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Thomas E. Dewey

1902 - 1971

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Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th Governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in 1944 and 1948, losing the former election to Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the latter election to Harry S. Truman in a major upset. As a New York City prosecutor and District Attorney in the 1930s and early 1940s, Dewey was relentless in his effort to curb the power of the American Mafia and of organized crime in general. Most famously, he successfully prosecuted Mafia boss Charles "Lucky" Luciano on charges of forced prostitution in 1936. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas E. Dewey is the 11,222nd most popular politician (down from 10,519th in 2019), the 4,476th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,732nd in 2019) and the 383rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas E. Dewey ranks 11,222 out of 19,576. Before him are Clément Mouamba, Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe, René Duguay-Trouin, Joseph Lancaster, August Sabbe, and Vera Aceva. After him are Vadim Krasnoselsky, Emperor Xiaowu of Song, Slavica Đukić Dejanović, Branko Kostić, Alberto Demicheli, and Vlas Chubar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Thomas E. Dewey ranks 153. Before him are Riccardo Morandi, Boris Barnet, Adolfo Zumelzú, Juan Evaristo, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, and Solomon. After him are Princess Françoise of Orléans, Lūcija Garūta, Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Louis Beel, John Houseman, and Carlos Vidal. Among people deceased in 1971, Thomas E. Dewey ranks 103. Before him are James Waddell Alexander II, John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, Koichi Kudo, Fritz von Opel, Philo Farnsworth, and Dimitrios Loundras. After him are Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Broncho Billy Anderson, Péter Szondi, Phil Edwards, Lester Germer, and Henri Tomasi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas E. Dewey ranks 4,476 out of 20,380. Before him are David Leitch (1975), George David Birkhoff (1884), William P. Rogers (1913), Earl Warren (1891), Howard Fast (1914), and John Edward Williams (1922). After him are Julia Robinson (1919), Stone Cold Steve Austin (1964), Jack Cassidy (1927), Laurie Metcalf (1955), Jim Croce (1943), and Hope Lange (1933).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Thomas E. Dewey ranks 383. Before him are Stacey Abrams (1973), Fritz Hollings (1922), Gary Peters (1958), Eddie Lawson (1958), Nick Bollettieri (1931), and William P. Rogers (1913). After him are Adlai Stevenson I (1835), Lori Lightfoot (1962), Elihu Yale (1649), Michael Dukakis (1933), John Henninger Reagan (1818), and James Forrestal (1892).

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