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George B. Cortelyou

1862 - 1940

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George Bruce Cortelyou (July 26, 1862 – October 23, 1940) was an American cabinet secretary of the early twentieth century. He served in various capacities in the presidential administrations of Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt. Born in New York City, Cortelyou worked for the United States Post Office Department and came to the attention of Postmaster General Wilson S. Bissell. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George B. Cortelyou has received more than 194,089 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George B. Cortelyou is the 18,085th most popular politician (down from 16,445th in 2019), the 14,114th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,709th in 2019) and the 1,022nd most popular American Politician.

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  • 190k

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  • 37.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George B. Cortelyou ranks 18,085 out of 19,576. Before him are Sam Rayburn, Robert Bergland, Faimalaga Luka, Alton B. Parker, Stefano Palmieri, and Pascal Koupaki. After him are Bill Brock, Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, Maryna Bazanova, Fatma Şahin, Masahiro Tanaka, and Brad Sherman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, George B. Cortelyou ranks 155. Before him are Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Robert Reid, Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller, Helen Bannerman, Herbert Baker, and Carrie Derick.  Among people deceased in 1940, George B. Cortelyou ranks 201. Before him are Mary Anderson, Michael Joseph Savage, William Lashly, Maude Abbott, Rudolf Thurneysen, and Frederick Merriman. After him are Jay O'Brien, and Lily Williams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George B. Cortelyou ranks 14,114 out of 20,380. Before him are Alton B. Parker (1852), Mike White (1970), Gary Trousdale (1960), Dick Barnett (1936), Beverly Johnson (1952), and Kali Uchis (1994). After him are Tamara McKinney (1962), Jim Brewer (1951), Bill Brock (1930), Bob Clotworthy (1931), Aaron Rodgers (1983), and Toby Fox (1991).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, George B. Cortelyou ranks 1,022. Before him are Margaret Heckler (1931), Clement Comer Clay (1789), J. B. Pritzker (1965), Sam Rayburn (1882), Robert Bergland (1928), and Alton B. Parker (1852). After him are Bill Brock (1930), Brad Sherman (1954), Denis McDonough (1969), Everett Dirksen (1896), Milton Latham (1827), and Katherine Tai (1974).

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