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Maxwell D. Taylor

1901 - 1987

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Maxwell Davenport Taylor (26 August 1901 – 19 April 1987) was a senior United States Army officer and diplomat during the Cold War. He served with distinction in World War II, most notably as commander of the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed "The Screaming Eagles." After the war, he served as the fifth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having been appointed by President John F. Kennedy. Taylor, along with Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, played a major role during the early days of the Vietnam War in the decision to deploy US combat troops to Vietnam and to escalate the conflict more generally. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maxwell D. Taylor is the 8,618th most popular politician (down from 6,794th in 2019), the 3,197th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,195th in 2019) and the 280th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Maxwell D. Taylor ranks 8,618 out of 19,576. Before him are William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Princess Hilda of Nassau, Latinus, Moses Finley, and Goukouni Oueddei. After him are John II of Trebizond, Proclus of Constantinople, Salih Muslim, Christian Metz, Ippolito II d'Este, and Vladimír Remek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Maxwell D. Taylor ranks 112. Before him are Henry Eyring, Carlo Biotti, George Gallup, Chen Yi, Princess Yolanda of Savoy, and Michel Leiris. After him are Nina Berberova, Fred Uhlman, Jean Prouvé, Otto Wächter, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, and Robert J. Van de Graaff. Among people deceased in 1987, Maxwell D. Taylor ranks 84. Before him are Andrei Mironov, Morton Feldman, Charan Singh, Gerhard Klopfer, Otto Wöhler, and Herbert Blumer. After him are Maria von Trapp, J. P. Guilford, Renato Guttuso, Alfred Bester, Tawfiq al-Hakim, and Mary Astor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maxwell D. Taylor ranks 3,197 out of 20,380. Before him are Monica Potter (1971), Robert Hansen (1939), Anikka Albrite (1988), Moses Finley (1912), Irene Cara (1959), and Herbert Blumer (1900). After him are Sequoyah (1770), Danny Sullivan (1950), Diane Ladd (1935), Tom Savini (1946), Judith Resnik (1949), and Michael Kelly (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Maxwell D. Taylor ranks 280. Before him are Gabby Giffords (1970), J. B. Pritzker (1965), Elihu Root (1845), Kamehameha III (1814), John Fetterman (1969), and Moses Finley (1912). After him are Garret Hobart (1844), John C. Breckinridge (1821), Lindsey Graham (1955), Bob Dole (1923), Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747), and James S. Sherman (1855).

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