch L. Johnson ranks 13,555 out of 19,576. Before him are Michele Morosini, Philipp Etter, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, Teutberga, and Giuseppe Bottai. After him are Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, L. K. Advani, Francesco Bartolozzi, Clyde Tolson, Manuel de la Peña y Peña, and Sin Sukju.

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Among people born in 1883, Enoch L. Johnson ranks 180. Before him are Alberto Braglia, Hjalmar Bergman, Theodor Loos, Émile Eddé, Olaf Bull, and William J. Donovan. After him are Jacques Ochs, Jay O'Brien, Raimu, Abel Bonnard, Franklin Clarence Mars, and Tom Moore. Among people deceased in 1968, Enoch L. Johnson ranks 152. Before him are Norman Brookes, Leo Sexton, Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni, Lajos Csordás, Hugo Haas, and Hamilton Luske. After him are Robert Liottel, Franco Riccardi, Eivar Widlund, Edna Ferber, George Constantine, and Bobby Driscoll.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Enoch L. Johnson ranks 6,106 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Witwer (1977), Frederic Rzewski (1938), Troy Donahue (1936), Hamilton Luske (1903), Emma Roberts (1991), and Robert Treat Paine (1731). After him are Clyde Tolson (1900), John Warnock (1940), Mark St. John (1956), Glenn Danzig (1955), Johnny Thunders (1952), and Michael Kahn (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Enoch L. Johnson ranks 493. Before him are Stephen A. Douglas (1813), Dean Phillips (1969), Jim Gibbons (1944), Leo Ryan (1925), Olene Walker (1930), and William J. Donovan (1883). After him are Clyde Tolson (1900), Michael Kahn (1935), Otis Bowen (1918), Sally Yates (1960), Anna Harrison (1775), and William Cohen (1940).

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