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John C. Breckinridge

1821 - 1875

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John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States. Serving from 1857 to 1861, he took office at the age of 36. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John C. Breckinridge has received more than 1,888,274 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). John C. Breckinridge is the 9,727th most popular politician (down from 9,430th in 2019), the 3,546th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,578th in 2019) and the 224th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John C. Breckinridge ranks 9,727 out of 15,577Before him are John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin, Ahmose-Sitkamose, Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Tarmashirin, Appius Claudius Pulcher, and Marco Minghetti. After him are Armand Louis de Gontaut, Egon Bahr, Vasily Golovnin, Adolf Schmal, Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg, and Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, John C. Breckinridge ranks 52Before him are Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe, Ferdinand Gregorovius, Samuel Baker, Karol Mikuli, Félix Ziem, and Antonio Ciseri. After him are Karel Havlíček Borovský, Ion C. Brătianu, Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet, Princess Catherine of Württemberg, Prince Adolf of Auersperg, and Nikolai Zaremba. Among people deceased in 1875, John C. Breckinridge ranks 43Before him are Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, Antoine-Louis Barye, Eugène Schneider, Edgar Quinet, January Suchodolski, and Marc Seguin. After him are Charles Elliot, Louise Farrenc, Georg Herwegh, Prosper Guéranger, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, and Charles Grandison Finney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John C. Breckinridge ranks 3,546 out of 18,182Before him are Arthur Melvin Okun (1928), Sylvia Sidney (1910), Mary Mapes Dodge (1831), Ellsworth Kelly (1923), Samuel Wilson (1766), and J. Christopher Stevens (1960). After him are Allen Iverson (1975), Edwin Catmull (1945), Paul Gleason (1939), Brian Herbert (1947), Grote Reber (1911), and Bernie Mac (1957).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John C. Breckinridge ranks 224Before him are Black Hawk (1767), Lawrence Eagleburger (1930), George Koval (1913), Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809), Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (1964), and William P. Rogers (1913). After him are Lou Henry Hoover (1874), R. Budd Dwyer (1939), Judith Reisman (1935), Bobby Seale (1936), Spotted Elk (1826), and Richard Mentor Johnson (1780).