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Peter Hardeman Burnett

1807 - 1895

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Peter Hardeman Burnett (November 15, 1807 – May 17, 1895) was an American politician who served as the first elected Governor of California from December 20, 1849, to January 9, 1851. Burnett was elected Governor almost one year before California's admission to the Union as the 31st state in September 1850. Raised in a slave-owning family in Missouri, Burnett moved westward after his business career left him heavily in debt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Hardeman Burnett has received more than 257,961 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Hardeman Burnett is the 16,860th most popular politician (down from 15,857th in 2019), the 10,763rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,031st in 2019) and the 709th most popular American Politician.

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  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter Hardeman Burnett ranks 16,860 out of 19,576. Before him are Francisco Álvarez-Cascos, Justo Figuerola, Hussein Farrah Aidid, Ali Babacan, Aulus Didius Gallus, and Enrique Peñalosa. After him are Henry M. Jackson, William Eustis, Ousmane Issoufi Maïga, Giorgos Kaminis, Sorin Grindeanu, and Mercedes Aráoz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1807, Peter Hardeman Burnett ranks 54. Before him are Emily Donelson, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Ira Aldridge, John Greenleaf Whittier, Charles Francis Adams Sr., and Pieter Willem Korthals. After him are David Rice Atchison, James Abbott, and Henry Sewell. Among people deceased in 1895, Peter Hardeman Burnett ranks 89. Before him are Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello, Charles Frédéric Girard, Henry Seebohm, Walter Q. Gresham, Richard Morris Hunt, and Lady Charlotte Guest. After him are Calvert Vaux, Hugh McCulloch, Emily Faithfull, and James Gall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Hardeman Burnett ranks 10,763 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Williamson (1965), Virgil Jacomini (1899), Marley Shelton (1974), Len Wiseman (1973), Elena Kagan (1960), and Enrique Peñalosa (1954). After him are Jackson C. Frank (1943), Henry M. Jackson (1912), Michael Cooper (1956), James M. Bardeen (1939), Kenyon Cox (1856), and Richard O. Covey (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Peter Hardeman Burnett ranks 709. Before him are Nathaniel P. Banks (1816), Cory Booker (1969), Nellie Connally (1919), Dennis Hastert (1942), Richard Bassett (1745), and Enrique Peñalosa (1954). After him are Henry M. Jackson (1912), William Eustis (1753), Giorgos Kaminis (1954), David Rice Atchison (1807), Jay Inslee (1951), and Josiah Bartlett (1729).

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