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Rosemary Kennedy

1918 - 2005

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Rose Marie "Rosemary" Kennedy (September 13, 1918 – January 7, 2005) was the eldest daughter born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. She was a sister of President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. and Ted Kennedy. As a child, she reportedly exhibited developmental delays. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rosemary Kennedy is the 35th most popular celebrity, the 1,669th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,317th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Celebrity.

Rosemary Kennedy was the eldest daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. She was born with a form of intellectual disability and underwent a lobotomy at age 23 that left her permanently incapacitated.

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Among celebrities, Rosemary Kennedy ranks 35 out of 265Before her are Besarion Jughashvili, Jacques Mayol, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Knauss, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, and Chandra Bahadur Dangi. After her are Thérésa Tallien, Peggy Guggenheim, Myrtle Corbin, Black Dahlia, Anna Nicole Smith, and Stańczyk.

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Among people born in 1918, Rosemary Kennedy ranks 65Before her are Anna Mani, Günther Rall, Patricio Aylwin, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Yigal Allon, and Edwin G. Krebs. After her are Sam Walton, Robert Aldrich, Ahmed Deedat, Kazu Naoki, Henryk Szeryng, and Mary Anderson. Among people deceased in 2005, Rosemary Kennedy ranks 49Before her are Brother Roger, John Fowles, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Robert Wise, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Richard Smalley. After her are Peter Benenson, Consuelo Velázquez, Ahmed Deedat, Victoria de los Ángeles, Robert Sheckley, and Ibrahim Ferrer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rosemary Kennedy ranks 1,669 out of 20,380Before her are George Akerlof (1940), Frank Jarvis (1878), Herbert Blomstedt (1927), Ron Jeremy (1953), Dwight Schultz (1947), and Queen Noor of Jordan (1951). After her are Eric Johnson (1954), Rubin Carter (1937), Ken Thompson (1943), Marvin Heemeyer (1951), Garry Marshall (1934), and Michael Stuart Brown (1941).

Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Rosemary Kennedy ranks 14Before her are Don King (1931), Roy Sullivan (1912), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Rodney King (1965), Kim Kardashian (1980), and Sarah Knauss (1880). After her are Peggy Guggenheim (1898), Myrtle Corbin (1868), Black Dahlia (1924), Anna Nicole Smith (1967), Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1953), and Edie Sedgwick (1943).