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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Nitze is the 17,535th most popular politician (down from 17,279th in 2019), the 12,477th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,848th in 2019) and the 946th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Paul Nitze ranks 17,535 out of 19,576. Before him are John W. Davis, Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga, Toaripi Lauti, Mercedes Cabrera, Dagfinn Høybråten, and Peter Caruana. After him are Ludger Beerbaum, Tanja Fajon, Choi Yo-sam, Elżbieta Witek, Maneka Gandhi, and Marietta Giannakou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Paul Nitze ranks 390. Before 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 314. Before 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 12,481 out of 20,380. Before him are 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), Lauryn Williams (1983), Paul Lynde (1926), Wendy Schaal (1954), Mary Eaton (1901), and Kim Min-jae (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Paul Nitze ranks 946. Before 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).

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