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John Danforth

1936 - Today

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John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney, diplomat, and Episcopal priest who served as the Attorney General of Missouri from 1969 to 1976 and as a United States Senator from 1976 to 1995. A member of the Republican Party, he later served as Special Counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice from 1999 to 2000 and as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2004 to 2005. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Danforth graduated from Princeton University and Yale University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Danforth is the 17,944th most popular politician (up from 18,407th in 2019), the 13,704th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,121st in 2019) and the 1,048th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Danforth ranks 17,945 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicholas Brathwaite, Gabriela Firea, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Adriana Behar, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, and David Kelly. After him are Fisher Ames, Željko Reiner, Bob Riley, Aruna Roy, and George Dern.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, John Danforth ranks 577. Before him are Virginia Hamilton, Delio Gamboa, Chilla Porter, Walter D'Hondt, Bob Graham, and Marj Dusay. After him are Peter Bowles, Francine York, Don Cornelius, Martha Layne Collins, Juris Upatnieks, and Saginaw Grant.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Danforth ranks 13,708 out of 20,380. Before him are Ashley Laurence (1966), David Chokachi (1968), Walt Faulkner (1918), Catherine Asaro (1955), Gian-Carlo Coppola (1963), and Anna Deavere Smith (1950). After him are Irene Worth (1916), Brett Gurewitz (1962), Fisher Ames (1758), Ernie Davis (1939), Jesse L. Martin (1969), and Shepard Fairey (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Danforth ranks 1,048. Before him are Ray LaHood (1945), Mike Johanns (1950), Bob Graham (1936), Caleb Strong (1745), Donna Shalala (1941), and David Ige (1957). After him are Fisher Ames (1758), Bob Riley (1944), George Dern (1872), Thomas Bibb (1783), Steve Scalise (1965), and Gabriel Moore (1785).

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