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William Z. Foster

1881 - 1961

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William Z. Foster (born William Edward Foster; February 25, 1881 – September 1, 1961) was a radical American labor organizer and Communist politician, whose career included serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1945 to 1957. He was previously a member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, leading the drive to organize packinghouse industry workers during World War I and the steel strike of 1919. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Z. Foster is the 16,236th most popular politician (down from 16,058th in 2024), the 9,429th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,108th in 2019) and the 717th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, William Z. Foster ranks 16,234 out of 19,576. Before him are Joan Röell, Adda of Bernicia, Els Borst, and Idrieus. After him are Néstor Guillén, Marcelo Ebrard, Patricia Davies, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, Seyni Oumarou, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, and Muhammadu Maccido.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, William Z. Foster ranks 209. Before him are Valerian Albanov, Lou Tellegen, Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh, Henryk Grossman, George Mehnert, and Panagiotis Poulitsas. After him are Robert Stangland, John Dill, Horace Bailey, Joel Lehtonen, Huseyn Arablinski, and Pál Simon. Among people deceased in 1961, William Z. Foster ranks 177. Before him are Robert L. Eichelberger, Max Hainle, Hanns Seidel, Antonio Urdinarán, Max Schöne, and Aloys Van de Vyvere. After him are William Alexander Morgan, Harry DeBaecke, Anita Stewart, Elda Emma Anderson, Niels Petersen, and Kazimierz Laskowski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Z. Foster ranks 9,429 out of 20,380. Before him are Desmond Harrington (1976), Shawnee Smith (1969), Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909), and David Selby (1941). After him are Amy Chua (1962), Bizarre (1976), James Parrott (1897), Norah Vincent (1968), Camilla Wicks (1928), Ellen Greene (1951), Robert Costanzo (1942), and Charles Jenkins Sr. (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Z. Foster ranks 717. Before him are George J. Mitchell (1933), Daniel Akaka (1924), Marvin Hart (1876), Gordon B. Hinckley (1910), Angus King (1944), and Jane Irwin Harrison (1804). After him are Little Crow (1810), Pete Wilson (1933), George Moscone (1929), Roland Burris (1937), Tipper Gore (1948), and Philander C. Knox (1853).

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