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José Graziano da Silva

1949 - Today

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José Graziano da Silva (born November 17, 1949) is a Brazilian American agronomist and writer. As a scholar, he has authored several books about the problems of agriculture in Brazil. Between 2003 and 2004, Graziano served in the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cabinet as Extraordinary Minister for Food Security, being responsible for implementing the Fome Zero (Zero Hunger) program, which was a focal point of the Lula Administration's cash transfer program Bolsa Familia. On June 26, 2011, Graziano was elected director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), becoming the first Latin American ever to hold the position. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. José Graziano da Silva is the 14,418th most popular politician (up from 14,421st in 2024), the 6,905th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,740th in 2019) and the 550th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, José Graziano da Silva ranks 14,418 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz Bartl, Constantin Coandă, Petr Nečas, Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov, Jyrki Katainen, and Bill Richardson. After him are Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl, José Joaquín Prieto, Pedro Santana Lopes, Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, Louis Borno, and Redha Malek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, José Graziano da Silva ranks 418. Before him are Volodymyr Onyshchenko, Tom Verlaine, Peter Maffay, Jessica Harper, Stan Hansen, and Ebi. After him are William Shepherd, Wendy O. Williams, William Lane Craig, Gil Scott-Heron, Jean Asselborn, and Keith Rowley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, José Graziano da Silva ranks 6,907 out of 20,380. Before him are Stan Hansen (1949), Michael Cudlitz (1964), Fred Gwynne (1926), Bill Richardson (1947), Bill Medley (1940), and Louis Calhern (1895). After him are Jane Colden (1724), Chad Michael Murray (1981), Seann William Scott (1976), Bill Vukovich (1918), Eddie Cantor (1892), and Gordon Gould (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, José Graziano da Silva ranks 550. Before him are Geraldine Ferraro (1935), Stephen F. Austin (1793), Ben Sasse (1972), John W. Foster (1836), Bainbridge Colby (1869), and Bill Richardson (1947). After him are Vince Lombardi (1913), Liao Zhongkai (1877), Al Smith (1873), Alf Landon (1887), J. William Fulbright (1905), and Maura Healey (1971).

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