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Eugene McCarthy

1916 - 2005

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Eugene Joseph McCarthy (March 31, 1916 – December 10, 2005) was an American politician, writer, and academic who represented Minnesota in both houses of the United States Congress for over 22 years, first in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959, then in the U.S. Senate from 1959 until his resignation in 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, McCarthy sought the party's presidential nomination in the 1968 presidential election, challenging incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson on an anti–Vietnam War platform, and ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for president four more times. Born in Watkins, Minnesota, McCarthy became an economics professor after earning a graduate degree from the University of Minnesota. He served as a code breaker for the United States Department of War during World War II. McCarthy became a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (the state affiliate of the Democratic Party) and in 1948 was elected to the House of Representatives, where he served until being elected to the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Eugene McCarthy is the 14,140th most popular politician (down from 13,383rd in 2024), the 6,598th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,636th in 2019) and the 527th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Eugene McCarthy ranks 14,140 out of 19,576. Before him are Leung Chun-ying, Domitien Ndayizeye, Jo Myong-rok, Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, Ludo Martens, and Ernst Streeruwitz. After him are Joe Lieberman, Steve Bullock, Konstantin Muraviev, Metacomet, Julio César Méndez Montenegro, and Jim Jordan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Eugene McCarthy ranks 197. Before him are Ángel Suquía Goicoechea, Irving Wallace, Wolfgang Hildesheimer, Josef Gauchel, Charles Kittel, and Arnoldo Foà. After him are Frederick C. Weyand, Guglielmo Gabetto, Nancye Wynne Bolton, Einar Englund, Evelyn Keyes, and Bernard Heuvelmans. Among people deceased in 2005, Eugene McCarthy ranks 214. Before him are Melita Norwood, Giuliano Bonfante, Fabrizio Meoni, Frank Gorshin, Cliff Allison, and Julián Marías. After him are Jesús Rafael Soto, Vladimir Kotelnikov, Colette Besson, Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Michalina Wisłocka, and Donald Watson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eugene McCarthy ranks 6,599 out of 20,380. Before him are Lou Rawls (1933), Tony Lo Bianco (1936), William Bonin (1947), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Louis Leon Thurstone (1887), and Kristin Chenoweth (1968). After him are Nita Naldi (1894), Roy D. Bridges Jr. (1943), Paul W. Merrill (1887), Joe Lieberman (1942), Simon Helberg (1980), and Mimi Leder (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Eugene McCarthy ranks 527. Before him are Mike Espy (1953), Jane Pierce (1806), Jubal Early (1816), Harry Cohn (1891), Julian Castro (1974), and Winfield Scott Hancock (1824). After him are Joe Lieberman (1942), Steve Bullock (1966), Metacomet (1639), Jim Jordan (1964), Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823), and Hannah Van Buren (1783).

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