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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 different languages on Wikipedia. William Cohen is the 13,617th most popular politician (down from 13,137th in 2019), the 6,166th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,425th in 2019) and the 499th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Cohen ranks 13,618 out of 19,576. Before him are Paul-Émile Janson, 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, and Marty Walsh.

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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 6,167 out of 20,380. Before him are Howard Valentine (1881), Joseph Lamb (1887), Elizabeth Wilson (1921), Anna Harrison (1775), Mark Donohue (1937), and Donovan Scott (1947). After him are 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 499. 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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