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Howell Cobb

1815 - 1868

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Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815 – October 9, 1868) was an American and later Confederate political figure. A southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and the speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howell Cobb has received more than 355,206 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Howell Cobb is the 17,045th most popular politician (down from 15,958th in 2019), the 11,264th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,319th in 2019) and the 745th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

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  • 49.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Howell Cobb ranks 17,045 out of 19,576. Before him are Moeketsi Majoro, Edwin Montagu, Arsen Fadzaev, Steny Hoyer, Gwendal Peizerat, and Leopold Wohlrab. After him are Maria Kalesnikava, Govan Mbeki, Aleksandar Vulin, Horatio Seymour, Aminata Touré, and Elżbieta Bieńkowska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Howell Cobb ranks 83. Before him are Athanasios Miaoulis, Otto von Böhtlingk, Edward John Eyre, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Edward James Roye, and Daniel Cornelius Danielssen. After him are William J. Hardee, James Seddon, Richard Henry Dana Jr., Andrew Jackson Downing, Hablot Knight Browne, and James W. Nye. Among people deceased in 1868, Howell Cobb ranks 66. Before him are Benizelos Roufos, Carl Mayet, Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Laura Secord, Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual, and Mzilikazi. After him is Christian Friedrich Ecklon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howell Cobb ranks 11,264 out of 20,380. Before him are Olivia Munn (1980), Khary Payton (1972), Bill Watterson (1958), Steny Hoyer (1939), Burton Downing (1885), and Lynne Cox (1957). After him are Maria Schneider (1960), June Haver (1926), Horatio Seymour (1810), Wayne C. Booth (1921), Tiffany Mynx (1971), and Frances Harper (1825).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Howell Cobb ranks 745. Before him are Barbara Jordan (1936), Isidore Mankofsky (1931), John Adams Dix (1798), Don Young (1933), Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900), and Steny Hoyer (1939). After him are Horatio Seymour (1810), Charles J. Folger (1818), Elliot Richardson (1920), Carl Levin (1934), Levi Lincoln Sr. (1749), and Rodney Mullen (1966).

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