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Paul Nitze

1907 - 2004

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Paul Henry Nitze (January 16, 1907 – October 19, 2004) was an American businessman and government official who served as United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department. He is best known for being the principal author of NSC 68 and the co-founder of Team B. He helped shape U.S. Cold War defense policy over the course of numerous presidential administrations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Nitze is the 17,588th most popular politician (down from 17,269th in 2024), the 12,497th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,848th in 2019) and the 948th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Paul Nitze ranks 17,592 out of 19,576Before him are Charlot Salwai, Mike Beebe, Ana Pastor Julián, Harry Pollitt, John W. Davis, Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga, Toaripi Lauti, Mercedes Cabrera, Dagfinn Høybråten, and Peter Caruana. After him are Ludger Beerbaum, and Tanja Fajon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Paul Nitze ranks 390Before him are Walter Donaldson, Mildred Bailey, Adrienne Ames, Boy Charlton, Alan Reed, and Alexander Wood. After him are Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, Mary Washburn, Arnie Oliver, Roy Welensky, Paul Douglas, and Bob Steele. Among people deceased in 2004, Paul Nitze ranks 314Before him are Jerzy Klempel, Ruslan Gelayev, Fred Ebb, Kristian Henriksen, Paul Klebnikov, and Kurt Dossin. After him are Albert Paulsen, June Maston, Eddie Hopkinson, Beyers Naudé, Hiram Fong, and Henry Cockburn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Nitze ranks 12,505 out of 20,380Before him are Joe Lo Truglio (1970), Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938), Andrea Mead Lawrence (1932), Normani (1996), Randall Park (1974), Greg Burke (1959), Sandra Cisneros (1954), Richard Lerner (1938), John Francis Dillon (1884), and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (1986). After him are Allison Anders (1954), and Lauryn Williams (1983).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Paul Nitze ranks 948Before him are Deb Fischer (1951), Frank Church (1924), Juanita M. Kreps (1921), Estes Kefauver (1903), Mike Beebe (1946), and John W. Davis (1873). After him are Nellie Connally (1919), Tom Ridge (1945), Janet Napolitano (1957), Gary Herbert (1947), Patrick M. Shanahan (1962), and Robert P. Patterson (1891).