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John B. Anderson

1922 - 2017

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John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the Chairman of the House Republican Conference from 1969 until 1979. In 1980, he ran an independent campaign for president, receiving 6.6% of the popular vote. Born in Rockford, Illinois, Anderson practiced law after serving in the Army during World War II. After a stint in the United States Foreign Service, he won election as the State's Attorney for Winnebago County, Illinois. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. John B. Anderson is the 17,433rd most popular politician (down from 17,117th in 2024), the 12,001st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,481st in 2019) and the 906th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John B. Anderson ranks 17,429 out of 19,576. Before him are Ed Markey, and William J. Duane. After him are George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, Nello Musumeci, Cécile Kyenge, Hrant Bagratyan, Stéphane Séjourné, Anand Satyanand, Thomas Corwin, Graham Watson, Tomas Gustafson, and Paine Wingate.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, John B. Anderson ranks 429. Before him are Ivor Broadis, Joan Copeland, Redd Foxx, Helen Gurley Brown, Herbert MacKay-Fraser, and Derek J. de Solla Price. After him are Billy Liddell, Dick King-Smith, Johnny Thomson, Herb McKenley, Fortune Gordien, and G. N. Ramachandran. Among people deceased in 2017, John B. Anderson ranks 577. Before him are Lika Kavzharadze, Richard Wilbur, Ricardo Vidal, Steve Sumner, Simon Dickie, and Howard Hodgkin. After him are Boris Nikolov, Norman Johnson, Robert Elsie, Zdeněk Šreiner, Jim Bunning, and J. P. Donleavy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John B. Anderson ranks 12,003 out of 20,380. Before him are Billy Higgins (1936), Lesley Ashburner (1883), Alice Hoffman (1952), Martha Plimpton (1970), Donald Faison (1974), and Rod Milburn (1950). After him are Arthur Jensen (1923), Wilfred Benítez (1958), Burn Gorman (1974), Bob McGrath (1932), Edward Ferry (1941), and Francis X. Bushman (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John B. Anderson ranks 906. Before him are John Bell (1796), John C. Stennis (1901), Robert Toombs (1810), Chris Christie (1962), Howard Dean (1948), and Ed Markey (1946). After him are Thomas Corwin (1794), Paine Wingate (1739), William Paca (1740), Xavier Becerra (1958), Timothy Geithner (1961), and Susan Rice (1964).

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