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John Kerry

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John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the administration of Barack Obama. A member of the Forbes family and of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1985 to 2013 and later served as the first U.S. special presidential envoy for climate from 2021 to 2024. Kerry was the Democratic nominee for president of the United States in the 2004 election, losing to then-incumbent president George W. Bush. Kerry grew up in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. In 1966, after graduating from Yale University, he enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve, ultimately attaining the rank of lieutenant. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Kerry is the 1,800th most popular politician (down from 1,596th in 2019), the 617th most popular biography from United States (down from 479th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Politician.

John Kerry is most famous for being the Secretary of State under President Barack Obama.

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Among politicians, John Kerry ranks 1,800 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Mackenzie, Edward, King of Portugal, Anitta, Æthelred the Unready, Lü Buwei, and Stephen V of Hungary. After him are Josep Borrell, Maymunah bint al-Harith, Necho II, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, José Manuel Barroso, and Shivaji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, John Kerry ranks 36. Before him are Jean-Louis Tauran, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Khalifa Haftar, Louise Glück, Raffaella Carrà, and Howard Gardner. After him are Carlos Alberto Parreira, Denis Sassou Nguesso, David Cronenberg, Antonio Inoki, Eduard Limonov, and Gianni Rivera.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Kerry ranks 617 out of 20,380. Before him are J. Edgar Hoover (1895), Nick Nolte (1941), Jim Simons (1938), Howard Gardner (1943), Warren Beatty (1937), and Michael Porter (1947). After him are Jerry Lewis (1926), Leon Cooper (1930), A. L. Kroeber (1876), Edward W. Morley (1838), Mia Farrow (1945), and Ernest Borgnine (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Kerry ranks 79. Before him are Jim Mattis (1950), Frances Cleveland (1864), Pontiac (1714), Dick Cheney (1941), Tim Walz (1964), and Chester A. Arthur (1829). After him are Lucy Webb Hayes (1831), Edwin Stanton (1814), Kamala Harris (1964), Mike Pence (1959), Nelson Rockefeller (1908), and Andrew Mellon (1855).

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