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James Jesus Angleton

1917 - 1987

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James Jesus Angleton (December 9, 1917 – May 11, 1987) was an American CIA officer who served as chief of the counterintelligence department of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1954 to 1975. According to Director of Central Intelligence Richard Helms, Angleton was "recognized as the dominant counterintelligence figure in the non-communist world". Angleton served in the Office of Strategic Services, a wartime predecessor to the CIA, in Italy and London during World War II. After the war, he returned to Washington, D.C. to become one of the founding officers of the CIA. He was initially responsible for the collection of foreign intelligence and liaison with counterpart organizations in allied countries. In 1954, Allen Dulles promoted Angleton to chief of the Counterintelligence Staff. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Jesus Angleton is the 1,725th most popular military personnel (up from 1,769th in 2019), the 6,752nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,492nd in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, James Jesus Angleton ranks 1,725 out of 2,058. Before her are Irvin McDowell, Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal, Alfons Rebane, Fernand de Langle de Cary, Honoré Charles Reille, and Walther Reinhardt. After her are Gustaf Dyrssen, Issam Zahreddine, Andrei Sukhovetsky, Dragan Vasiljković, Gérard Leman, and Ruben Lagus.

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Among people born in 1917, James Jesus Angleton ranks 233. Before her are Luigi Cantone, Knut Haugland, Ivan Bodiul, Jacqueline Auriol, Abdel Rahman Badawi, and Desi Arnaz. After her are Jane Bowles, Henry Carlsson, Noboru Terada, Li Rui, Dmitry Polyansky, and Helen Suzman. Among people deceased in 1987, James Jesus Angleton ranks 166. Before her are Yūjirō Ishihara, Gioacchino Colombo, Petro Grigorenko, Gerhard Fieseler, Ethel Catherwood, and František Šafránek. After her are Leabua Jonathan, Solomana Kante, Alf Landon, Franjo Wölfl, Alphonse Alley, and Valentín Paz-Andrade.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Jesus Angleton ranks 6,754 out of 20,380. Before her are Martin Donovan (1957), Kerry Washington (1977), Mike Resnick (1942), Nancy Wilson (1954), Randy Orton (1980), and Bonnie Raitt (1949). After her are Robert L. Behnken (1970), Adriana Chechik (1991), Ken Henry (1929), Brian Krause (1969), Preston Sturges (1898), and Matt Walsh (1964).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, James Jesus Angleton ranks 109. Before her are Christine Jorgensen (1926), J. Lawton Collins (1896), Eddie Slovik (1920), Braxton Bragg (1817), Frederick C. Weyand (1916), and Irvin McDowell (1818). After her are Benjamin Briggs (1835), Joseph Hooker (1814), William Guarnere (1923), Henry Gunther (1895), Lewis Powell (1844), and James Van Fleet (1892).

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