POLITICIAN

Henry Wilson

1812 - 1875

Photo of Henry Wilson

Icon of person Henry Wilson

Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was the 18th vice president of the United States, serving from 1873 until his death in 1875, and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 to 1873. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading Republican, and a strong opponent of slavery. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Wilson has received more than 781,831 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Wilson is the 8,859th most popular politician (down from 7,860th in 2019), the 3,003rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,750th in 2019) and the 188th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry Wilson ranks 8,859 out of 19,576. Before him are Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Theodora Angelina, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco, Shintaro Abe, and Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. After him are Koçi Xoxe, Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Gagik II of Armenia, Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg, and Jesse Ventura.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, Henry Wilson ranks 34. Before him are Ilija Garašanin, Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde, Zygmunt Krasiński, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Hendrik Conscience, and Berthold Auerbach. After him are Filippo Pacini, Melchora Aquino, Augustus Pugin, Hermann von Fehling, Duke Peter of Oldenburg, and Samuel Smiles. Among people deceased in 1875, Henry Wilson ranks 36. Before him are Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria, Henri Labrouste, Gabriel García Moreno, Edgar Quinet, Antoine-Louis Barye, and Frederick William, Elector of Hesse. After him are Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain, January Suchodolski, Louise Farrenc, Georg Herwegh, Eugène Schneider, and Marc Seguin.

Others Born in 1812

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1875

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Wilson ranks 3,003 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Wallace (1974), Bruce Beutler (1957), Claude Akins (1926), Charles Berlitz (1913), Tico Torres (1953), and Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809). After him are Matthew Modine (1959), Jesse Ventura (1951), Abe Vigoda (1921), Sydne Rome (1951), Esther Williams (1921), and Frank Jarvis (1878).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Henry Wilson ranks 188. Before him are Winfield Scott (1786), Elbridge Gerry (1744), Ronald Inglehart (1934), Hannibal Hamlin (1809), Elihu Root (1845), and Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809). After him are Jesse Ventura (1951), Oliver Winchester (1810), George Mason (1725), Levi P. Morton (1824), Mangas Coloradas (1792), and R. Budd Dwyer (1939).

American born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous