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William Barr
1950 - Today

William Barr
William Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney who served as United States attorney general in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993 and again in the first administration of President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2020. Born and raised in New York City, Barr was educated at the Horace Mann School, Columbia University, and George Washington University Law School. From 1971 to 1977, Barr was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency. He then served as a law clerk to judge Malcolm Richard Wilkey of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Barr is the 3,713th most popular politician (up from 16,647th in 2019), the 1,344th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,294th in 2019) and the 125th most popular American Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, William Barr ranks 3,713 out of 19,576. Before him are Emilio Aguinaldo, Paolo Gentiloni, Kocel, Xi Zhongxun, Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark, and Oliver Wolcott Jr.. After him are Rudolf Kjellén, Herod II, Emperor Go-Nara, Antipater the Idumaean, Pridi Banomyong, and Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmilio Aguinaldo
1869 - 1964
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 3,709
Paolo Gentiloni
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 3,710
Kocel
830 - 876
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 3,711
Xi Zhongxun
1913 - 2002
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 3,712
Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark
1771 - 1843
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 3,713
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
1760 - 1833
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 3,714
William Barr
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 3,715
Rudolf Kjellén
1864 - 1922
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 3,716
Herod II
27 BC - 33
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 3,717
Emperor Go-Nara
1497 - 1557
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 3,718
Antipater the Idumaean
100 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 3,719
Pridi Banomyong
1900 - 1983
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 3,720
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
1724 - 1799
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 3,721
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, William Barr ranks 48. Before him are Gabriel Byrne, Laura Gemser, Morgan Fairchild, Nouri al-Maliki, Grzegorz Lato, and Jody Scheckter. After him are Prokopis Pavlopoulos, John F. Kelly, Ma Ying-jeou, Cybill Shepherd, Timothy M. Dolan, and Marianne Bachmeier.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsGabriel Byrne
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 42
Laura Gemser
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 43
Morgan Fairchild
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 44
Nouri al-Maliki
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 45
Grzegorz Lato
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 46
Jody Scheckter
RACING DRIVER
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 47
William Barr
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 48
Prokopis Pavlopoulos
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 49
John F. Kelly
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 50
Ma Ying-jeou
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 51
Cybill Shepherd
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 52
Timothy M. Dolan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 53
Marianne Bachmeier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 1996
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 54
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Barr ranks 1,344 out of 20,380. Before him are John Updike (1932), Mary Jackson (1921), Ray Kurzweil (1948), Usher (1978), John Fante (1909), and Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760). After him are Mark Wahlberg (1971), Andrew Dickson White (1832), Cormac McCarthy (1933), Jack Kirby (1917), Carl Weathers (1948), and Ambrose Bierce (1842).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohn Updike
WRITER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1,338
Mary Jackson
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1,339
Ray Kurzweil
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1,340
Usher
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 1,341
John Fante
WRITER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 1,342
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1833
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 1,343
William Barr
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 1,344
Mark Wahlberg
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1,345
Andrew Dickson White
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1918
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1,346
Cormac McCarthy
WRITER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1,347
Jack Kirby
COMIC ARTIST
1917 - 1994
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1,348
Carl Weathers
ACTOR
1948 - 2024
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1,349
Ambrose Bierce
WRITER
1842 - 1914
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1,350
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, William Barr ranks 125. Before him are Susan Wojcicki (1968), Robert A. Taft (1889), Michael Kors (1959), Donald Rumsfeld (1932), Condoleezza Rice (1954), and Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760). After him are Andrew Dickson White (1832), Michael Flynn (1958), Dred Scott (1795), Ben Carson (1951), John F. Kelly (1950), and Paul Bremer (1941).
Susan Wojcicki
1968 - 2024
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 119
Robert A. Taft
1889 - 1953
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 120
Michael Kors
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 121
Donald Rumsfeld
1932 - 2021
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 122
Condoleezza Rice
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 123
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
1760 - 1833
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 124
William Barr
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 125
Andrew Dickson White
1832 - 1918
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 126
Michael Flynn
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 127
Dred Scott
1795 - 1858
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 128
Ben Carson
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 129
John F. Kelly
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 130
Paul Bremer
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 131