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John Bright

1811 - 1889

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John Bright (16 November 1811 – 27 March 1889) was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies. A Quaker, Bright is most famous for battling the Corn Laws. In partnership with Richard Cobden, he founded the Anti-Corn Law League, aimed at abolishing the Corn Laws, which raised food prices and protected landowners' interests by levying taxes on imported wheat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Bright has received more than 399,571 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Bright is the 17,419th most popular politician, the 5,728th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 632nd most popular British Politician.

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  • 400k

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Bright ranks 17,419 out of 19,576. Before him are Connie Hedegaard, Süleyman Soylu, Rick Santorum, Georges Vanier, Wade Hampton III, and Rasmus Paludan. After him are Cori Bush, Daniel Williams, John Ballance, Sherrod Brown, Carter Braxton, and Seiko Hashimoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1811, John Bright ranks 80. Before him are John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, George Caleb Bingham, Thomas C. Jerdon, George Gilbert Scott, Alfred Domett, and John Kilian. After him are Edward Dickinson Baker, and Wendell Phillips. Among people deceased in 1889, John Bright ranks 84. Before him are Priscilla Cooper Tyler, Charles Mackay, Máximo Santos, Samuel Brannan, Churchill Babington, and Daniel Harvey Hill. After him are Simon Cameron, and William Allingham.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Bright ranks 5,728 out of 8,785. Before him are Tomm Moore (1977), Ian St John (1938), Sabine Baring-Gould (1834), Peter Westbury (1938), Valerie Leon (1943), and Walter Besant (1836). After him are Billy Fury (1940), John Ballance (1839), Mason Greenwood (2001), Thelma Hopkins (1936), Paul Cavanagh (1888), and Louise Brown (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Bright ranks 632. Before him are Kenneth Clarke (1940), William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw (1918), Harry Atkinson (1831), Richard Seddon (1845), Suella Braverman (1980), and Peter Fraser (1884). After him are John Ballance (1839), Susie Wolff (1982), Dominic Raab (1974), Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Selwyn Lloyd (1904), and Edmund Andros (1637).

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