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Virginia Hall

1906 - 1982

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Virginia Hall Goillot DSC, Croix de Guerre, (April 6, 1906 – July 8, 1982), code named Marie and Diane, was an American who worked with the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in France during World War II. The objective of SOE and OSS was to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe against the Axis powers, especially Nazi Germany. SOE and OSS agents in France allied themselves with resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from England. After World War II, Hall worked for the Special Activities Division of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Hall was the first female SOE agent to take up residence in France, arriving in Vichy France in August 1941. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Virginia Hall is the 14,620th most popular politician (down from 14,201st in 2019), the 7,137th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,438th in 2019) and the 565th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Virginia Hall ranks 14,620 out of 19,576. Before her are Daniel Risch, James Spriggs Payne, David V of Georgia, John Bruton, Paulo Maluf, and Jens Christian Christensen. After her are Polymestor, Rudolf Gnägi, Adrian Hasler, Jack McConnell, Hau Pei-tsun, and Publius Claudius Pulcher.

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Among people born in 1906, Virginia Hall ranks 288. Before her are Zoltan Sarosy, Milutin Ivković, Édouard Artigas, Eitel Cantoni, William Wilson Morgan, and Victor Carlund. After her are Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Jan Diddens, Willibald Kreß, Galo Plaza, Arturo Torres Carrasco, and Francisco Cepeda. Among people deceased in 1982, Virginia Hall ranks 201. Before her are Robert Havemann, Ramón J. Sender, Jakob Streitle, Paolo Monti, Vladislao Cap, and Clifford Curzon. After her are René Dubos, Nikolai Kamanin, Elis Wiklund, Tomás Romero Pereira, Victor Buono, and Beb Bakhuys.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Virginia Hall ranks 7,139 out of 20,380. Before her are Jorma Kaukonen (1940), Richard Mulligan (1932), Louis Abell (1884), Susanna Kaysen (1948), Ben Adams (1890), and Elaine May (1932). After her are Ajita Wilson (1950), Alice Neel (1900), Mia Hamm (1972), Kim Raver (1969), Matt Ross (1970), and Ad Reinhardt (1913).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Virginia Hall ranks 565. Before her are Richard Lugar (1932), Brent Scowcroft (1925), John M. Clayton (1796), Stephen Miller (1985), Ralph Metcalfe (1910), and James Spriggs Payne (1819). After her are John Rutledge (1739), William Bradford (1755), William M. Evarts (1818), Galo Plaza (1906), William Roth (1921), and William B. Travis (1809).

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