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George Washington Goethals

1858 - 1928

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George Washington Goethals ( GOH-thəlz June 29, 1858 – January 21, 1928) was an American military officer and civil engineer, best known for his administration and supervision of the construction and the opening of the Panama Canal. He was the first Governor of Panama Canal Zone from 1914 to 1917, and was also the State Engineer of New Jersey and the Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). George Washington Goethals is the 16,039th most popular politician (up from 16,396th in 2024), the 9,059th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,763rd in 2019) and the 694th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, George Washington Goethals ranks 16,036 out of 19,576. Before him are Norbert Hofer, Frank Knox, and Ro Khanna. After him are Susan Collins, Samiha Khalil, Ilias Tsirimokos, Leopold Wohlrab, Věra Růžičková, Hisako, Princess Takamado, Estanislau da Silva, Ben Chifley, and Gianuario Carta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, George Washington Goethals ranks 131. Before him are Victorino Márquez Bustillos, Furqat, János Fadrusz, Willard Metcalf, Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, and Joseph Thomson. After him are Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, Joseph DeCamp, Edgeworth David, Alfred Capus, Sara Adler, and José Luis Tamayo. Among people deceased in 1928, George Washington Goethals ranks 112. Before him are Kurt Behrens, Sverre Hassel, Gunnar Setterwall, Maria Yermolova, Marie Stritt, and Jinzō Matsumura. After him are Bill Haywood, Árpád Tóth, Gyula Kakas, Edmund Gosse, James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, and Antonín Sova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Washington Goethals ranks 9,060 out of 20,380. Before him are Donovan Mitchell (1996), Mary Kay Place (1947), Ro Khanna (1976), Fred Agabashian (1913), and Daryl Stuermer (1952). After him are Nancy Wilson (1937), Susan Collins (1952), Lee Cronbach (1916), Beth Grant (1949), Laurene Powell Jobs (1963), John Kitzmiller (1913), and Brett Kavanaugh (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, George Washington Goethals ranks 694. Before him are Alphonso Taft (1810), Patty Murray (1950), Melville Fuller (1833), John Ashcroft (1942), Frank Knox (1874), and Ro Khanna (1976). After him are Susan Collins (1952), Ronna McDaniel (1973), Dan Coats (1943), Bill Bradley (1943), Rob Portman (1955), and Thomas Massie (1971).

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