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Gerald Ford

1913 - 2006

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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of President Richard Nixon, under whom he had served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 following Spiro Agnew's resignation. Prior to that, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerald Ford is the 423rd most popular politician (down from 311th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from United States (down from 95th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Politician.

Gerald Ford was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment, following the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

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Among politicians, Gerald Ford ranks 423 out of 19,576. Before him are Leopold II of Belgium, Woodrow Wilson, Charles VI of France, Sergio Mattarella, Magnus the Good, and Philip III of Spain. After him are Charles V of France, Mahmoud Abbas, Alfonso XIII of Spain, Suleiman II, Mahmud II, and Constans.

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Among people born in 1913, Gerald Ford ranks 3. Before him are Albert Camus, and Richard Nixon. After him are Willy Brandt, Rosa Parks, Vivien Leigh, Menachem Begin, Jean Marais, Robert Capa, Burt Lancaster, Klaus Barbie, and Claude Simon. Among people deceased in 2006, Gerald Ford ranks 8. Before him are Ferenc Puskás, Saparmurat Niyazov, Slobodan Milošević, Augusto Pinochet, Naguib Mahfouz, and Raymond Davis Jr.. After him are Stanisław Lem, Milton Friedman, Alfredo Stroessner, Owen Chamberlain, James Brown, and Syd Barrett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gerald Ford ranks 126 out of 20,380. Before him are Raymond Davis Jr. (1914), Nicolas Cage (1964), Debbie Reynolds (1932), Dr. Seuss (1904), Paul Newman (1925), and Woodrow Wilson (1856). After him are Charles Bronson (1921), D. W. Griffith (1875), Isadora Duncan (1877), Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), Henry David Thoreau (1817), and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Gerald Ford ranks 30. Before him are George H. W. Bush (1924), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890), Barbara Bush (1925), Barack Obama (1961), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), and Woodrow Wilson (1856). After him are Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), John Adams (1735), Daniel D. Tompkins (1774), William R. King (1786), Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888), and John Nance Garner (1868).

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