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Button Gwinnett

1735 - 1777

Button Gwinnett

Button Gwinnett ( gwin-ET; March 3, 1735 – May 19, 1777) was a British-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence (first signature on the left). Gwinnett was briefly the provisional president of Georgia in 1777, and Gwinnett County (now a major suburb of metropolitan Atlanta) was named for him. He was named in honor of his mother’s cousin, Barbara Button, who became his godmother. Gwinnett was killed in a duel by rival Lachlan McIntosh following a dispute after a failed invasion of East Florida. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Button Gwinnett is the 18,161st most popular politician (down from 17,668th in 2024), the 6,375th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,990th in 2019) and the 682nd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Button Gwinnett ranks 18,161 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert B. Fall, Joaquin Castro, Craig L. Thomas, André Wohllebe, Eduardo Campos, and Naser Khader. After him are Alexander Borodai, Zhou Qiang, Tommy Thompson, Kris Peeters, Russell A. Alger, and Noor Hassanali.

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Albert B. Fall
1861 - 1944
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 18,162
Joaquin Castro
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 18,163
Craig L. Thomas
1933 - 2007
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 18,164
André Wohllebe
1962 - 2014
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 18,165
Eduardo Campos
1965 - 2014
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 18,166
Naser Khader
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 18,167
Button Gwinnett
1735 - 1777
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 18,168
Alexander Borodai
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 18,169
Zhou Qiang
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 18,170
Tommy Thompson
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 18,171
Kris Peeters
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 18,172
Russell A. Alger
1836 - 1907
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 18,173
Noor Hassanali
1918 - 2006
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 18,174

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1735, Button Gwinnett ranks 33. Before him are Domenico Vandelli, Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Ulrika Pasch, Tobias Furneaux, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, and Jesse Ramsden. Among people deceased in 1777, Button Gwinnett ranks 27. Before him are Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, Dolly Pentreath, John Morton, Mir Qasim, Pratap Singh Shah, and John Bartram.

Others Born in 1735

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Domenico Vandelli
BIOLOGIST
1735 - 1816
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 27
Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
NOBLEMAN
1735 - 1791
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 28
Ulrika Pasch
PAINTER
1735 - 1796
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 29
Tobias Furneaux
EXPLORER
1735 - 1781
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 30
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1823
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 31
Jesse Ramsden
ENGINEER
1735 - 1800
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 32
Button Gwinnett
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1777
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 33