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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 different languages on Wikipedia. William Z. Foster is the 16,202nd most popular politician (down from 16,066th in 2019), the 9,424th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,111th in 2019) and the 716th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Z. Foster ranks 16,202 out of 19,576. Before him are Alfred Raoul, Joan Röell, Adda of Bernicia, Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, Els Borst, and Idrieus. After him are Néstor Guillén, Marcelo Ebrard, Patricia Davies, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, Seyni Oumarou, and Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings.

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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 9,426 out of 20,380. Before him are Regina Resnik (1922), Sheryl Sandberg (1969), 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), Camilla Wicks (1928), Ellen Greene (1951), and Robert Costanzo (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Z. Foster ranks 716. 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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