POLITICIAN

Newton D. Baker

1871 - 1937

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Newton Diehl Baker Jr. (December 3, 1871 – December 25, 1937) was an American lawyer, Georgist, politician, and government official. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915. As U.S. Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921, Baker presided over the United States Army during World War I. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Baker established a legal practice in Cleveland after graduating from Washington and Lee University School of Law. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Newton D. Baker has received more than 218,029 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Newton D. Baker is the 17,803rd most popular politician (down from 16,366th in 2019), the 13,360th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,482nd in 2019) and the 925th most popular American Politician.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Newton D. Baker ranks 17,803 out of 19,576. Before him are Eduardo Campos, Dan McKee, Peter Welch, Martin Sonneborn, Mustapha Adib, and Dominique Voynet. After him are Denis Voronenkov, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, Kailash Purryag, Mara Carfagna, Iain Duncan Smith, and José Luis Martínez-Almeida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Newton D. Baker ranks 177. Before him are Fran Saleški Finžgar, Saint-George Ashe, Richard Carle, Marion Mahony Griffin, John Langalibalele Dube, and James Weldon Johnson. After him are Montagu Toller, and Alexander Zelenko. Among people deceased in 1937, Newton D. Baker ranks 193. Before him are William Gillette, John T. Dillon, Ross Alexander, Ralph Lewis, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Ralph Ince. After him is Joseph Taylor Robinson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Newton D. Baker ranks 13,360 out of 20,380. Before him are Marguerite Churchill (1910), Joan Blackman (1938), Louise Beavers (1902), Joel David Moore (1977), Paul Frees (1920), and Don Was (1952). After him are Jessica Bowman (1980), The Godfather (1961), Anwar al-Awlaki (1971), Ray Luzier (1970), Jay Acovone (1955), and Vicki Draves (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Newton D. Baker ranks 925. Before him are Alexander Martin (1740), Joseph Story (1779), Johnny Kerr (1932), Mark Dayton (1947), Dan McKee (1951), and Peter Welch (1947). After him are Jane Dee Hull (1935), Debbie Stabenow (1950), George Stoneman (1822), Russell A. Alger (1836), Rod Blagojevich (1956), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (1974).

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