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John O. Brennan

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John Owen Brennan (born September 22, 1955) is a former American intelligence officer who served as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from March 2013 to January 2017. He served as chief counterterrorism advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama, with the title Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Assistant to the President. Previously, he advised Obama on foreign policy and intelligence issues during his 2008 presidential campaign and presidential transition. Brennan withdrew his name from consideration for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during Obama's first term over concerns about his support for torture, after defending on television the transferring of terror suspects to countries where they might be tortured while serving under President George W. Bush. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John O. Brennan is the 6,707th most popular politician (up from 16,626th in 2019), the 2,444th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,259th in 2019) and the 205th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John O. Brennan ranks 6,707 out of 19,576. Before him are Neeme Järvi, Langdarma, Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón, Theodor Körner, Édouard Balladur, and Pascal Lissouba. After him are Carlos P. Garcia, Luis Alberto Lacalle, Ange-Félix Patassé, Fan Ye, Hamani Diori, and Uliana of Tver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, John O. Brennan ranks 95. Before him are Michael Rooker, Matthias Jabs, Meles Zenawi, Alessandro Altobelli, Yo-Yo Ma, and Deborra-Lee Furness. After him are Mira Furlan, Simon Rattle, Yuriy Sedykh, Jeff Koons, Richard Schiff, and Debra Winger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John O. Brennan ranks 2,444 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie Cochran (1938), Pat Hingle (1924), Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944), Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904), Treat Williams (1951), and Holly Hunter (1958). After him are Christopher Jones (1941), Robert Trump (1948), Ted Turner (1938), Jessica Chastain (1977), Dan Reynolds (1987), and John Cusack (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John O. Brennan ranks 205. Before him are Joe Wilson (1947), Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878), Thomas R. Marshall (1854), Mark Felt (1913), Elijah Muhammad (1897), and Kalākaua (1836). After him are Dan Quayle (1947), William Wirt (1772), Dan White (1946), Mike Dunleavy (1961), William H. Seward (1801), and Curtis LeMay (1906).

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