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Francis Hopkinson

1737 - 1791

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Francis Hopkinson (October 2, 1737 – May 9, 1791) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, author, and composer. He designed Continental paper money and two early versions of flags, one for the United States and one for the United States Navy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Hopkinson has received more than 333,675 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Hopkinson is the 16,097th most popular politician (down from 15,101st in 2019), the 9,170th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,147th in 2019) and the 590th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francis Hopkinson ranks 16,097 out of 19,576Before him are Shujaat Hussain, Gaétan Boucher, Te Atairangikaahu, Sari Essayah, Iter-pisha, and Talorc II. After him are Lipit-Enlil, Deb Haaland, Josef Ludwig von Armansperg, Gheorghe Mironescu, Neil Kinnock, and Agathocles of Bactria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1737, Francis Hopkinson ranks 34Before him are Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Vasily Bazhenov, Charles Hutton, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Arthur St. Clair, and Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet. After him is John Hunter. Among people deceased in 1791, Francis Hopkinson ranks 20Before him are Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa, Johan Andreas Murray, Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Richard Price, Catharine Macaulay, and Anna Louisa Karsch. After him is Benjamin Harrison V.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis Hopkinson ranks 9,170 out of 20,380Before him are Chris Broderick (1970), Eddie Rickenbacker (1890), Don Stroud (1943), Sarah Palfrey Cooke (1912), Judy Blume (1938), and Bree Olson (1986). After him are Mimi Kennedy (1948), Anthony Anderson (1970), Jenna Dewan (1980), Deb Haaland (1960), Mark Lenard (1924), and William H. Keeler (1931).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Francis Hopkinson ranks 590Before him are William Z. Foster (1881), Mark Esper (1964), Philander C. Knox (1853), Gouverneur Morris (1752), Abraham Baldwin (1754), and Jeanne Shaheen (1947). After him are Deb Haaland (1960), Jim Risch (1943), Mary Arthur McElroy (1841), Hiram Johnson (1866), James M. Cox (1870), and Hugo Black (1886).