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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 defeat the United States during Red Cloud's War, establishing the Lakota as the only nation besides the British 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 1,470,821 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Red Cloud is the 4,006th most popular politician (down from 3,811th in 2019), the 1,334th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,285th in 2019) and the 96th 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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  • 60.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Red Cloud ranks 4,006 out of 15,577. Before him are Vasili Kuznetsov, Rodolphe Seeldrayers, Gaafar Nimeiry, Marquis of Haihun, Labashi-Marduk, and Maria Kaczyńska. After him are Yaroslav II of Vladimir, Felix Kersten, Henri, Count of Paris, Wei Zifu, Princess Clémentine of Belgium, and Sālote Tupou III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1822, Red Cloud ranks 21. Before him are Francis, Duke of Cádiz, Adelaide of Austria, Sa'id of Egypt, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, and Rosa Bonheur. After him are Henri Murger, Juan, Count of Montizón, Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale. Among people deceased in 1909, Red Cloud ranks 17. Before him are Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, Felice Beato, Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, and Zinovy Rozhestvensky. After him are Emil Erlenmeyer, Francisco Ferrer, Besarion Jughashvili, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Princess Marie of Orléans, and Paul Gachet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Red Cloud ranks 1,334 out of 18,182. Before him are Ed Asner (1929), Marilyn Manson (1969), Bette Midler (1945), Roberts Blossom (1924), Ray Liotta (1954), and Dick Fosbury (1947). After him are John Fenn (1917), Sam Raimi (1959), Ron Howard (1954), Holland Taylor (1943), Sondra Locke (1944), and Robert H. Grubbs (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Red Cloud ranks 96. Before him are Avery Brundage (1887), Condoleezza Rice (1954), Andrew Dickson White (1832), Aaron Burr (1756), John Foster Dulles (1888), and Mike Pence (1959). After him are Charles G. Dawes (1865), Allen Dulles (1893), John Dickinson (1732), George Papandreou (1952), Conrad Hilton (1887), and Janet Yellen (1946).

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