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John Ross

1790 - 1866

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John Ross (Cherokee: ᎫᏫᏍᎫᏫ, romanized: Guwisguwi, lit. 'Mysterious Little White Bird'; October 3, 1790 – August 1, 1866) was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828 to 1866; he served longer in that position than any other person. Ross led the nation through such tumultuous events as forced removal to Indian Territory and the American Civil War. Ross's parents sent him for formal schooling to institutions that served other bicultural Cherokee people. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Ross has received more than 101,693 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Ross is the 14,782nd most popular politician (down from 13,540th in 2019).

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  • 15

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  • 2.85

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Ross ranks 14,782 out of 19,576. Before him are Helmut Zilk, Rudolf Gnägi, Oxyntes, Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Amlaíb Cuarán, and László Lukács. After him are Zbigniew Rau, Fabián Alarcón, Emilio Aceval, Eli Cohen, Arlette Laguiller, and Lucien Carr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, John Ross ranks 49. Before him are Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Joseph Bélanger, Juan Álvarez, Letitia Christian Tyler, Abel P. Upshur, Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and William Davies Evans. After him are Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer, Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, Tommaso Grossi, Francisco Acuña de Figueroa, Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero, and Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough. Among people deceased in 1866, John Ross ranks 43. Before him are William Hopkins, John McDouall Stuart, Louis Meijer, Jean-Jacques Willmar, Louis Fraser, and Lewis Cass. After him are Theodor Kotschy, José Ignacio Pavón, Thomas Love Peacock, Henryk Rzewuski, Joseph Weydemeyer, and Matvey Gusev.

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