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Red Cloud

1822 - 1909

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Red Cloud (Lakota: Maȟpíya Lúta; c. 1822 – December 10, 1909) was a leader of the Oglala Lakota from 1865 to 1909. He was one of the most capable Native American opponents whom the United States Army faced in the western territories. He led the Lakota to victory over the United States during Red Cloud's War, establishing the Lakota as the only nation to defeat the United States on American soil. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Red Cloud has received more than 1,561,864 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Red Cloud is the 4,658th most popular politician (down from 3,996th in 2019), the 1,485th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,334th in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Politician.

Red Cloud was a chief of the Oglala Lakota Sioux in the late 19th century. He led his people in the Red Cloud War, a series of battles with United States troops over control of the Powder River Country of Nebraska and Wyoming.

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  • 60.06

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Red Cloud ranks 4,658 out of 19,576. Before him are Gustavo Petro, Mokjong of Goryeo, Lazar Branković, Emperor Go-Nijō, Tancredo Neves, and Julia Livilla. After him are Vonones I, Mahmud II, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, Marie de Rohan, Hydatius, and Emperor Tianzuo of Liao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1822, Red Cloud ranks 24. Before him are Rosa Bonheur, Midhat Pasha, Adelaide of Austria, Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Ignacy Łukasiewicz, and Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies. After him are Juan, Count of Montizón, Henri Murger, Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale, Joseph Bertrand, Jules Antoine Lissajous, and Charles Friedel. Among people deceased in 1909, Red Cloud ranks 20. Before him are Emil Erlenmeyer, Zinovy Rozhestvensky, Besarion Jughashvili, Felice Beato, Francisco Ferrer, and Carlos, Duke of Madrid. After him are Paul Gachet, Abdul Karim, Princess Marie of Orléans, Naftali Herz Imber, Arnold Janssen, and Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Red Cloud ranks 1,485 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Ross (1942), Daniel Bell (1919), George Clinton (1739), Michael Madsen (1957), Larry Flynt (1942), and Clive Cussler (1931). After him are Michael Rooker (1955), J. J. Cale (1938), Bessie Smith (1894), W. Eugene Smith (1918), Kelly Preston (1962), and David McClelland (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Red Cloud ranks 108. Before him are Cordell Hull (1871), Eliot Ness (1903), John Foster Dulles (1888), Charles G. Dawes (1865), Aaron Burr (1756), and George Clinton (1739). After him are Kalākaua (1836), Walter Mondale (1928), Alben W. Barkley (1877), Henry L. Stimson (1867), Conrad Hilton (1887), and Harvey Milk (1930).

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