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George F. Kennan

1904 - 2005

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George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an American diplomat and historian. He was best known as an advocate of a policy of containment of Soviet expansion during the Cold War. He lectured widely and wrote scholarly histories of the relations between the USSR and the United States. He was also one of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George F. Kennan is the 26th most popular diplomat (down from 21st in 2019), the 1,227th most popular biography from United States (down from 811th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Diplomat.

George F. Kennan is most famous for his work as a diplomat and historian. He was a leading architect of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, which helped to stabilize Western Europe after World War II. He is also known for his "Long Telegram" and "X Article," which laid out the rationale for containment of the Soviet Union.

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Among diplomats, George F. Kennan ranks 26 out of 90. Before him are Jean Kennedy Smith, Chaim Herzog, Chiune Sugihara, Hasekura Tsunenaga, Viktor Chernomyrdin, and Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston. After him are William J. Burns, Alfonso García Robles, Megasthenes, Thomas Klestil, Irina Bokova, and Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, George F. Kennan ranks 41. Before him are Dmitry Kabalevsky, Luis Carrero Blanco, Antonín Novotný, Lucile Randon, Gregory Bateson, and Nikolai Ostrovsky. After him are Willem de Kooning, Joseph Campbell, John Gielgud, George Balanchine, Charles J. Pedersen, and Karl Rahner. Among people deceased in 2005, George F. Kennan ranks 38. Before him are Lucien Laurent, Milton Obote, Maria Schell, Philip Johnson, James Callaghan, and Max Schmeling. After him are Akira Yoshizawa, Moustapha Akkad, Birgit Nilsson, Mary Jackson, Brother Roger, and John Fowles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George F. Kennan ranks 1,227 out of 20,380. Before him are Murray Rothbard (1926), Colin Powell (1937), Roberta Flack (1937), Stephen Covey (1932), Sam Shepard (1943), and Phoebe Cates (1963). After him are George Papandreou (1952), Edward B. Lewis (1918), Lizzie Magie (1866), Scott Joplin (1868), J. K. Simmons (1955), and Thomas Harris (1940).

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Among DIPLOMATS In United States

Among diplomats born in United States, George F. Kennan ranks 7. Before him are Pocahontas (1595), John Jay (1745), John R. Bolton (1948), Antony Blinken (1962), Adlai Stevenson II (1900), and Jean Kennedy Smith (1928). After him are William J. Burns (1956), J. Christopher Stevens (1960), Dean Acheson (1893), Richard Holbrooke (1941), Richard Armitage (1945), and Ralph Bunche (1904).

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