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Dred Scott

1795 - 1858

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His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Dred Scott is the 3,760th most popular politician (down from 3,397th in 2024), the 1,367th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,072nd in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Politician.

Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom and that of his wife and children. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were not citizens and therefore could not sue in federal court. This decision was overturned by the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Dred Scott ranks 3,760 out of 19,576. Before him are Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, Muyeol of Silla, Modibo Keïta, Michael Flynn, Pharnabazus II, and Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. After him are Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia, Malcolm IV of Scotland, François Tombalbaye, Frederick of Naples, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, and Drusilla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, Dred Scott ranks 14. Before him are Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, Ernst Heinrich Weber, Rowland Hill, Gabriel Lamé, Antonio José de Sucre, and Dingane kaSenzangakhona. After him are Saverio Mercadante, Ary Scheffer, Alexander Griboyedov, John William Polidori, Hadji Murad, and Anselme Payen. Among people deceased in 1858, Dred Scott ranks 14. Before him are Johannes Peter Müller, Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Karl Thomas Mozart, Matthew C. Perry, Anton Diabelli, and Aimé Bonpland. After him are Joseph Karl Stieler, Ary Scheffer, Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Nimatullah Kassab, Princess Margaretha of Saxony, and Carl Gustaf Mosander.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dred Scott ranks 1,367 out of NaN. Before him are James Horner (1953), Mildred Harris (1901), Hattie McDaniel (1893), Rodney King (1965), Stephen Curry (1988), and Michael Flynn (1958). After him are Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), Ron Howard (1954), Ben Carson (1951), Peter Agre (1949), Irving Fisher (1867), and John Cocke (1925).

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Among Politicians In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Dred Scott ranks 129. Before him are Donald Rumsfeld (1932), Condoleezza Rice (1954), Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760), William Barr (1950), Andrew Dickson White (1832), and Michael Flynn (1958). After him are Ben Carson (1951), John F. Kelly (1950), Paul Bremer (1941), Eric Adams (1960), Robert M. La Follette (1855), and Gina Haspel (1956).

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