1827 - 1905
Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century."Wallace's military career included service in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. He was appointed Indiana's adjutant general and commanded the 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lew Wallace has received more than 1,173,389 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Lew Wallace is the 7,618th most popular politician (down from 6,808th in 2019), the 2,656th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,405th in 2019) and the 164th most popular American Politician.
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Among politicians, Lew Wallace ranks 7,618 out of 15,577. Before him are Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Jerome Powell, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Bernardino Rivadavia, Bonar Law, and Uijong of Goryeo. After him are Anthemius, Tippu Tip, Eliza Lynch, Emperor Kameyama, Petre Roman, and John Connally.
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 7,612
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 7,613
1903 - 1948
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 7,614
1780 - 1845
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 7,615
1858 - 1923
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 7,616
1127 - 1173
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 7,617
1827 - 1905
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 7,618
400 - 500
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 7,619
1837 - 1905
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 7,620
1833 - 1886
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 7,621
1249 - 1305
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 7,622
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 7,623
1917 - 1993
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 7,624
Among people born in 1827, Lew Wallace ranks 29. Before him are Henry Gray, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia, Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria, Jules Breton, and Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria. After him are Sandford Fleming, Paul de Lagarde, Nikolai Severtzov, Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Prince Francis, Count of Trapani, and Pierre Cuypers. Among people deceased in 1905, Lew Wallace ranks 32. Before him are Adolf Bastian, Marcel Schwob, Infanta Amalia of Spain, Anton Ažbe, George MacDonald, and Carmine Crocco. After him are Tippu Tip, Franz Reuleaux, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, José-Maria de Heredia, Franz Overbeck, and Josip Belušić.
1827 - 1861
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 23
1827 - 1914
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 24
1827 - 1894
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 25
1827 - 1913
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 26
1827 - 1906
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 27
1827 - 1894
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 28
1827 - 1905
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 29
1827 - 1915
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 30
1827 - 1891
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 31
1827 - 1885
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 32
1827 - 1900
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 33
1827 - 1892
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 34
1827 - 1921
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 35
1826 - 1905
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 26
1867 - 1905
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 27
1834 - 1905
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 28
1862 - 1905
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 29
1824 - 1905
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 30
1830 - 1905
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 31
1827 - 1905
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 32
1837 - 1905
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 33
1829 - 1905
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 34
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 35
1842 - 1905
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 36
1837 - 1905
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 37
1847 - 1905
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 38
Among people born in United States, Lew Wallace ranks 2,656 out of 18,182. Before him are Dyanne Thorne (1936), Dennis Farina (1944), Bo Derek (1956), Zendaya (1996), Jerome Powell (1953), and Clifford Brown (1930). After him are Daniel Davis (1945), Baruch Goldstein (1956), David Farragut (1801), Keith Carradine (1949), John Connally (1917), and Edwin Sutherland (1883).
1936 - 2020
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,650
1944 - 2013
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,651
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,652
1996 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 2,653
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 2,654
1930 - 1956
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 2,655
1827 - 1905
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 2,656
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 2,657
1956 - 1994
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,658
1801 - 1870
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,659
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,660
1917 - 1993
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,661
1883 - 1950
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,662
Among politicians born in United States, Lew Wallace ranks 164. Before him are Robert H. Jackson (1892), Cyrus Vance (1917), Annie Edson Taylor (1838), Charles W. Fairbanks (1852), Gall (1840), and Jerome Powell (1953). After him are John Connally (1917), John C. Calhoun (1782), Besse Cooper (1896), Mangas Coloradas (1792), Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891), and Ronald Lauder (1944).
1892 - 1954
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 158
1917 - 2002
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 159
1838 - 1921
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 160
1852 - 1918
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 161
1840 - 1894
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 162
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 163
1827 - 1905
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 164
1917 - 1993
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 165
1782 - 1850
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 166
1896 - 2012
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 167
1792 - 1863
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 168
1891 - 1967
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 169
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 170