1706 - 1790
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath, a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general. Franklin became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia, the leading city in the colonies, publishing the Pennsylvania Gazette at age 23. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Franklin has received more than 28,674,847 page views. His biography is available in 125 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 121 in 2019). Benjamin Franklin is the 59th most popular politician (up from 63rd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from United States (up from 20th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Politician.
Benjamin Franklin is most famous for his contributions to the founding of the United States. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and he invented bifocals, the lightning rod, and the Franklin stove.
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Among politicians, Benjamin Franklin ranks 59 out of 15,577. Before him are Nikita Khrushchev, Marcus Aurelius, Fidel Castro, Ahmed I, Martin Van Buren, and Josip Broz Tito. After him are Mehmed the Conqueror, Nicholas II of Russia, Henry Kissinger, John F. Kennedy, Margaret Thatcher, and Caligula.
1894 - 1971
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 53
121 - 180
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 54
1926 - 2016
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 55
1590 - 1617
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 56
1782 - 1862
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 57
1892 - 1980
HPI: 83.57
Rank: 58
1706 - 1790
HPI: 83.56
Rank: 59
1432 - 1481
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 60
1868 - 1918
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 61
1923 - 2023
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 62
1917 - 1963
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 63
1925 - 2013
HPI: 83.20
Rank: 64
12 - 41
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 65
Among people born in 1706, Benjamin Franklin ranks 1. After him are Émilie du Châtelet, Baldassare Galuppi, Giovanni Battista Martini, Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis, John Dollond, John Baskerville, Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark, and John Belchier. Among people deceased in 1790, Benjamin Franklin ranks 2. Before him is Adam Smith. After him are Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Johann Bernhard Basedow, András Hadik, Mohammed ben Abdallah, Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, and Jacob Christian Schäffer.
1706 - 1790
HPI: 83.56
Rank: 1
1706 - 1749
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 2
1706 - 1785
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 3
1706 - 1784
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 4
1706 - 1735
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 5
1706 - 1756
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 6
1706 - 1761
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 7
1706 - 1775
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 8
1706 - 1771
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 9
1706 - 1758
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 10
1706 - 1782
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 11
1706 - 1785
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 12
1723 - 1790
HPI: 91.46
Rank: 1
1706 - 1790
HPI: 83.56
Rank: 2
1741 - 1790
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 3
1767 - 1790
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 4
1717 - 1790
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 5
1714 - 1790
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 6
1719 - 1790
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 7
1723 - 1790
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 8
1710 - 1790
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 9
1710 - 1790
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 10
1713 - 1790
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 11
1718 - 1790
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Benjamin Franklin ranks 17 out of 18,182. Before him are Grace Kelly (1929), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882), Malcolm X (1925), Steven Spielberg (1946), and Martin Van Buren (1782). After him are John F. Kennedy (1917), Elvis Presley (1935), Bruce Lee (1940), James K. Polk (1795), Hillary Clinton (1947), and Ronald Reagan (1911).
1929 - 1982
HPI: 84.60
Rank: 11
1822 - 1885
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 12
1882 - 1945
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 13
1925 - 1965
HPI: 83.94
Rank: 14
1946 - Present
HPI: 83.80
Rank: 15
1782 - 1862
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 16
1706 - 1790
HPI: 83.56
Rank: 17
1917 - 1963
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 18
1935 - 1977
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 19
1940 - 1973
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 20
1795 - 1849
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 21
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 22
1911 - 2004
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 23
Among politicians born in United States, Benjamin Franklin ranks 7. Before him are Thomas Jefferson (1743), Jimmy Carter (1924), Abraham Lincoln (1809), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882), and Martin Van Buren (1782). After him are John F. Kennedy (1917), James K. Polk (1795), Hillary Clinton (1947), Ronald Reagan (1911), Joe Biden (1942), and George Washington (1732).
1743 - 1826
HPI: 89.78
Rank: 1
1924 - Present
HPI: 87.46
Rank: 2
1809 - 1865
HPI: 85.22
Rank: 3
1822 - 1885
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 4
1882 - 1945
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 5
1782 - 1862
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 6
1706 - 1790
HPI: 83.56
Rank: 7
1917 - 1963
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 8
1795 - 1849
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 10
1911 - 2004
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 11
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 12
1732 - 1799
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 13