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William Cohen

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William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979–1997), and as Secretary of Defense (1997–2001) under Democratic President Bill Clinton. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). William Cohen is the 13,633rd most popular politician (down from 13,135th in 2024), the 6,169th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,425th in 2019) and the 498th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Cohen ranks 13,633 out of 19,576. Before him are Abel Matutes, Robin Cook, Michel Martelly, William Wain Prior, Alexander Rueb, and Anna Harrison. After him are Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, Mohammad Natsir, Bhimsen Thapa, Igor Matovič, Marty Walsh, and Ayna Sultanova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, William Cohen ranks 313. Before him are Francesco Guccini, Conny Plank, Reinhard Bonnke, John Warnock, Grigory Kriss, and Anzor Kavazashvili. After him are Vincenzo Cerami, Hanako, Princess Hitachi, Gheorghe Gruia, Vladimir Vasiliev, Helma Sanders-Brahms, and Zhuang Zedong.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Cohen ranks 6,168 out of 20,380. Before him are Howard Valentine (1881), Joseph Lamb (1887), Elizabeth Wilson (1921), Anna Harrison (1775), and Mark Donohue (1937). After him are Donovan Scott (1947), Henry Augustus Rowland (1848), Randy Meisner (1946), Haddon Sundblom (1899), Marty Walsh (1967), Alan Cooper (1952), and L. L. Langstroth (1810).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Cohen ranks 498. Before him are Enoch L. Johnson (1883), Clyde Tolson (1900), Michael Kahn (1935), Otis Bowen (1918), Sally Yates (1960), and Anna Harrison (1775). After him are Marty Walsh (1967), Janet Jagan (1920), Florence Bascom (1862), Mike Huckabee (1955), Daniel Morgan (1736), and Richard H. Truly (1937).

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