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William F. Buckley Jr.

1925 - 2008

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William Frank Buckley Jr. (born William Francis Buckley; November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative writer, public intellectual, political commentator and novelist. Born in New York City, Buckley spoke Spanish as his first language before learning French and then English as a child. He served stateside in the United States Army during World War II. Following the war, he attended Yale University, where he engaged in debate and conservative political commentary; he graduated from Yale with honors in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William F. Buckley Jr. is the 714th most popular writer (up from 5,220th in 2019), the 923rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,548th in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 714 out of 7,302. Before him are Cassiodorus, Patrick White, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Clarice Lispector, Odysseas Elytis, and Epicharmus of Kos. After him are John Irving, Mihai Eminescu, Alejo Carpentier, Pierre Loti, Kassia, and Marie de France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 50. Before him are Jacques Delors, Gabriele Amorth, Roy J. Glauber, Luciano Berio, Dick Van Dyke, and Anastasio Somoza Debayle. After him are George Kennedy, Robert Altman, Leo Esaki, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Maya Plisetskaya, and Bülent Ecevit. Among people deceased in 2008, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 28. Before him are Richard Wright, Henry Molaison, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Michael DeBakey, Harold Pinter, and Leonid Hurwicz. After him are Roy Scheider, Jules Dassin, Yma Sumac, Mel Ferrer, Gary Gygax, and Jean-Marie Balestre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 923 out of 20,380. Before him are Edwin S. Porter (1870), George Cukor (1899), Alfred Kinsey (1894), Billie Jean King (1943), Alan Shepard (1923), and Jimmy Hoffa (1913). After him are George Kennedy (1925), J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Lon Chaney Jr. (1906), John Irving (1942), Josephine Cochrane (1839), and Buddy Holly (1936).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 74. Before him are Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Patricia Highsmith (1921), Allen Ginsberg (1926), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), Alvin Toffler (1928), and Thomas Friedman (1953). After him are John Irving (1942), Ed McBain (1926), Louise Hay (1926), Sinclair Lewis (1885), Neal Cassady (1926), and H. L. Mencken (1880).

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