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Martha Washington

1731 - 1802

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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 O.S. — May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, she served as the inaugural first lady of the United States, defining the role of the president's wife and setting many precedents that future first ladies would observe. During her tenure, she was referred to as "Lady Washington". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martha Washington has received more than 3,793,799 page views. Her biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Martha Washington is the 248th most popular companion (up from 341st in 2019), the 1,139th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,517th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Martha Washington ranks 248 out of 673Before her are Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Elisabeth of Romania, Maria Laskarina, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, and Stateira I. After her are Alexandra of Yugoslavia, Bertha of Holland, Ildico, Sophie of Württemberg, Joan of Portugal, and Flavia Maximiana Theodora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1731, Martha Washington ranks 4Before her are Henry Cavendish, Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, and Erasmus Darwin. After her are Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, Marcello Bacciarelli, Gaetano Pugnani, Christian Cannabich, William Aiton, Ove Høegh-Guldberg, Maria Fortunata d'Este, and Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1802, Martha Washington ranks 5Before her are Erasmus Darwin, Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, Clotilde of France, and Marie François Xavier Bichat. After her are Ludovico Manin, Charles Alexandre de Calonne, Luisa of Naples and Sicily, María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba, Prince Henry of Prussia, Alexander Radishchev, and Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martha Washington ranks 1,139 out of 18,182Before her are James Brendan Connolly (1868), Dred Scott (1795), Marcheline Bertrand (1950), Robert Bruce Merrifield (1921), Donna Leon (1942), and Sam Walton (1918). After her are Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925), Jackie Robinson (1919), Arthur Ashe (1943), James Cagney (1899), Paul D. Boyer (1918), and Sylvia Earle (1935).

Among COMPANIONS In United States

Among companions born in United States, Martha Washington ranks 4Before her are Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929), Priscilla Presley (1945), and Rosalynn Carter (1927). After her are Linda McCartney (1941), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), Pat Nixon (1912), Abigail Adams (1744), Neilia Hunter Biden (1942), Ellen Axson Wilson (1860), and Martha Jefferson (1748).