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Les Aspin

1938 - 1995

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Leslie Aspin Jr. (July 21, 1938 – May 21, 1995) was an American Democratic Party politician and economist who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1993 and as the 18th United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994. In Congress, Aspin had a reputation as an intellectual who took a middle-of-the-road position on controversial issues. He supported the Reagan administration regarding the MX missile and aid to the Nicaraguan Contras, but he opposed the B-2 bomber and the Strategic Defense Initiative. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Les Aspin is the 16,337th most popular politician (up from 16,509th in 2024), the 9,606th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,014th in 2019) and the 730th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Les Aspin ranks 16,341 out of 19,576. Before him are Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, Cecilio Báez, Galina Shamrai, Marguerite Pindling, Florin Cîțu, Rahm Emanuel, Jerzy Szmajdziński, Cuspius Fadus, Paulo Kassoma, and Joe Arpaio. After him are Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl, and Hubert Minnis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Les Aspin ranks 512. Before him are Shivkumar Sharma, Paula Prentiss, David Canary, Fischer Black, Elke Erb, and József Gelei. After him are Theodoros Pangalos, Miguel Jones, Saul Malatrasi, Kathryn Beaumont, Robin Hartshorne, and Lewis Teague. Among people deceased in 1995, Les Aspin ranks 286. Before him are Iosif Kheifits, Róbert Antal, Hideko Maehata, Gottfried Haberler, Grahame Clark, and Fischer Black. After him are Víctor Peralta, Salil Chowdhury, George Stibitz, Bruno Junk, George Woodcock, and T. Keith Glennan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Les Aspin ranks 9,608 out of 20,380. Before him are Rahm Emanuel (1959), Babyface (1958), Molly Shannon (1964), Judy Greer (1975), Joe Arpaio (1932), and Edith Abbott (1876). After him are Thomas A. Shannon Jr. (1958), Haskell Wexler (1922), Harry Hebner (1891), Bess Meredyth (1890), Ella Baker (1903), and Elizabeth Ryan (1892).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Les Aspin ranks 730. Before him are Simon Guggenheim (1867), Harlow Curtice (1893), Charles Sumner (1811), Frederick Muhlenberg (1750), Rahm Emanuel (1959), and Joe Arpaio (1932). After him are Anthony W. Gardiner (1820), Adriano Directo Emperado (1926), Clare Boothe Luce (1903), Edward Givens (1930), Steven Mnuchin (1962), and Tim Ryan (1973).

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