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Gouverneur Morris

1752 - 1816

Gouverneur Morris

Gouverneur Morris ( guh-vər-NEER MOR-ris; January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution". While most Americans still thought of themselves as citizens of their respective states, Morris advanced the idea of being a citizen of a single union of states. He was also one of the most outspoken opponents of slavery among those who were present at the Constitutional Congress. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Gouverneur Morris is the 16,104th most popular politician (down from 16,071st in 2024), the 9,147th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,133rd in 2019) and the 701st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gouverneur Morris ranks 16,104 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert Moray, Julio Herrera y Obes, Thomas Massie, Aleksandr Tkachyov, Sam Mostyn, and Roger Kolo. After him are George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, Eduardo Santos, Jean Lassalle, Lothar Späth, Fred Akuffo, and Bernd Mayländer.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Robert Moray
1609 - 1673
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 16,105
Julio Herrera y Obes
1841 - 1912
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 16,106
Thomas Massie
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 16,107
Aleksandr Tkachyov
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16,108
Sam Mostyn
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16,109
Roger Kolo
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16,110
Gouverneur Morris
1752 - 1816
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16,111
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
1784 - 1849
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16,112
Eduardo Santos
1888 - 1974
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16,113
Jean Lassalle
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16,114
Lothar Späth
1937 - 2016
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16,115
Fred Akuffo
1937 - 1979
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16,116
Bernd Mayländer
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16,117

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1752, Gouverneur Morris ranks 35. Before him are Maurice d'Elbée, Antonio Scarpa, Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, Albrecht Thaer, Palisot de Beauvois, and Barnaba Oriani. After him are John Graves Simcoe, George Rogers Clark, and Philip Freneau. Among people deceased in 1816, Gouverneur Morris ranks 33. Before him are Friedrich Ludwig Schröder, Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, Edward Charles Howard, Christian Konrad Sprengel, Domenico Vandelli, and Samuel Dexter. After him is James McHenry.

Others Born in 1752

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Maurice d'Elbée
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1794
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 29
Antonio Scarpa
PHYSICIAN
1752 - 1832
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 30
Johann Gottfried Eichhorn
HISTORIAN
1752 - 1827
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 31
Albrecht Thaer
BIOLOGIST
1752 - 1828
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 32
Palisot de Beauvois
BIOLOGIST
1752 - 1820
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 33
Barnaba Oriani
ASTRONOMER
1752 - 1832
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 34
Gouverneur Morris
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1816
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 35
John Graves Simcoe
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1806
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 36
George Rogers Clark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1818
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 37
Philip Freneau
WRITER
1752 - 1832
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 38

Others Deceased in 1816

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Friedrich Ludwig Schröder
ACTOR
1744 - 1816
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 27
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1724 - 1816
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 28
Edward Charles Howard
CHEMIST
1774 - 1816
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 29
Christian Konrad Sprengel
CHEMIST
1750 - 1816
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 30
Domenico Vandelli
BIOLOGIST
1735 - 1816
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 31
Samuel Dexter
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1816
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 32
Gouverneur Morris
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1816
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 33
James McHenry
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1816
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 34