Top Party Leaders
- Charles Ruthenberg, Executive Secretary of old CPA (1919–1920); Executive Secretary of WPA/W(C)P (May 1922–1927)
- Alfred Wagenknecht, Executive Secretary of CLP (1919–1920); of UCP (1920–1921)
- Charles Dirba, Executive Secretary of old CPA (1920–1921); of unified CPA (May 30, 1921 – July 27, 1921)
- Louis Shapiro, Executive Secretary of old CPA (briefly, late 1920)
- L.E. Katterfeld, Executive Secretary of unified CPA (July 27, 1921 – October 15, 1921)
- William Weinstone, Executive Secretary of unified CPA (October 15, 1921 – February 22, 1922)
- Jay Lovestone Executive Secretary of unified CPA (February 22, 1922 – August 22, 1922); of W(C)P/CPUSA (1927–1929)
- James P. Cannon, National Chairman of WPA (Dec. 1921–1922)
- Caleb Harrison, Executive Secretary of WPA (Dec. 1921 – May 1922)
- Abram Jakira, Executive Secretary of unified CPA (Aug. 22, 1922–dissolution of underground party in 1923)
- William Z. Foster, Party Chairman (1929–1934)
- Earl Browder, Party Chairman (1934–1945)
- Eugene Dennis, General Secretary (1945–1959) and William Z. Foster, Party Chairman (1945–1957)
- Gus Hall, General Secretary (1959–2000)
- Sam Webb, Chairman (2000–present)
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