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James F. Byrnes

1882 - 1972

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James Francis Byrnes (US: BURNZ; May 2, 1882 – April 9, 1972) was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch, most prominently as the 49th U.S. Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James F. Byrnes has received more than 933,112 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). James F. Byrnes is the 9,198th most popular politician (down from 8,512th in 2019), the 3,161st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,005th in 2019) and the 205th most popular American Politician.

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  • 60.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James F. Byrnes ranks 9,198 out of 19,576. Before him are Baron Waqa, Gottschalk, Peng Zhen, Isabel Moctezuma, Tyti, and Tippu Tip. After him are Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, Wala of Corbie, Sekhemre-Heruhirmaat Intef, George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, Al-Muwaffaq, and Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, James F. Byrnes ranks 115. Before him are Emma Jung, Walther Meissner, Robert Hichens, Kamo, Otto Weddigen, and Charles Devendeville. After him are Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Volin, Donald Crisp, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Paul Anspach, and Carlo Galetti. Among people deceased in 1972, James F. Byrnes ranks 90. Before him are Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Milton L. Humason, Mohamed Oufkir, Fulbert Youlou, Joseph Paul-Boncour, and Richard Courant. After him are Ángel Romano, Pierre Brasseur, Edward Calvin Kendall, Ivan Yefremov, Dan Blocker, and Prince William of Gloucester.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James F. Byrnes ranks 3,161 out of 20,380. Before him are Jesse Jackson (1941), Dermot Mulroney (1963), Keith Carradine (1949), Charles J. Guiteau (1841), Robert Metcalfe (1946), and Erin Brockovich (1960). After him are Dana Ivey (1941), Zac Efron (1987), Angry Grandpa (1950), William Labov (1927), Wesley Clark (1944), and Michael Bishop (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, James F. Byrnes ranks 205. Before him are John B. Kelly Sr. (1889), Victoria Woodhull (1838), Dean Rusk (1909), Janet Jagan (1920), Leon Panetta (1938), and Charles J. Guiteau (1841). After him are Edith Head (1897), Garret Hobart (1844), Barry Goldwater (1909), Gall (1840), Chuck Schumer (1950), and Thomas A. Hendricks (1819).

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