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James M. Beggs

1926 - 2020

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James Montgomery Beggs (January 9, 1926 – April 23, 2020) was an American businessman and consultant who served as the 6th Administrator of NASA from 1981 to 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James M. Beggs is the 761st most popular businessperson (down from 757th in 2019), the 14,296th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,920th in 2019) and the 275th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, James M. Beggs ranks 761 out of 847Before him are Michel Roux, Emily Faithfull, Colin Kolles, Paddy Lowe, Angela Ahrendts, and Tory Burch. After him are Marilyn Waring, Dasha Zhukova, Andrea Jung, Jodie Marsh, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, and George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, James M. Beggs ranks 553Before him are Narinder Singh Kapany, Art Bisch, Hazel Court, James Merrill, Bud Yorkin, and Alex Groza. After him are Kenneth Richmond, Mathilde Krim, John Dingell, Eric Morecambe, Nalini Jaywant, and Johnny Boyd. Among people deceased in 2020, James M. Beggs ranks 807Before him are Nicholas Parsons, Gheorghe Dogărescu, Derek Fowlds, Charles Portis, Geoffrey Palmer, and Terrence McNally. After him are Tomasz Tomiak, Mary Pat Gleason, Dimitri Diatchenko, Betty Wright, Mac Davis, and Gene Reynolds.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James M. Beggs ranks 14,300 out of 20,380Before him are Mary Ann Mobley (1937), Erica Gimpel (1964), Lawrence Wright (1947), Cynthia Gibb (1963), Jim Ryun (1947), and Sean Faris (1982). After him are Teresa Edwards (1964), Michael Chertoff (1953), Julianne Phillips (1960), Jeph Loeb (1958), Hope Solo (1981), and Camila Morrone (1997).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, James M. Beggs ranks 275Before him are Bill Browder (1964), Steve Huffman (1983), Mitchell Baker (1957), Charles Erwin Wilson (1890), Angela Ahrendts (1960), and Tory Burch (1966). After him are Lloyd Blankfein (1954), Herb Kohl (1935), Mitch Kapor (1950), Biz Stone (1974), Carol Bartz (1948), and Glenn Beck (1964).