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Emperor Norton

1818 - 1880

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Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 – January 8, 1880) was an English-born resident of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 declared himself "Emperor of these United States" in a proclamation that he signed "Norton I., Emperor of the United States". Commonly known as Emperor Norton, he took the secondary title "Protector of Mexico" in 1866. Born in England and raised in South Africa, Norton left Cape Town in late 1845, sailing from Liverpool to Boston in early 1846 and eventually arriving in San Francisco in late 1849. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Norton has received more than 2,832,700 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Norton is the 78th most popular extremist (down from 40th in 2019), the 1,024th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 628th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Extremist.

Emperor Norton was a man who claimed to be the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. He was most famous for declaring himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, which he did on September 17, 1859.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Emperor Norton ranks 78 out of 283. Before him are Charles Sobhraj, Hermine Braunsteiner, Jordan Belfort, Frank Sheeran, Shamil Basayev, and Ma Barker. After him are Wadie Haddad, Matija Gubec, James Earl Ray, Vincenzo Peruggia, Armin Meiwes, and Robert-François Damiens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1818, Emperor Norton ranks 27. Before him are Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Amalia of Oldenburg, François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, Angelo Secchi, Frederick Douglass, and Zachris Topelius. After him are Francesco Crispi, Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, Richard Jordan Gatling, Maria Mitchell, Emil du Bois-Reymond, and Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among people deceased in 1880, Emperor Norton ranks 11. Before him are Paul Broca, Henryk Wieniawski, William Lassell, Ned Kelly, Anselm Feuerbach, and Michel Chasles. After him are Bettino Ricasoli, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Édouard Séguin, Jules Antoine Lissajous, John Sutter, and Léon Cogniet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Emperor Norton ranks 1,024 out of 8,785. Before him are David Warner (1941), Saint David (512), Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871), Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806), Samuel Crompton (1753), and Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849). After him are William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800), Mary Mallon (1869), John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718), Ricky Gervais (1961), Woodes Rogers (1679), and Jeremy Brett (1933).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United Kingdom

Among extremists born in United Kingdom, Emperor Norton ranks 2. Before him are Sawney Bean (1600). After him are Harold Shipman (1946), Dennis Nilsen (1945), Fred West (1941), John Adams (1767), Mary Bell (1957), John Haigh (1909), Mary Ann Cotton (1832), Peter Sutcliffe (1946), Guy Burgess (1911), and Amelia Dyer (1837).

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