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John Bell

1796 - 1869

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John Bell (February 18, 1796 – September 10, 1869) was an American politician, attorney, and planter who was a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1860. One of Tennessee's most prominent antebellum politicians, Bell served in the House of Representatives from 1827 to 1841, and in the Senate from 1847 to 1859. He was Speaker of the House for the 23rd Congress (1834–1835), and briefly served as Secretary of War during the administration of William Henry Harrison (1841). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Bell has received more than 77,024 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John Bell is the 16,578th most popular politician (down from 15,237th in 2019), the 10,129th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,458th in 2019) and the 661st most popular American Politician.

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  • 43.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year John Bell has had the most page views in the with 6,045 views, followed by Spanish (2,592), and German (2,242). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Romanian (85.50%), Esperanto (33.68%), and Arabic (28.46%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Bell ranks 16,578 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria do Carmo Silveira, Ruhakana Rugunda, Otto Blehr, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Eliodoro Villazón, and Yury Trutnev. After him are Krystyna Bochenek, Murat Zyazikov, Robert Sobukwe, Said Mohamed Jaffar, Nouri Abusahmain, and Jack Lew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, John Bell ranks 66. Before him are John M. Clayton, George Back, John Torrey, Nikolai Turczaninow, Henry De la Beche, and Robert Wight. After him is Benjamin Bonneville. Among people deceased in 1869, John Bell ranks 63. Before him are Peter Mark Roget, Diomidis Kyriakos, Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, Robert J. Walker, Charles Sturt, and Michael Sars. After him are Mary Ward, Afzal-ud-Daulah, John Cassin, William P. Fessenden, Edward Bates, and Benjamin Fitzpatrick.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Bell ranks 10,129 out of 20,380. Before him are Donald H. Peterson (1933), Johnny Sheffield (1931), Herbert Boyer (1936), Jeanne Bates (1918), Anna Chlumsky (1980), and Grady Booch (1955). After him are Riley Keough (1989), Walter Frederick Morrison (1920), Adele Astaire (1896), Ronnie Hawkins (1935), C. I. Lewis (1883), and Leon Rippy (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Bell ranks 661. Before him are Howard Baker (1925), Mike Huckabee (1955), Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), John Delaney (1963), Mike Honda (1941), and Bob Kerrey (1943). After him are Jack Lew (1955), Elizabeth Dole (1936), Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795), Caesar Augustus Rodney (1772), Edward Brooke (1919), and George Ariyoshi (1926).

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