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Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

1888 - 1969

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Joseph Patrick Kennedy (September 6, 1888 – November 18, 1969) was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was the ambitious patriarch of the Kennedy family, which included Senator and President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and longtime Senator Ted Kennedy. Kennedy was born into a political family in East Boston, Massachusetts. He made a large fortune as a stock and commodity market investor, and later rolled over his proceeds by dedicating a substantial amount of his wealth into investment-grade real estate and a wide range of privately controlled businesses across the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. is the 594th most popular politician (up from 2,835th in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from United States (up from 893rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Politician.

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was a businessman, investor, and politician who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1938 to 1940. He was the father of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and longtime Senator Ted Kennedy.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. ranks 594 out of 19,576. Before him are Rurik, Charles XV of Sweden, Galerius, Louis XI of France, Carloman I, and Dido. After him are Auguste Beernaert, Priam, Selim III, Louis I of Hungary, Frederick I of Prussia, and Ali Pasha of Ioannina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. ranks 5. Before him are T. S. Eliot, Heinz Guderian, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, and Fernando Pessoa. After him are Otto Stern, T. E. Lawrence, Dale Carnegie, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, José Raúl Capablanca, Roland Garros, and Frans Eemil Sillanpää. Among people deceased in 1969, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. ranks 7. Before him are Ho Chi Minh, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Karl Jaspers, and Theodor W. Adorno. After him are Otto Stern, Judy Garland, Walter Gropius, Franz von Papen, Zakir Husain, and Sharon Tate.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. ranks 185 out of 20,380. Before him are Margaret Brown (1867), Debbie Harry (1945), Stonewall Jackson (1824), Tom Selleck (1945), Robert Downey Jr. (1965), and Bobby Fischer (1943). After him are Phineas Gage (1823), Judy Garland (1922), Bob Ross (1942), Stan Lee (1922), Jackson Pollock (1912), and David Woodard (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. ranks 35. Before him are Woodrow Wilson (1856), Gerald Ford (1913), Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), John Adams (1735), Daniel D. Tompkins (1774), and William R. King (1786). After him are John Nance Garner (1868), Herbert Hoover (1874), James Monroe (1758), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1954), Grover Cleveland (1837), and James Madison (1751).

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