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Charles Carroll of Carrollton

1737 - 1832

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Charles Carroll (September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832), known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton or Charles Carroll III, was an American politician, planter, and signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He was the only Catholic signatory of the Declaration and the longest surviving, dying 56 years after its signing. Considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Carroll was known contemporaneously as the "First Citizen" of the American Colonies, a consequence of signing articles in the Maryland Gazette with that pen name. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Carroll of Carrollton has received more than 1,057,844 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Charles Carroll of Carrollton is the 15,170th most popular politician (down from 12,594th in 2019), the 7,676th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,542nd in 2019) and the 488th most popular American Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles Carroll of Carrollton ranks 15,170 out of 19,576. Before him are Jaan Ehlvest, Carrie Chapman Catt, Ali Bujsaim, Juan Rafael Mora Porras, Gavril Dejeu, and Adel al-Jubeir. After him are Nicolae Golescu, József Sákovics, Fernando Haddad, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Patricia Jones, and Ariamnes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1737, Charles Carroll of Carrollton ranks 31. Before him are Maria Caterina Brignole, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Alexander Dalrymple, Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Vasily Bazhenov, and Charles Hutton. After him are Arthur St. Clair, Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, Francis Hopkinson, and John Hunter. Among people deceased in 1832, Charles Carroll of Carrollton ranks 42. Before him are Karl Rudolphi, Everard Home, Henri Cassini, Franz Josef Gerstner, Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, and George Crabbe. After him are Barnaba Oriani, Johann Friedrich Adam, and Philip Freneau.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Carroll of Carrollton ranks 7,676 out of 20,380. Before him are Diane di Prima (1934), Bill Black (1926), Kerry Washington (1977), Evan Stone (1964), Joe Seneca (1919), and Nancy Chodorow (1944). After him are Tim Bogert (1944), Royal Harwood Frost (1879), Billy Gilbert (1894), Mark Damon (1933), Harry Spanjer (1873), and John Bell Hood (1831).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Charles Carroll of Carrollton ranks 488. Before him are George J. Mitchell (1933), Frank Knox (1874), Bella Abzug (1920), Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), John M. Clayton (1796), and Carrie Chapman Catt (1859). After him are Metacomet (1639), Earl Browder (1891), James Brady (1940), Eugene Meyer (1875), John W. Snow (1939), and Billy Cunningham (1943).

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