DIPLOMAT
John R. Bolton
1948 - Today

John R. Bolton
John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican consultant, and political commentator. He served as the 25th United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and as the 26th United States national security advisor from 2018 to 2019. Bolton served as a United States assistant attorney general for President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1989. He served in the State Department as the assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs from 1989 to 1993, and the under secretary of state for arms control and international security affairs from 2001 to 2005. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John R. Bolton is the 10th most popular diplomat (up from 15th in 2019), the 314th most popular biography from United States (up from 425th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Diplomat.
John R. Bolton is most famous for being the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and for being the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 2001 to 2005.
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Among DIPLOMATS
Among diplomats, John R. Bolton ranks 10 out of 90. Before him are Gaius Marius, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, John Jay, Ban Ki-moon, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and Alexandra Kollontai. After him are Raoul Wallenberg, Antony Blinken, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Adlai Stevenson II, Mohamed ElBaradei, and Madeleine Albright.
Most Popular Diplomats in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGaius Marius
157 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 4
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
1754 - 1838
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 5
John Jay
1745 - 1829
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 6
Ban Ki-moon
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 7
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
1922 - 2016
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 8
Alexandra Kollontai
1872 - 1952
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 9
John R. Bolton
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 10
Raoul Wallenberg
1912 - 1947
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 11
Antony Blinken
1962 - Present
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 12
Ferdinand de Lesseps
1805 - 1894
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 13
Adlai Stevenson II
1900 - 1965
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 14
Mohamed ElBaradei
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 15
Madeleine Albright
1937 - 2022
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, John R. Bolton ranks 14. Before him are Svetlana Alexievich, Terry Pratchett, Cat Stevens, Samuel L. Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, and Eckhart Tolle. After him are Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Hassan Rouhani, Eddie Jordan, Maurizio Gucci, Linda McMahon, and Jan Palach.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsSvetlana Alexievich
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 8
Terry Pratchett
WRITER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 9
Cat Stevens
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 10
Samuel L. Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 11
Ozzy Osbourne
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 12
Eckhart Tolle
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 13
John R. Bolton
DIPLOMAT
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 14
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
SINGER
1948 - 1997
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 15
Hassan Rouhani
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 16
Eddie Jordan
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - 2025
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 17
Maurizio Gucci
FASHION DESIGNER
1948 - 1995
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 18
Linda McMahon
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 19
Jan Palach
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1969
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 20
In United States
Among people born in United States, John R. Bolton ranks 314 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel P. Huntington (1927), William Jennings Bryan (1860), Orson Welles (1915), Tommy Lee Jones (1946), Billy the Kid (1859), and Steve Bannon (1953). After him are Jay-Z (1969), Walt Whitman (1819), Paul Auster (1947), Donald A. Glaser (1926), Paulette Goddard (1910), and John Young (1930).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSamuel P. Huntington
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1927 - 2008
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 308
William Jennings Bryan
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1925
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 309
Orson Welles
ACTOR
1915 - 1985
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 310
Tommy Lee Jones
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 311
Billy the Kid
MAFIOSO
1859 - 1881
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 312
Steve Bannon
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 313
John R. Bolton
DIPLOMAT
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 314
Jay-Z
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 315
Walt Whitman
WRITER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 316
Paul Auster
WRITER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 317
Donald A. Glaser
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2013
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 318
Paulette Goddard
ACTOR
1910 - 1990
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 319
John Young
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2018
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 320
Among DIPLOMATS In United States
Among diplomats born in United States, John R. Bolton ranks 3. Before him are Pocahontas (1595), and John Jay (1745). After him are Antony Blinken (1962), Adlai Stevenson II (1900), Jean Kennedy Smith (1928), George F. Kennan (1904), William J. Burns (1956), J. Christopher Stevens (1960), Dean Acheson (1893), Richard Holbrooke (1941), and Richard Armitage (1945).
Pocahontas
1595 - 1617
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 1
John Jay
1745 - 1829
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 2
John R. Bolton
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 3
Antony Blinken
1962 - Present
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 4
Adlai Stevenson II
1900 - 1965
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 5
Jean Kennedy Smith
1928 - 2020
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 6
George F. Kennan
1904 - 2005
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 7
William J. Burns
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 8
J. Christopher Stevens
1960 - 2012
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 9
Dean Acheson
1893 - 1971
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 10
Richard Holbrooke
1941 - 2010
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 11
Richard Armitage
1945 - 2025
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 12