POLITICIAN
John B. Weller
1812 - 1875

John B. Weller
John B. Weller (February 22, 1812 – August 17, 1875) was the fifth governor of California from January 8, 1858, to January 9, 1860, who earlier had served as a congressman from Ohio and a U.S. senator from California, and minister to Mexico. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). John B. Weller is the 18,197th most popular politician (up from 18,242nd in 2024), the 14,244th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,673rd in 2019) and the 1,100th most popular American Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, John B. Weller ranks 18,197 out of 19,576. Before him are Mário Centeno, Pedro Zerolo, Lincoln Chafee, Robert Smalls, Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, and Shelley Moore Capito. After him are Hossein Rezazadeh, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Dieter Althaus, Ben Nelson, Dalton Tagelagi, and John Redmond.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMário Centeno
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 18,198
Pedro Zerolo
1960 - 2015
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 18,199
Lincoln Chafee
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 18,200
Robert Smalls
1839 - 1915
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 18,201
Reema bint Bandar Al Saud
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 18,202
Shelley Moore Capito
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 18,203
John B. Weller
1812 - 1875
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 18,204
Hossein Rezazadeh
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 18,205
Rebecca Long-Bailey
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 18,206
Dieter Althaus
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 18,207
Ben Nelson
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 18,208
Dalton Tagelagi
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 18,209
John Redmond
1856 - 1918
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 18,210
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1812, John B. Weller ranks 76. Before him are Carl Edvard Rotwitt, Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, William Shanks, Dragojla Jarnević, Lady Charlotte Guest, and George Grey. Among people deceased in 1875, John B. Weller ranks 86. Before him are Ivan Kuratov, Dragojla Jarnević, Atis Kronvalds, Julián Castro, Thomas Baines, and William Edmond Logan.
Others Born in 1812
Go to all RankingsCarl Edvard Rotwitt
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1860
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 70
Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint
WRITER
1812 - 1886
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 71
William Shanks
MATHEMATICIAN
1812 - 1882
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 72
Dragojla Jarnević
WRITER
1812 - 1875
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 73
Lady Charlotte Guest
WRITER
1812 - 1895
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 74
George Grey
EXPLORER
1812 - 1898
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 75
John B. Weller
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1875
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 1875
Go to all RankingsIvan Kuratov
LINGUIST
1839 - 1875
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 80
Dragojla Jarnević
WRITER
1812 - 1875
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 81
Atis Kronvalds
WRITER
1837 - 1875
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 82
Julián Castro
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1875
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 83
Thomas Baines
PAINTER
1820 - 1875
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 84
William Edmond Logan
GEOLOGIST
1798 - 1875
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 85
John B. Weller
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1875
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 86
In United States
Among people born in United States, John B. Weller ranks 14,248 out of 20,380. Before him are Weston McKennie (1998), Jonathan Adams (1967), Charles Portis (1933), Leonard Maltin (1950), Chris Hero (1979), and Annalise Basso (1998). After him are Ben Nelson (1941), Kathryn C. Thornton (1952), Jim Brewer (1951), Beau Garrett (1982), Jeffrey Ashby (1954), and Brett Gelman (1976).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWeston McKennie
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 14,242
Jonathan Adams
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 14,243
Charles Portis
WRITER
1933 - 2020
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 14,244
Leonard Maltin
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 14,245
Chris Hero
WRESTLER
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 14,246
Annalise Basso
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 14,247
John B. Weller
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1875
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 14,248
Ben Nelson
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 14,249
Kathryn C. Thornton
ASTRONAUT
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 14,250
Jim Brewer
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 14,251
Beau Garrett
MODEL
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 14,252
Jeffrey Ashby
ASTRONAUT
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 14,253
Brett Gelman
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 14,254
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, John B. Weller ranks 1,100. Before him are Hakeem Jeffries (1970), Peter Fitzgerald (1960), Sam Rayburn (1882), Lincoln Chafee (1953), Robert Smalls (1839), and Shelley Moore Capito (1953). After him are Ben Nelson (1941), Alex Padilla (1973), Martha Layne Collins (1936), Mike Oxley (1944), Paul LePage (1948), and Kim Reynolds (1959).
Hakeem Jeffries
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 1,094
Peter Fitzgerald
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 1,095
Sam Rayburn
1882 - 1961
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 1,096
Lincoln Chafee
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 1,097
Robert Smalls
1839 - 1915
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 1,098
Shelley Moore Capito
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 1,099
John B. Weller
1812 - 1875
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 1,100
Ben Nelson
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 1,101
Alex Padilla
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 1,102
Martha Layne Collins
1936 - 2025
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 1,103
Mike Oxley
1944 - 2016
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 1,104
Paul LePage
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 1,105
Kim Reynolds
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 1,106










































