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James E. Webb

1906 - 1992

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James Edwin Webb (October 7, 1906 – March 27, 1992) was an American government official who served as Undersecretary of State from 1949 to 1952. He was the second Administrator of NASA from February 14, 1961, to October 7, 1968. Webb led NASA from the beginning of the Kennedy administration through the end of the Johnson administration, thus overseeing each of the critical first crewed missions throughout the Mercury and Gemini programs until days before the launch of the first Apollo mission. He also dealt with the Apollo 1 fire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James E. Webb is the 5,148th most popular politician (down from 2,508th in 2019), the 1,865th most popular biography from United States (down from 775th in 2019) and the 162nd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, James E. Webb ranks 5,148 out of 19,576. Before him are Amakusa Shirō, Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Sancho VII of Navarre, Julia the Younger, Najib Razak, and Andrus Ansip. After him are Helena of Moscow, Khabul Khan, Andronikos Doukas, Manuel Roxas, Kim Kyong-hui, and Prince Valdemar of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, James E. Webb ranks 76. Before him are Anthony Mann, Horst Schumann, George Wald, Hans Aumeier, Yasuo Haruyama, and Douglas McGregor. After him are Nelson Goodman, Gusztáv Sebes, Zhou Youguang, Fredric Brown, Brigitte Helm, and Shigemaru Takenokoshi. Among people deceased in 1992, James E. Webb ranks 52. Before him are Sam Walton, John Ireland, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, H. L. A. Hart, Chris McCandless, and Jean-Claude Pascal. After him are José Ferrer, Lev Gumilyov, James Stirling, Denholm Elliott, Arletty, and John Sturges.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James E. Webb ranks 1,865 out of 20,380. Before him are John Mearsheimer (1947), Bill Weld (1945), Carson McCullers (1917), J. Michael Bishop (1936), John Forsythe (1918), and Jack Warden (1920). After him are Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), RZA (1969), James Ellroy (1948), Dion DiMucci (1939), and Jeff Chandler (1918).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, James E. Webb ranks 162. Before him are Melvin Laird (1922), Alben W. Barkley (1877), Walter Mondale (1928), Pat Brown (1905), Tecumseh (1768), and Bill Weld (1945). After him are Red Cloud (1822), Tim Johnson (1946), John Foster Dulles (1888), Paul H. O'Neill (1935), Jack Lew (1955), and Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817).

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