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John F. Kennedy

1917 - 1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the first Roman Catholic and youngest person elected president at 43 years. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress prior to his presidency. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John F. Kennedy is the 103rd most popular politician (down from 67th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from United States (down from 28th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Politician.

John F. Kennedy is most famous for being the 35th president of the United States.

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Among politicians, John F. Kennedy ranks 103 out of 19,576. Before him are Mary II of England, Geta, Caligula, Leon Trotsky, Caracalla, and George Washington. After him are Joe Biden, Julian, Saddam Hussein, Akhenaten, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Benjamin Franklin.

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Among people born in 1917, John F. Kennedy ranks 2. Before him is Indira Gandhi. After him are Ferdinand Marcos, Park Chung-hee, Heinrich Böll, John Fenn, Arthur C. Clarke, Rodney Robert Porter, Ilya Prigogine, Frederica of Hanover, James Rainwater, and Christian de Duve. Among people deceased in 1963, John F. Kennedy ranks 3. Before him are Pope John XXIII, and Édith Piaf. After him are Robert Frost, Jean Cocteau, Georges Braque, Aldous Huxley, Robert Schuman, W. E. B. Du Bois, Tristan Tzara, Lee Harvey Oswald, and C. S. Lewis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John F. Kennedy ranks 31 out of 20,380. Before him are Grace Kelly (1929), Malcolm X (1925), Ronald Reagan (1911), Bruce Lee (1940), Eleanor Roosevelt (1884), and George Washington (1732). After him are Joe Biden (1942), Neil Armstrong (1930), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882), Benjamin Franklin (1706), John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928), and Cher (1946).

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Among politicians born in United States, John F. Kennedy ranks 13. Before him are Martin Van Buren (1782), Hillary Clinton (1947), Abraham Lincoln (1809), James K. Polk (1795), Ronald Reagan (1911), and George Washington (1732). After him are Joe Biden (1942), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882), Benjamin Franklin (1706), Al Gore (1948), George W. Bush (1946), and George Marshall (1880).

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