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Franklin D. Roosevelt

1882 - 1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms. His first two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth saw him shift his focus to America's involvement in World War II. A member of the prominent Delano and Roosevelt families, Roosevelt was elected to the New York State Senate from 1911 to 1913 and was then the assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. Roosevelt was James M. Cox's running mate on the Democratic Party's ticket in the 1920 U.S. presidential election, but Cox lost to Republican nominee Warren G. Harding. In 1921, Roosevelt contracted a paralytic illness that permanently paralyzed his legs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the 108th most popular politician (down from 66th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from United States (down from 27th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Politician.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1945. He was elected four times and is the only president in American history to be elected to more than two terms. He led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II.

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Among politicians, Franklin D. Roosevelt ranks 108 out of 19,576. Before him are George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Joe Biden, Julian, Saddam Hussein, and Akhenaten. After him are Benjamin Franklin, Edward V of England, Fidel Castro, Trajan, Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Selim II.

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Among people born in 1882, Franklin D. Roosevelt ranks 3. Before him are James Joyce, and Igor Stravinsky. After him are Virginia Woolf, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Wilhelm Keitel, Georges Braque, Sigrid Undset, Max Born, Georgi Dimitrov, Ion Antonescu, and Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. Among people deceased in 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt ranks 4. Before him are Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, and Benito Mussolini. After him are Anne Frank, Heinrich Himmler, Eva Braun, Béla Bartók, Martin Bormann, Anton Webern, Fedor von Bock, and Walter Model.

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Among people born in United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt ranks 34 out of 20,380. Before him are Bruce Lee (1940), Eleanor Roosevelt (1884), George Washington (1732), John F. Kennedy (1917), Joe Biden (1942), and Neil Armstrong (1930). After him are Benjamin Franklin (1706), John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928), Cher (1946), Madonna (1958), Pocahontas (1595), and Martin Scorsese (1942).

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Among politicians born in United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt ranks 15. Before him are Abraham Lincoln (1809), James K. Polk (1795), Ronald Reagan (1911), George Washington (1732), John F. Kennedy (1917), and Joe Biden (1942). After him are Benjamin Franklin (1706), Al Gore (1948), George W. Bush (1946), George Marshall (1880), Harry S. Truman (1884), and Bill Clinton (1946).

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