POLITICIAN

Edith Wilson

1872 - 1961

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Edith Wilson (née Bolling, formerly Galt; October 15, 1872 – December 28, 1961) was the first lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 and the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She married the widower Wilson in December 1915, during his first term as president. Edith Wilson played an influential role in President Wilson's administration following the severe stroke he suffered in October 1919. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edith Wilson has received more than 2,236,691 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Edith Wilson is the 10,295th most popular politician (down from 10,281st in 2019), the 3,621st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,849th in 2019) and the 234th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edith Wilson ranks 10,295 out of 19,576. Before her are James Connolly, Esther Hayut, Skandagupta, Shu-Sin, Ignacio Zaragoza, and Aureolus of Aragon. After her are Félix Gaillard, Franz Schalk, Nicolas Grunitzky, Tribuno Memmo, Epitácio Pessoa, and Tamás Bakócz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Edith Wilson ranks 79. Before her are Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme, Hàm Nghi, Miguel Cabanellas, Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, Heinrich Vogeler, and Marian Smoluchowski. After her are Armen Garo, Robert Maillart, Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, Juho Vennola, Dionysios Kasdaglis, and George S. Robertson. Among people deceased in 1961, Edith Wilson ranks 74. Before her are Kjeld Abell, Charles Coburn, Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Arnold Gesell, Václav Talich, and Constantin Constantinescu-Claps. After her are Joseph M. Schenck, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, Ty Cobb, Chester Barnard, Marion Davies, and Cuno Amiet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edith Wilson ranks 3,621 out of 20,380. Before her are James Denton (1963), Anne McCaffrey (1926), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), Maurice Sendak (1928), John Krasinski (1979), and Ignacio Zaragoza (1829). After her are Marsha Hunt (1917), Anne Revere (1903), Alexander Vandegrift (1887), Jonathan Franzen (1959), Chris O'Donnell (1970), and The Big Bopper (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Edith Wilson ranks 234. Before her are Dolley Madison (1768), Kamehameha V (1830), Bobby Jones (1902), Frank Caprio (1936), Charles Evans Hughes (1862), and Ignacio Zaragoza (1829). After her are Gabriel Almond (1911), Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850), Robert Zoellick (1953), Ross Perot (1930), Kamehameha IV (1834), and Leo Ryan (1925).

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