1791 - 1868
James Buchanan Jr. ( bew-KAN-ən; April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Buchanan has received more than 8,989,939 page views. His biography is available in 124 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 119 in 2019). James Buchanan is the 1,104th most popular politician (up from 1,243rd in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from United States (up from 391st in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Politician.
James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States and is most famous for being the only president to never marry or have children.
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Among politicians, James Buchanan ranks 1,104 out of 15,577. Before him are Constans II, Jalal Talabani, Charles XV of Sweden, Isaac II Angelos, Rani of Jhansi, and Yu the Great. After him are Thutmose IV, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Stephen III of Moldavia, Constantine V, John McCain, and Gustáv Husák.
630 - 668
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,098
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,099
1826 - 1872
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 1,100
1155 - 1204
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1,101
1828 - 1858
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1,102
2123 BC - 2055 BC
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1,103
1791 - 1868
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1,104
1420 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,105
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,106
1433 - 1504
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,107
718 - 775
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,108
1936 - 2018
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1,109
1913 - 1991
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1,110
Among people born in 1791, James Buchanan ranks 8. Before him are Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Charles Babbage, Samuel Morse, Théodore Géricault, Carl Czerny, and Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart. After him are Giacomo Meyerbeer, Franz Bopp, Francesco Hayez, Eugène Scribe, Franz Grillparzer, and István Széchenyi. Among people deceased in 1868, James Buchanan ranks 3. Before him are Gioachino Rossini and Léon Foucault. After him are August Ferdinand Möbius, Ludwig I of Bavaria, Mongkut, William T. G. Morton, August Schleicher, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, David Brewster, Mihailo Obrenović, and James Brooke.
1791 - 1847
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 2
1791 - 1871
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 3
1791 - 1872
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 4
1791 - 1824
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 5
1791 - 1857
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 6
1791 - 1844
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 7
1791 - 1868
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 8
1791 - 1864
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 9
1791 - 1867
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 10
1791 - 1882
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 11
1791 - 1861
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 12
1791 - 1872
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 13
1791 - 1860
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 14
1792 - 1868
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 1
1819 - 1868
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 2
1791 - 1868
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 3
1790 - 1868
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 4
1786 - 1868
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 5
1804 - 1868
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 6
1819 - 1868
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 7
1821 - 1868
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 8
1810 - 1868
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 9
1781 - 1868
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 10
1823 - 1868
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 11
1803 - 1868
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, James Buchanan ranks 322 out of 18,182. Before him are Buffalo Bill (1846), George S. Patton (1885), William Henry Harrison (1773), Jerry Brown (1938), Natalie Wood (1938), and Barbara McClintock (1902). After him are Carl David Anderson (1905), O. Henry (1862), Barry Barish (1936), O. J. Simpson (1947), Anton LaVey (1930), and Lewis H. Morgan (1818).
1846 - 1917
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 316
1885 - 1945
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 317
1773 - 1841
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 318
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 319
1938 - 1981
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 320
1902 - 1992
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 321
1791 - 1868
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 322
1905 - 1991
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 323
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 324
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 325
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 326
1930 - 1997
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 327
1818 - 1881
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 328
Among politicians born in United States, James Buchanan ranks 45. Before him are Andrew Johnson (1808), George Marshall (1880), Grover Cleveland (1837), Warren G. Harding (1865), William Henry Harrison (1773), and Jerry Brown (1938). After him are Dick Cheney (1941), William Jennings Bryan (1860), James A. Garfield (1831), Jefferson Davis (1808), Zachary Taylor (1784), and Henry Clay (1777).
1808 - 1875
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 39
1880 - 1959
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 40
1837 - 1908
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 41
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