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—two months after he was shot by assassin Charles J. Guiteau. A lawyer and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and is, to date, the only sitting member of the House to be elected president. Before his candidacy for the White House, he had been elected to the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James A. Garfield has received more than 9,587,101 page views. His biography is available in 122 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 115 in 2019). James A. Garfield is the 1,162nd most popular politician (down from 1,080th in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from United States (down from 341st 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 1,162 out of 15,577. Before him are Xianfeng Emperor, Amanullah Khan, Jean Monnet, Baldur von Schirach, Maximilian II of Bavaria, and Roderic. After him are Möngke Khan, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Andronikos III Palaiologos, William II of England, Jens Stoltenberg, and Phryne.
1831 - 1861
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 1,156
1892 - 1960
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 1,157
1888 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,158
1907 - 1974
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,159
1811 - 1864
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,160
688 - 711
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 1,161
1831 - 1881
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 1,162
1209 - 1259
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 1,163
1894 - 1972
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 1,164
1297 - 1341
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 1,165
1056 - 1100
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 1,166
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 1,167
371 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 1,168
Among people born in 1831, James A. Garfield ranks 8. Before him are Frederick III, German Emperor, Sitting Bull, Helena Blavatsky, John Stith Pemberton, Emperor Kōmei, and Xianfeng Emperor. After him are Cheoljong of Joseon, Leo von Caprivi, Richard Dedekind, Savitribai Phule, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, and Eduard Suess. Among people deceased in 1881, James A. Garfield ranks 7. Before him are Fyodor Dostoevsky, Alexander II of Russia, Modest Mussorgsky, Billy the Kid, Benjamin Disraeli, and Lewis H. Morgan. After him are Thomas Carlyle, Matthias Jakob Schleiden, Louis Auguste Blanqui, Auguste Mariette, Jenny von Westphalen, and Henri Vieuxtemps.
1831 - 1888
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 2
1831 - 1890
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 3
1831 - 1891
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 4
1831 - 1888
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 5
1831 - 1867
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 6
1831 - 1861
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 7
1831 - 1881
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 8
1831 - 1864
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 9
1831 - 1899
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 10
1831 - 1916
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 11
1831 - 1897
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 12
1831 - 1896
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 13
1831 - 1914
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 14
1821 - 1881
HPI: 88.66
Rank: 1
1818 - 1881
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 2
1839 - 1881
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 3
1859 - 1881
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 4
1804 - 1881
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 5
1818 - 1881
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 6
1831 - 1881
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 7
1795 - 1881
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 8
1804 - 1881
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 9
1805 - 1881
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 10
1821 - 1881
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 11
1814 - 1881
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 12
1820 - 1881
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 13
Among people born in United States, James A. Garfield ranks 354 out of 18,182. Before him are Steve Ballmer (1956), Christopher Walken (1943), Shaquille O'Neal (1972), Tim Burton (1958), Charlie Parker (1920), and Robert Forster (1941). After him are 50 Cent (1975), Arthur Compton (1892), Jack Lemmon (1925), Henry James (1843), Robert Johnson (1911), and Jefferson Davis (1808).
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 348
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 349
1972 - Present
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 350
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 351
1920 - 1955
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 352
1941 - 2019
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 353
1831 - 1881
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 354
1975 - Present
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 355
1892 - 1962
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 356
1925 - 2001
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 357
1843 - 1916
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 358
1911 - 1938
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 359
1808 - 1889
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 360
Among politicians born in United States, James A. Garfield ranks 48. Before him are Warren G. Harding (1865), William Henry Harrison (1773), Jerry Brown (1938), James Buchanan (1791), Dick Cheney (1941), and William Jennings Bryan (1860). After him are Jefferson Davis (1808), Zachary Taylor (1784), Henry Clay (1777), Franklin Pierce (1804), William McKinley (1843), and Millard Fillmore (1800).
1865 - 1923
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 42
1773 - 1841
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 43
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 44
1791 - 1868
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 45
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 46
1860 - 1925
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 47
1831 - 1881
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 48
1808 - 1889
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 49
1784 - 1850
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 50
1777 - 1852
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 51
1804 - 1869
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 52
1843 - 1901
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 53
1800 - 1874
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 54