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Metacomet

1639 - 1676

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Metacomet (1638 – August 12, 1676), also known as Pometacom,: 205  Metacom, and by his adopted English name King Philip, was sachem (elected chief) to the Wampanoag people and the second son of the sachem Massasoit. His older brother Wamsutta (or King Alexander) briefly became sachem after their father's death in 1661. However, Wamsutta also died shortly thereafter and Metacom became sachem in 1662. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Metacomet has received more than 766,459 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Metacomet is the 15,188th most popular politician (down from 13,774th in 2019), the 7,693rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,882nd in 2019) and the 489th most popular American Politician.

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  • 770k

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  • 46.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Metacomet ranks 15,188 out of 19,576. Before him are Andris Piebalgs, Emma Asson, Heide Simonis, Stefan Yanev, Nader Al-Dahabi, and Baldwin Spencer. After him are Ion Emanuel Florescu, Queen Aishwarya of Nepal, Urho Castrén, Carlos Mendieta, Asaf-ud-Daula, and Philip Hammond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1639, Metacomet ranks 11. Before him are Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Catherine Charlotte de Gramont, Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse, Laura Martinozzi, Caspar Netscher, and Gottfried Kirch.  Among people deceased in 1676, Metacomet ranks 23. Before him are Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria, Nicolò Sagredo, Gisbertus Voetius, Jean Desmarets, Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, and Gerrard Winstanley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Metacomet ranks 7,693 out of 20,380. Before him are Jon Avnet (1949), Angus Scrimm (1926), Alex Rodriguez (1975), Ben Bova (1932), Charlotte Moore Sitterly (1898), and Howard Valentine (1881). After him are Michael K. Williams (1966), Hal David (1921), Elda Emma Anderson (1899), Charles Darrow (1889), Nils Lofgren (1951), and Kenneth Lee Pike (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Metacomet ranks 489. Before him are Frank Knox (1874), Bella Abzug (1920), Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), John M. Clayton (1796), Carrie Chapman Catt (1859), and Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737). After him are Earl Browder (1891), James Brady (1940), Eugene Meyer (1875), John W. Snow (1939), Billy Cunningham (1943), and DeWitt Clinton (1769).

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