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Jonathan Dayton

1760 - 1824

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Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760 – October 9, 1824) was an American Founding Father and politician from New Jersey. At 26, he was the youngest person to sign the Constitution of the United States. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1791 and later served from 1795 to 1799 as its third Speaker. He left the House in 1799 after being elected to the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Dayton has received more than 274,905 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jonathan Dayton is the 17,111th most popular politician (down from 16,149th in 2019), the 11,416th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,807th in 2019) and the 754th most popular American Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jonathan Dayton ranks 17,111 out of 19,576. Before him are Vilis Krištopans, Yordanka Fandakova, Bob Tinning, Beatrix von Storch, Claudette Werleigh, and Liz Cheney. After him are Dennis Kucinich, Yannis Stournaras, Mustafa A. G. Abushagur, Haroun Kabadi, Radiy Khabirov, and Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1760, Jonathan Dayton ranks 37. Before him are Lemuel Francis Abbott, Maria Cosway, Ferdinand Bauer, Ivan Dmitriev, Thomas Clarkson, and Oliver Wolcott Jr.. After him is John Breckinridge. Among people deceased in 1824, Jonathan Dayton ranks 39. Before him are André Thouin, François Levaillant, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert, Lachlan Macquarie, Caesar Augustus Rodney, and Mah Laqa Bai. After him are Jane Taylor, and Charles Pinckney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan Dayton ranks 11,416 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Wilbur (1921), William Demarest (1892), Fairuza Balk (1974), Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), Liz Cheney (1966), and Angie Everhart (1969). After him are Dennis Kucinich (1946), Big L (1974), Fred Ebb (1928), Nicholas Brendon (1971), Johnny Van Zant (1960), and H. Bruce Humberstone (1901).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jonathan Dayton ranks 754. Before him are Elliot Richardson (1920), Carl Levin (1934), Levi Lincoln Sr. (1749), Rodney Mullen (1966), James Barbour (1775), and Liz Cheney (1966). After him are Dennis Kucinich (1946), James Seddon (1815), Sonny Perdue (1946), Marsha Blackburn (1952), Lamar Alexander (1940), and John B. Anderson (1922).

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