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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

1929 - 1994

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Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis (née Bouvier ; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994), also known as Jackie O, was the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. During her lifetime, she was regarded as an international icon for her unique fashion choices, and her work as a cultural ambassador of the United States made her popular globally. After studying history and art at Vassar College and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in French literature from George Washington University in 1951, Bouvier started working for the Washington Times-Herald as an inquiring photographer. The following year, she met then-Congressman John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts at a dinner party in Washington. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is the 27th most popular companion (down from 19th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from United States (down from 108th in 2019) and the most popular American Companion.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was the wife of President John F. Kennedy and the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963. She was often referred to as "Jackie O."

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Among companions, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ranks 27 out of 784. Before her are Catherine of Valois, Anne Hathaway, Maud of Wales, Messalina, Nefertari, and Henrietta Maria of France. After her are Catherine Parr, Maria Theresa of Spain, Madame du Barry, Carlota of Mexico, Livia, and Jane Seymour.

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Among people born in 1929, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ranks 11. Before her are Imelda Marcos, Audrey Hepburn, Lev Yashin, Milan Kundera, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Bud Spencer. After her are Jürgen Habermas, Imre Kertész, Sergio Leone, Ed Asner, Hassan II of Morocco, and Christopher Plummer. Among people deceased in 1994, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ranks 7. Before her are Kim Il-sung, Ayrton Senna, Richard Nixon, Karl Popper, Charles Bukowski, and Erich Honecker. After her are Eugène Ionesco, Elias Canetti, Erik Erikson, Linus Pauling, Burt Lancaster, and Raul Julia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ranks 132 out of 20,380. Before her are Gerald Ford (1913), Charles Bronson (1921), D. W. Griffith (1875), Isadora Duncan (1877), Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), and Henry David Thoreau (1817). After her are Michael Douglas (1944), Noam Chomsky (1928), H. P. Lovecraft (1890), Liliʻuokalani (1838), Philip Warren Anderson (1923), and John Adams (1735).

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Among COMPANIONS In United States

Among companions born in United States, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ranks 1. After her are Priscilla Presley (1945), Olympias (-375), Neilia Hunter Biden (1942), Rosalynn Carter (1927), Martha Washington (1731), Linda McCartney (1941), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), Pat Nixon (1912), Abigail Adams (1744), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), and Ellen Axson Wilson (1860).

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