1831 - 1881
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his death six months later. A lawyer and Civil War general, he served nine terms in the House of Representatives, the only sitting member of the House to be elected president. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James A. Garfield has received more than 8,767,111 page views. His biography is available in 115 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 113 in 2019). James A. Garfield is the 1,081st most popular politician (down from 1,015th in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from United States (down from 295th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Politician.
James A. Garfield was the 20th president of the United States. He was a Republican and served from March 4, 1881, until his death by assassination on September 19, 1881. He was the second of four presidents to be assassinated.
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Among politicians, James A. Garfield ranks 1,081 out of 15,710. Before him are Baldur von Schirach, Isaac II Angelos, Robert I of France, Empress Gi, Pierre Laval, and Chongzhen Emperor. After him are Rama, Christian III of Denmark, Faisal I of Iraq, Psamtik I, Ptolemy III Euergetes, and Polycrates.
1907 - 1974
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 1,075
1155 - 1204
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 1,076
860 - 923
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 1,077
1315 - 1369
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 1,078
1883 - 1945
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 1,079
1611 - 1644
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 1,080
1831 - 1881
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 1,081
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 1,082
1503 - 1559
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 1,083
1885 - 1933
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 1,084
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 1,085
284 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 1,086
600 BC - 515 BC
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 1,087
Among people born in 1831, James A. Garfield ranks 6. Before him are James Clerk Maxwell, Sitting Bull, Frederick III, German Emperor, Helena Blavatsky, and Xianfeng Emperor. After him are Richard Dedekind, Emperor Kōmei, Leo von Caprivi, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, John Stith Pemberton, and Johann Martin Schleyer. Among people deceased in 1881, James A. Garfield ranks 6. Before him are Fyodor Dostoevsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Alexander II of Russia, Billy the Kid, and Benjamin Disraeli. After him are Thomas Carlyle, Lewis H. Morgan, Louis Auguste Blanqui, Matthias Jakob Schleiden, Jenny von Westphalen, and Henri Vieuxtemps.
1831 - 1879
HPI: 84.76
Rank: 1
1831 - 1890
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 2
1831 - 1888
HPI: 80.11
Rank: 3
1831 - 1891
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 4
1831 - 1861
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 5
1831 - 1881
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 6
1831 - 1916
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 7
1831 - 1867
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 8
1831 - 1899
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 9
1831 - 1896
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 10
1831 - 1888
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 11
1831 - 1912
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 12
1821 - 1881
HPI: 91.42
Rank: 1
1839 - 1881
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 2
1818 - 1881
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 3
1859 - 1881
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 4
1804 - 1881
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 5
1831 - 1881
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 6
1795 - 1881
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 7
1818 - 1881
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 8
1805 - 1881
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 9
1804 - 1881
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 10
1814 - 1881
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 11
1820 - 1881
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, James A. Garfield ranks 341 out of 15,968. Before him are Martin Sheen (1940), Pete Conrad (1930), Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958), Stevie Wonder (1950), Andrew Johnson (1808), and David Carradine (1936). After him are Jerry Lewis (1926), Kurt Cobain (1967), Paul Auster (1947), Angelina Jolie (1975), Richard Bach (1936), and Charlie Parker (1920).
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 335
1930 - 1999
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 336
1958 - Present
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 337
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 338
1808 - 1875
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 339
1936 - 2009
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 340
1831 - 1881
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 341
1926 - 2017
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 342
1967 - 1994
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 343
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 344
1975 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 345
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 346
1920 - 1955
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 347
Among politicians born in United States, James A. Garfield ranks 48. Before him are William Howard Taft (1857), James Madison (1751), Zachary Taylor (1784), Grover Cleveland (1837), Calvin Coolidge (1872), and Andrew Johnson (1808). After him are Henry Clay (1777), John Quincy Adams (1767), Jim Mattis (1950), Jefferson Davis (1808), James Buchanan (1791), and Boris Johnson (1964).
1857 - 1930
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 42
1751 - 1836
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 43
1784 - 1850
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 44
1837 - 1908
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 45
1872 - 1933
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 46
1808 - 1875
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 47
1831 - 1881
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 48
1777 - 1852
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 49
1767 - 1848
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 50
1950 - Present
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 51
1808 - 1889
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 52
1791 - 1868
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 53
1964 - Present
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 54