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Ramsey Clark

1927 - 2021

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William Ramsey Clark (December 18, 1927 – April 9, 2021) was an American lawyer, activist, and federal government official. A progressive, New Frontier liberal, he occupied senior positions in the United States Department of Justice under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, serving as United States Attorney General from 1967 to 1969; previously, he was Deputy Attorney General from 1965 to 1967 and Assistant Attorney General from 1961 to 1965. As attorney general, Clark was known for his vigorous opposition to the death penalty, aggressive support of civil liberties and civil rights, and dedication to enforcing United States antitrust laws. Clark supervised the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Act of 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ramsey Clark is the 15,137th most popular politician (down from 14,401st in 2019), the 7,776th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,716th in 2019) and the 601st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Ramsey Clark ranks 15,137 out of 19,576. Before him are José María Carreño, Emily de Jongh-Elhage, Quintus Marcius Rex, Cecília Meireles, Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, and Klaus von Dohnanyi. After him are George Sheldon, Gopala I, Augusts Voss, Manuel Basilio Bustamante, Surat Huseynov, and Jules Vandenpeereboom.

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Among people born in 1927, Ramsey Clark ranks 342. Before him are Maati Bouabid, Oskar Pastior, Zdravko Rajkov, Michael Constantine, Kenojuak Ashevak, and Marie Kovářová. After him are Tina Anselmi, Viola Myers, Thadée Cisowski, Michel Scheuer, Carmen Basilio, and Erol Keskin. Among people deceased in 2021, Ramsey Clark ranks 442. Before him are Michael Constantine, Cyril Mango, Walter Taibo, Harry Reid, Larry McMurtry, and Bobby Unser. After him are Jean-Marc Vallée, Karel Loprais, Nina Ruslanova, Yekaterina Gradova, Sabine Weiss, and Henry Darrow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ramsey Clark ranks 7,778 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry McMurtry (1936), Bobby Unser (1934), Chris Van Allsburg (1949), Alice Drummond (1928), Lloyd Kaufman (1945), and Kirsten Price (1981). After him are Chandra Wilson (1969), Michael Marsh (1967), Corinne Griffith (1894), Holcombe Ward (1878), Ben Bova (1932), and Kathleen Battle (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ramsey Clark ranks 601. Before him are Mary Arthur McElroy (1841), John J. Sullivan (1959), Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798), Greg Louganis (1960), Oliver Ellsworth (1745), and Harry Reid (1939). After him are Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (1953), Kay Ivey (1944), Mary Harrison McKee (1858), Abel P. Upshur (1790), Larry O'Brien (1917), and Janet Reno (1938).

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