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Thomas S. Gates Jr.

1906 - 1983

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Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr. (April 10, 1906 – March 25, 1983) was an American politician and diplomat who served as Secretary of Defense from 1959 to 1961 and Secretary of the Navy from 1957 to 1959, both under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. During his tenure as Secretary of Defense, he established a task force to set nuclear target priorities. He also authorized U-2 reconnaissance flights, including the flight of Francis Gary Powers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas S. Gates Jr. is the 10,631st most popular politician (up from 16,796th in 2019), the 4,137th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,644th in 2019) and the 356th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas S. Gates Jr. ranks 10,631 out of 19,576. Before him are Demetrius I of Bactria, Rafael Urdaneta, Józef Haller, Sancha of Castile, Queen of Navarre, Teucer, and Erik Eriksen. After him are Rainilaiarivony, Ali Kemal, Ahmad Jannati, Khentkaus II, Marcus Junius Silanus, and Khalid Bakdash.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Thomas S. Gates Jr. ranks 159. Before him are Tribhuvan of Nepal, Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov, Raymond Sommer, Marian Spychalski, Endre Kabos, and Samad Vurgun. After him are T. H. White, Bob King, Jørgen Juve, Jack Churchill, Buddhadasa, and Jacques Pills. Among people deceased in 1983, Thomas S. Gates Jr. ranks 109. Before him are Vladimir Bakarić, Romain Maes, Lamberto Maggiorani, Ada Blackjack, Maurice Bishop, and Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt. After him are Louise Weiss, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Christophe Soglo, Paul de Man, Lina Radke, and Jørgen Juve.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas S. Gates Jr. ranks 4,137 out of 20,380. Before him are Howie Dorough (1973), Mike White (1970), Cedric Gibbons (1893), Adam Baldwin (1962), Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (1863), and Theodore Hall (1925). After him are Dick Wolf (1946), Dyanne Thorne (1936), Jon Bernthal (1976), Jonathan Groff (1985), Jane Lynch (1960), and Larry Wall (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Thomas S. Gates Jr. ranks 356. Before him are Jesse Ventura (1951), Charles Foster (1828), Lynne Cheney (1941), Jeannette Rankin (1880), Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850), and Grace Coolidge (1879). After him are Kamehameha V (1830), David Duke (1950), Robert H. Jackson (1892), Letitia Christian Tyler (1790), Patrick Henry (1736), and Sam Webb (1945).

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