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William J. Casey

1913 - 1987

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William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was an American lawyer who was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987. In this capacity he oversaw the entire United States Intelligence Community and personally directed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) throughout much of the Reagan administration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William J. Casey is the 16,127th most popular politician (down from 14,899th in 2019), the 9,275th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,307th in 2019) and the 707th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, William J. Casey ranks 16,127 out of 19,576. Before him are Harmodio Arias Madrid, Otto Liebe, Christine Kangaloo, Helmut Zilk, Vladimir Resin, and Ezekiel Alebua. After him are Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, Henrique Capriles, Võ Thị Ánh Xuân, Reneta Indzhova, and Patrick McLoughlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, William J. Casey ranks 326. Before him are Robert Nisbet, Ferdinand Kiefler, François Devries, Maria Kwaśniewska, Roger Rio, and Marc Davis. After him are Henri Eberhardt, Nikolai Stepulov, Ansa Ikonen, Erich Koschik, Suzan Kahramaner, and Takashi Yokoyama. Among people deceased in 1987, William J. Casey ranks 220. Before him are Håkan Malmrot, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Charles Stark Draper, Marcos Calderón, Stanislav Lusk, and József Kovács. After him are Bayard Rustin, George Mikes, Clementina de Jesus, James Burnham, Elizabeth Cotten, and Wim Lagendaal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William J. Casey ranks 9,277 out of 20,380. Before him are Alden Sanborn (1899), George Follmer (1934), Kenneth Lay (1942), Aida Turturro (1962), Midori (1968), and Sterling Price (1809). After him are Terry Kath (1946), Dick Barnett (1936), Michael Paul Chan (1950), Ben Burtt (1948), Lisa Marie (1968), and Paul A. Rothchild (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William J. Casey ranks 707. Before him are Frank Murkowski (1933), Daniel Noboa (1987), Ron Wright (1953), John W. Snow (1939), Bob Menendez (1954), and Michael Hayden (1945). After him are Richard Blumenthal (1946), Clark Clifford (1906), George J. Mitchell (1933), Daniel Akaka (1924), Marvin Hart (1876), and Gordon B. Hinckley (1910).

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