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Wendell Willkie

1892 - 1944

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Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for president. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican field's only interventionist: although the U.S. remained neutral prior to Pearl Harbor, he favored greater U.S. involvement in World War II to support Britain and other Allies. His Democratic opponent, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had made campaign pledges against direct U.S. involvement in World War II, won the 1940 election with about 55% of the popular vote and took the electoral college vote by a wide margin. Willkie was born in Elwood, Indiana, in 1892; both his parents were lawyers, and he also became one. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wendell Willkie is the 83rd most popular lawyer (down from 70th in 2019), the 7,284th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,361st in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Wendell Willkie ranks 83 out of 136. Before him are Michael Cohen, Lawrence Lessig, John Selden, Dmitry Bogrov, Karim Ahmad Khan, and Ken Starr. After him are Louise Arbour, Abdulqawi Yusuf, Clarence Darrow, George Hadley, Gu Kailai, and Christian Gottfried Körner.

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Among people born in 1892, Wendell Willkie ranks 237. Before him are Henry Macintosh, Mississippi John Hurt, Graciliano Ramos, Seiichiro Kashio, James Van Fleet, and Peter Romanovsky. After him are Ōten Shimokawa, Leon Kozłowski, Julia Faye, Gregory La Cava, Hal Foster, and Theodor Plievier. Among people deceased in 1944, Wendell Willkie ranks 254. Before him are Jean Cavaillès, Benedicto de Moraes Menezes, Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal, Jacques Roumain, Al Smith, and C. V. Boys. After him are Robert Curry, Leon Kozłowski, Pierre Brossolette, E. O. Plauen, Grace Chisholm Young, and Chandramukhi Basu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wendell Willkie ranks 7,286 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Irons (1962), Smedley Butler (1881), Freddie Spencer (1961), Adam Riess (1969), Lewis Arquette (1935), and Noah Emmerich (1965). After him are Armand Duplantis (1999), Clinton Hart Merriam (1855), Henry Thomas (1971), Tom DiCillo (1953), Jack Conway (1887), and Gary Ross (1956).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, Wendell Willkie ranks 24. Before him are Leo Frank (1884), Robert Treat Paine (1731), Louis Brandeis (1856), Michael Cohen (1966), Lawrence Lessig (1961), and Ken Starr (1946). After him are Clarence Darrow (1857), Amy Chua (1962), Robert Lighthizer (1947), Roscoe Pound (1870), Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870), and Christopher A. Wray (1966).

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