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Roger B. Taney

1777 - 1864

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Roger Brooke Taney (; March 17, 1777 – October 12, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. Taney infamously delivered the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), ruling that African Americans could not be considered U.S. citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the U.S. territories. Prior to joining the U.S. Supreme Court, Taney served as the U.S. attorney general and U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger B. Taney has received more than 1,734,383 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger B. Taney is the 14,642nd most popular politician (down from 14,268th in 2019), the 6,958th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,592nd in 2019) and the 450th most popular American Politician.

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  • 1.7M

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  • 47.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Roger B. Taney has had the most page views in the with 149,459 views, followed by Russian (6,191), and Chinese (4,550). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Lithuanian (362.38%), Egyptian Arabic (49.22%), and Belarusian (35.17%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Roger B. Taney ranks 14,642 out of 19,576. Before him are Tage Reedtz-Thott, Rafael Reyes, Juan Pereda, Manuel Pardo, Hassan Ali Khayre, and Akie Abe. After him are Kaj Leo Johannesen, John Smith, Manuel Márquez Sterling, Eduardo López de Romaña, Puzur-Ashur I, and Wasim Sajjad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1777, Roger B. Taney ranks 42. Before him are Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, Louis Hersent, Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Antoine Risso, Carlos Anaya, and William Martin Leake. After him are Thomas Campbell, John George Children, and Felix Grundy. Among people deceased in 1864, Roger B. Taney ranks 61. Before him are Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, Hermann, Prince of Wied, Walter Savage Landor, Anna Harrison, Gonçalves Dias, and David Sassoon. After him are Rudolf Wagner, Alexander Vostokov, José Justo Corro, Adelaide Anne Procter, Jacques Jasmin, and John Clare.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roger B. Taney ranks 6,958 out of 20,380. Before him are Jess McMahon (1882), William Dean Howells (1837), James C. Adamson (1946), James Best (1926), Gladys West (1930), and Frank Schlesinger (1871). After him are Heather Thomas (1957), Nancy Kovack (1935), Bruce Johnston (1942), Jennifer Ehle (1969), Louie Anderson (1953), and Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Roger B. Taney ranks 450. Before him are Louis McLane (1786), George Moscone (1929), John Forsyth (1780), William Pinkney (1764), Rahm Emanuel (1959), and Bill de Blasio (1961). After him are Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831), Tom Hayden (1939), Lee Friedlander (1934), Norman Mineta (1931), Whitney Smith (1940), and Ron DeSantis (1978).

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