POLITICIAN

Hiram Johnson

1866 - 1945

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Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866 – August 6, 1945) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917 and represented California in the U.S. Senate for five terms from 1917 to 1945. Johnson achieved national prominence in the early 20th century as a leading progressive and ran for vice president on Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive ticket in the 1912 presidential election. As a U.S. senator, Johnson was a leading critic of the foreign policy of both Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hiram Johnson has received more than 610,678 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Hiram Johnson is the 16,116th most popular politician (down from 14,596th in 2019), the 9,202nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,156th in 2019) and the 594th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hiram Johnson ranks 16,116 out of 19,576. Before him are Mary Arthur McElroy, Hubert Minnis, Wopke Hoekstra, Emiliano González Navero, Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, and Andrés Héctor Carvallo. After him are Philippa of Armenia, Carlos Manuel Piedra, Stojan Župljanin, Ardabur, James M. Cox, and Alfredo Copello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Hiram Johnson ranks 145. Before him are Johan Vaaler, Nina Bang, Matthew Henson, Antonios Pepanos, Maud Gonne, and Ole Østmo. After him are James Ewing, David Samanez Ocampo, François Gagnepain, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, Alice Austen, and E. W. Hornung. Among people deceased in 1945, Hiram Johnson ranks 338. Before him are Jules Pappaert, Arthur Tell Schwab, Pietro Speciale, Mark Sandrich, Willis Augustus Lee, and Arthur Symons. After him are Cosmo Gordon Lang, Paul Koebe, Heinrich Schroth, Walter Weiler, Walter Frederick Gale, and Takashi Yokoyama.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hiram Johnson ranks 9,202 out of 20,380. Before him are Derrick Green (1971), Kathryn Hunter (1957), Alexander Hall (1894), Kristin Chenoweth (1968), Richard Lawrence (1906), and John B. Taylor (1946). After him are Kim Deal (1961), Kid Rock (1971), Daniel Goldhagen (1959), James M. Cox (1870), Commodore Cochran (1902), and James MacArthur (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Hiram Johnson ranks 594. Before him are Abraham Baldwin (1754), Jeanne Shaheen (1947), Francis Hopkinson (1737), Deb Haaland (1960), Jim Risch (1943), and Mary Arthur McElroy (1841). After him are James M. Cox (1870), Hugo Black (1886), Fred M. Vinson (1890), Terry Branstad (1946), Porter Goss (1938), and William H. Webster (1924).

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