POLITICIAN

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. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 as a delegate from New Jersey.Hopkinson served in various roles in the early United States government including as a member of the Second Continental Congress and as a member of the Navy Board. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Hopkinson has received more than 306,374 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Hopkinson is the 16,099th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

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  • 44.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Francis Hopkinsons by language

Over the past year Francis Hopkinson has had the most page views in the with 31,355 views, followed by Spanish (2,838), and German (2,059). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latin (142.70%), Simple English (66.76%), and Arabic (31.09%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francis Hopkinson ranks 16,099 out of 19,576. Before 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 34. Before 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 20. Before 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 20,380. Before 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).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Francis Hopkinson ranks 590. Before 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).

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