POLITICIAN
Michael Hayden
1945 - Today

Michael Hayden
Michael Vincent Hayden (born March 17, 1945) is a retired United States Air Force four-star general and former director of the National Security Agency, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He currently works as a visiting professor at the George Mason University – Schar School of Policy and Government and co-chairs the Bipartisan Policy Center's Electric Grid Cyber Security Initiative. He was Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) from 1999 to 2005. There he initiated and oversaw the NSA surveillance of digital communications between persons in the United States and foreign citizens who allegedly had ties to terrorist groups, which resulted in the NSA warrantless surveillance. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Hayden is the 16,140th most popular politician (up from 16,281st in 2024), the 9,232nd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,504th in 2019) and the 707th most popular American Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Michael Hayden ranks 16,142 out of 19,576. Before him are Pantaleon, Ylva Johansson, Marielle de Sarnez, Dietmar Bartsch, Bob Menendez, Panagiotis Poulitsas, Teoctist Arăpașu, and Gijsbert van Tienhoven. After him are Igor Plotnitsky, Maggie De Block, Ignacio de Veintemilla, and Alexandra Marinina.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPantaleon
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 16,141
Ylva Johansson
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 16,142
Marielle de Sarnez
1951 - 2021
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 16,143
Dietmar Bartsch
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 16,144
Bob Menendez
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 16,145
Panagiotis Poulitsas
1881 - 1968
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 16,146
Teoctist Arăpașu
1915 - 2007
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 16,147
Gijsbert van Tienhoven
1841 - 1914
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 16,148
Michael Hayden
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 16,149
Igor Plotnitsky
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 16,150
Maggie De Block
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 16,151
Ignacio de Veintemilla
1828 - 1908
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 16,152
Alexandra Marinina
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 16,153
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Michael Hayden ranks 529. Before him are Aldo Poy, Robin Trower, Zurab Sakandelidze, Cristina Rota, Muriel Casals i Couturier, and Katya Paskaleva. After him are César Maluco, Vladimir Nazlymov, Margrete Auken, József Csermely, Kibonge Mafu, and Hugh Hopper.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsAldo Poy
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 523
Robin Trower
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 524
Zurab Sakandelidze
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1945 - 2004
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 525
Cristina Rota
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 526
Muriel Casals i Couturier
ECONOMIST
1945 - 2016
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 527
Katya Paskaleva
ACTOR
1945 - 2002
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 528
Michael Hayden
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 529
César Maluco
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 530
Vladimir Nazlymov
FENCER
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 531
Margrete Auken
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 532
József Csermely
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 533
Kibonge Mafu
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 534
Hugh Hopper
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2009
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 535
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michael Hayden ranks 9,236 out of 20,380. Before him are Erykah Badu (1971), Bob Menendez (1954), Bill Haywood (1869), Booth Tarkington (1869), Betty Bronson (1906), Larry Van Kriedt (1954), Meg Whitman (1956), and Robert Brandom (1950). After him are Don Patinkin (1922), Jimmy Hart (1943), William Hopper (1915), and Gil Gerard (1943).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsErykah Badu
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 9,228
Bob Menendez
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 9,229
Bill Haywood
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1928
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 9,230
Booth Tarkington
WRITER
1869 - 1946
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 9,231
Betty Bronson
ACTOR
1906 - 1971
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 9,232
Larry Van Kriedt
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 9,233
Meg Whitman
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 9,234
Robert Brandom
PHILOSOPHER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 9,235
Michael Hayden
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 9,236
Don Patinkin
ECONOMIST
1922 - 1995
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 9,237
Jimmy Hart
WRESTLER
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 9,238
William Hopper
ACTOR
1915 - 1970
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 9,239
Gil Gerard
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 9,240
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Michael Hayden ranks 707. Before him are Gouverneur Morris (1752), Frank Murkowski (1933), Daniel Noboa (1987), Ron Wright (1953), John W. Snow (1939), and Bob Menendez (1954). After him are William J. Casey (1913), Richard Blumenthal (1946), Clark Clifford (1906), George J. Mitchell (1933), Daniel Akaka (1924), and Marvin Hart (1876).
Gouverneur Morris
1752 - 1816
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 701
Frank Murkowski
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 702
Daniel Noboa
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 703
Ron Wright
1953 - 2021
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 704
John W. Snow
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 705
Bob Menendez
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 706
Michael Hayden
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 707
William J. Casey
1913 - 1987
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 708
Richard Blumenthal
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 709
Clark Clifford
1906 - 1998
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 710
George J. Mitchell
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 711
Daniel Akaka
1924 - 2018
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 712
Marvin Hart
1876 - 1931
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 713














































