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Porter Goss

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Porter Johnston Goss (; born November 26, 1938) is an American politician who served as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2004 to 2006. He was the last director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 2004 to 2005, then became the first director of the Central Intelligence Agency following the passage of the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which abolished the DCI position and replaced it with the Director of National Intelligence on December 17, 2004. Before taking over the CIA, Goss was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 14th congressional district from 1989 to 2004. His district, numbered as the 13th District from 1989 to 1993, included Fort Myers, Naples and part of Port Charlotte. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Porter Goss is the 15,873rd most popular politician (up from 16,179th in 2024), the 8,805th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,327th in 2019) and the 673rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Porter Goss ranks 15,873 out of 19,576. Before him are Enrique Tierno Galván, Drest IV, Forbes Burnham, Modibo Sidibé, Paul-Émile de Souza, and Francisco Flores Pérez. After him are Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Agustín Morales, Benigno Ferreira, Earl Browder, Jesse Helms, and François Legault.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Porter Goss ranks 477. Before him are Hariprasad Chaurasia, Marina Ratner, Aleksei Petrenko, Bruce Alberts, Franco Luambo, and Isidoro Díaz. After him are Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Betty Missiego, Jerry Rubin, Michael Murphy, Giorgio Puia, and Helen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Porter Goss ranks 8,805 out of 20,380. Before him are Eben Moglen (1959), Wendell Corey (1914), Michael Andretti (1962), and Nana Visitor (1957). After him are Fredric Lehne (1959), Nat Adderley (1931), Earl Browder (1891), Dave Cowens (1948), Benjamin Banneker (1731), Laura San Giacomo (1962), Amar Bose (1929), and Brian Gottfried (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Porter Goss ranks 673. Before him are Richard Neal (1949), Richard Henry Lee (1732), Jim McGovern (1959), Lee Friedlander (1934), Bella Abzug (1920), and Kari Lake (1969). After him are Earl Browder (1891), Jesse Helms (1921), Gaylord Nelson (1916), H. R. Haldeman (1926), Donald Regan (1918), and Jeremiah S. Black (1810).

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