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J. William Fulbright

1905 - 1995

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James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. As of 2023, Fulbright is the longest-serving chairman in the history of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best known for his strong multilateralist positions on international issues, opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War, and the creation of the international fellowship program bearing his name, the Fulbright Program. Fulbright was an admirer of Woodrow Wilson and an avowed anglophile. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. J. William Fulbright is the 14,516th most popular politician (down from 13,400th in 2024), the 7,006th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,650th in 2019) and the 555th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, J. William Fulbright ranks 14,516 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexandros Diomidis, Fatou Bensouda, Seigō Nakano, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, and Alan Bullock. After him are Francis Biddle, Vladan Đorđević, Ducetius, Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus, Silvan Shalom, and Alejandro Maldonado.

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Among people born in 1905, J. William Fulbright ranks 261. Before him are René Lemoine, Leopold Hofmann, Luis Vargas Peña, Fausto dos Santos, Hendrik Wade Bode, and Theodor Blank. After him are Albert W. Tucker, Leila Hyams, László Papp, Stanisław Mazur, Kay Francis, and Ashley Montagu. Among people deceased in 1995, J. William Fulbright ranks 219. Before him are René Lemoine, Mira Lobe, Robert Bolt, Nicolás Lindley López, René Bader, and Maurinho. After him are Nancy Kelly, Julio Caro Baroja, Maksim Tank, Víctor Ugarte, Giorgio Bocchino, and Albert W. Tucker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. William Fulbright ranks 7,009 out of 20,380. Before him are Gil Scott-Heron (1949), Alf Landon (1887), Terry Bozzio (1950), Leslie Grossman (1971), Jason Scott Lee (1966), William Wharton (1925), and Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825). After him are Jim Dine (1935), Shel Silverstein (1930), Robert Trivers (1943), Corey Johnson (1961), and Nancy Kelly (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, J. William Fulbright ranks 555. Before him are Bill Richardson (1947), José Graziano da Silva (1949), Vince Lombardi (1913), Liao Zhongkai (1877), Al Smith (1873), and Alf Landon (1887). After him are Maura Healey (1971), Eugene Burton Ely (1886), Pam Bondi (1965), Richard Lugar (1932), Brent Scowcroft (1925), and John M. Clayton (1796).

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