POLITICIAN

Harriet Lane

1830 - 1903

Harriet Lane

Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903) acted as first lady of the United States during the administration of her uncle, president James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. She has been described as the first of the modern first ladies, being a diplomatic hostess, whose dress-styles were copied, and who promoted deserving causes. In her will, she left funds for a new school on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral. Several ships have been named in her honor, including the cutter USCGC Harriet Lane, still in service. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Harriet Lane is the 10,969th most popular politician (down from 10,599th in 2024), the 4,356th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,787th in 2019) and the 372nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harriet Lane ranks 10,969 out of 19,576. Before her are Mir Jafar, Azem Galica, Michael Sata, Obelerio degli Antenori, Aznar Galíndez II, and Eloy Alfaro. After her are José Miguel Gómez, Muwatalli I, Ashraf Hotak, Albert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg, Gurak, and Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Mir Jafar
1691 - 1765
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 10,969
Azem Galica
1889 - 1924
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 10,970
Michael Sata
1937 - 2014
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 10,971
Obelerio degli Antenori
800 - 831
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 10,972
Aznar Galíndez II
867 - 893
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10,973
Eloy Alfaro
1842 - 1912
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10,974
Harriet Lane
1830 - 1903
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10,975
José Miguel Gómez
1858 - 1921
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10,976
Muwatalli I
1450 BC - 1420 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10,977
Ashraf Hotak
1700 - 1730
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10,978
Albert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg
1363 - 1389
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10,979
Gurak
650 - 738
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10,980
Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti
1846 - 1871
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10,981

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Harriet Lane ranks 44. Before her are Albert Bierstadt, Guido Gezelle, Christina Rossetti, Henry Flagler, Luigi Cremona, and Kamehameha V. After her are Kálmán Tisza, Karl Christian Bruhns, Mehmed Said Pasha, Grigor Parlichev, Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Otto Lesser. Among people deceased in 1903, Harriet Lane ranks 46. Before her are Malwida von Meysenbug, Luigi Cremona, Kusumoto Ine, Adrien Proust, Auguste Kerckhoffs, and Konstantinos Paspatis. After her are Robert Planquette, Apolinario Mabini, James Glaisher, William Ernest Henley, Emily Warren Roebling, and Ozaki Kōyō.

Others Born in 1830

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Albert Bierstadt
PAINTER
1830 - 1902
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 38
Guido Gezelle
WRITER
1830 - 1899
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 39
Christina Rossetti
WRITER
1830 - 1894
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 40
Henry Flagler
BUSINESSPERSON
1830 - 1913
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 41
Luigi Cremona
MATHEMATICIAN
1830 - 1903
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 42
Kamehameha V
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1872
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 43
Harriet Lane
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1903
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 44
Kálmán Tisza
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1902
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 45
Karl Christian Bruhns
ASTRONOMER
1830 - 1881
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 46
Mehmed Said Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1914
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 47
Grigor Parlichev
WRITER
1830 - 1893
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 48
Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1830 - 1872
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 49
Otto Lesser
ASTRONOMER
1830 - 1887
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 50