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Peter G. Peterson

1926 - 2018

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Peter George Peterson (June 5, 1926 – March 20, 2018) was an American investment banker who served as United States Secretary of Commerce from 1972 to 1973 during the administration of President Richard Nixon. Peterson was also chairman and CEO of Bell & Howell from 1963 to 1971. From 1973 to 1984, he was chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers. In 1985, he co-founded the private equity firm the Blackstone Group, and served as chairman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter G. Peterson is the 9,209th most popular politician (up from 16,417th in 2019), the 3,450th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,788th in 2019) and the 297th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter G. Peterson ranks 9,209 out of 19,576. Before him are Vyacheslav von Plehve, Anerood Jugnauth, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Herman II, Duke of Swabia, Badr al-Jamali, and Huang Xing. After him are Shibi Khan, Branko Mikulić, Svante Nilsson, Andrey II of Vladimir, Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, and Lauri Ingman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Peter G. Peterson ranks 169. Before him are Agostino Cacciavillan, Ernst Ocwirk, Alfred Pfaff, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, William Porter, and John Derek. After him are Jean Peters, William Wakefield Baum, Rehavam Ze'evi, Raif Dizdarević, Karel Kosík, and Irene Camber. Among people deceased in 2018, Peter G. Peterson ranks 142. Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Serge Dassault, Aharon Appelfeld, Dennis Nilsen, Lill-Babs, and Michael Anderson. After him are Whitey Bulger, June Whitfield, Roger Piantoni, Oleg Tabakov, Venantino Venantini, and Neil Simon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter G. Peterson ranks 3,450 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher Browning (1944), Dorothy Parker (1893), Solomon Burke (1936), Barbara Lawrence (1930), Victor French (1934), and Vic Morrow (1929). After him are Peggy Lipton (1946), Jean Peters (1926), Lee Krasner (1908), Chet Atkins (1924), Andy Kaufman (1949), and Dean Norris (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Peter G. Peterson ranks 297. Before him are Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921), Bruce Rauner (1957), Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (1964), Harry Dexter White (1892), Florence Harding (1860), and Besse Cooper (1896). After him are Oliver Winchester (1810), Scott Brown (1959), Chuck Schumer (1950), James F. Byrnes (1882), Barry Goldwater (1909), and Bob Casey Jr. (1960).

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