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Kirstjen Nielsen

1972 - Today

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Kirstjen Michele Nielsen (; born May 14, 1972) is an American attorney who served as United States secretary of homeland security from 2017 to 2019. She is a former principal White House deputy chief of staff to President Donald Trump and was chief of staff to John F. Kelly during his tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security. Nielsen was confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security on December 5, 2017. Nielsen implemented the Trump administration family separation policy. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Kirstjen Nielsen is the 18,879th most popular politician (down from 18,708th in 2024), the 16,193rd most popular biography from United States (up from 16,221st in 2019) and the 1,301st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Kirstjen Nielsen ranks 18,879 out of 19,576. Before her are Zoe Konstantopoulou, Thomas Eagleton, Márton Gyöngyösi, Krisztina Morvai, Albert Demchenko, and Donald Sangster. After her are Mark Brown, David Pryor, Benedicto Kiwanuka, Sergei Udaltsov, Princess Yōko of Mikasa, and Alice Bah Kuhnke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Kirstjen Nielsen ranks 906. Before her are Jung Sung-sook, Clara Hughes, Kurupt, Muriel Baumeister, Koji Seki, and Martin Procházka. After her are Takashi Kiyama, Pooja Bhatt, Jermaine Dupri, Jaroslav Rudiš, Akhtem Seitablayev, and Rick Gomez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kirstjen Nielsen ranks 16,200 out of 20,380. Before her are Garrison Keillor (1942), Medea Benjamin (1952), Kellie Martin (1975), Colin Egglesfield (1973), Hal Sparks (1969), and Alondra de la Parra (1982). After her are Bryan Clay (1980), Errol Spence Jr. (1990), Steve Sampson (1957), Dara Torres (1967), Mike D (1965), and David Pryor (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Kirstjen Nielsen ranks 1,301. Before her are Mary Fallin (1954), Eric Garcetti (1971), Huma Abedin (1976), Rashida Tlaib (1976), Sean Parnell (1962), and Thomas Eagleton (1929). After her are David Pryor (1934), Letitia James (1958), Tom Cotton (1977), Eddie Bernice Johnson (1935), Morgan Ortagus (1982), and Conrad Burns (1935).

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