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Sargent Shriver

1915 - 2011

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Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (November 9, 1915 – January 18, 2011) was an American diplomat, politician, and activist. He was a member of the Shriver family by birth, and a member of the Kennedy family through his marriage to Eunice Kennedy. Shriver was the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, and founded the Job Corps, Head Start, VISTA, Upward Bound, and other programs as the architect of the 1960s War on Poverty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sargent Shriver is the 13,965th most popular politician (down from 12,373rd in 2019), the 6,467th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,802nd in 2019) and the 521st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sargent Shriver ranks 13,965 out of 19,576. Before him are Alfred Gusenbauer, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, Andrzej Bartkowiak, Veríssimo Correia Seabra, and Abdallah Ibrahim. After him are Fritz Honegger, Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne, Rudolf Walden, Otto Stich, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, and Nir Barkat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Sargent Shriver ranks 181. Before him are Taheyya Kariokka, Mario Echandi Jiménez, John C. Lilly, Johannes Kotkas, Luise Krüger, and Jóhann Hafstein. After him are Regina Ghazaryan, Garrett Hardin, Hasse Ekman, Ferenc Sas, Julio César Méndez Montenegro, and Margarita Aliger. Among people deceased in 2011, Sargent Shriver ranks 258. Before him are Henri Chammartin, Daniel Quillen, Scott Columbus, Edward Hardwicke, Margaret Price, and Nilla Pizzi. After him are Maurice Guigue, Martial Célestin, Géza Alföldy, Mike Barrett, Wilson Greatbatch, and Nicol Williamson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sargent Shriver ranks 6,468 out of 20,380. Before him are Carole Caldwell Graebner (1943), Big Sean (1988), Virginia Rappe (1895), Pia Zadora (1953), Betty Mahmoody (1945), and Annabella Sciorra (1960). After him are Glenn Morris (1912), Gregg Henry (1952), James L. Peters (1889), Joe Rogan (1967), Richard Petty (1937), and Jean Hagen (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Sargent Shriver ranks 521. Before him are Stephen Allen Benson (1816), Chief Joseph (1840), Edward Douglass White (1845), Edward Everett (1794), Alger Hiss (1904), and Eric Shinseki (1942). After him are Mike Espy (1953), Jane Pierce (1806), Jubal Early (1816), Harry Cohn (1891), Julian Castro (1974), and Winfield Scott Hancock (1824).

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