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Andrew Johnson

1808 - 1875

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Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he was vice president at that time. Johnson was a Democrat who ran with Abraham Lincoln on the National Union Party ticket, coming to office as the Civil War concluded. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew Johnson has received more than 13,988,664 page views. His biography is available in 127 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 125 in 2019). Andrew Johnson is the 42nd most popular politician (up from 949th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from United States (up from 277th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Politician.

Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States. He was impeached by the House of Representatives, but acquitted by the Senate.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Andrew Johnson ranks 42 out of 19,576Before him are Richard III of England, Abraham Lincoln, Qin Shi Huang, Hillary Clinton, Saddam Hussein, and Yasser Arafat. After him are Martin Van Buren, Ulysses S. Grant, Louis XV of France, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pericles, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, Andrew Johnson ranks 1After him are Napoleon III, Honoré Daumier, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Antonio Meucci, Frederick VII of Denmark, Patrice de MacMahon, Emir Abdelkader, Jefferson Davis, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Gérard de Nerval, and Thomas Cook. Among people deceased in 1875, Andrew Johnson ranks 2Before him is Hans Christian Andersen. After him are Georges Bizet, Ferdinand I of Austria, Jean-François Millet, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Charles Lyell, Éliphas Lévi, Isaac Singer, John Edward Gray, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, and Moses Hess.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andrew Johnson ranks 16 out of 20,380Before him are Steve Jobs (1955), Andrew Jackson (1767), Marilyn Monroe (1926), Steven Spielberg (1946), Abraham Lincoln (1809), and Hillary Clinton (1947). After him are Martin Van Buren (1782), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Martin Scorsese (1942), James K. Polk (1795), Malcolm X (1925), and Bruce Lee (1940).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Andrew Johnson ranks 8Before him are Thomas Jefferson (1743), Jimmy Carter (1924), Richard Nixon (1913), Andrew Jackson (1767), Abraham Lincoln (1809), and Hillary Clinton (1947). After him are Martin Van Buren (1782), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), James K. Polk (1795), Joe Biden (1942), Franklin Pierce (1804), and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882).