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Sherman Minton

1890 - 1965

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Sherman "Shay" Minton (October 20, 1890 – April 9, 1965) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. senator from Indiana and later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; he was a member of the Democratic Party. After attending college and law school, Minton served as a captain in World War I, following which he launched a legal and political career. In 1930, after multiple failed election attempts, and serving as a regional leader in the American Legion, he became a utility commissioner under the administration of Paul V. McNutt, Governor of Indiana. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sherman Minton has received more than 296,152 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2019). Sherman Minton is the 18,845th most popular politician (down from 17,199th in 2019), the 16,516th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,083rd in 2019) and the 1,304th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sherman Mintons by language

Over the past year Sherman Minton has had the most page views in the with 28,711 views, followed by Persian (1,161), and Hebrew (869). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (97.37%), Hungarian (58.16%), and Finnish (26.84%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sherman Minton ranks 18,845 out of 19,576. Before him are Dave Freudenthal, Yuichiro Hata, Fátima Báñez, Nanaia Mahuta, Dickon Mitchell, and Anneli Ott. After him are Emanuel Cleaver, Pete Aguilar, Høgni Hoydal, Brian Sandoval, B. B. Comer, and Monica Mæland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Sherman Minton ranks 266. Before him are Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Albert Arnheiter, Charlotte Greenwood, Wheeler Oakman, Eddie Gribbon, and Conrad Richter.  Among people deceased in 1965, Sherman Minton ranks 246. Before him are Haldor Halderson, Creighton Hale, H. V. Evatt, Eddie Gribbon, Willard Schmidt, and Dixie Bibb Graves.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sherman Minton ranks 16,516 out of 20,380. Before him are Wilson Bethel (1984), Jeanette J. Epps (1970), Stefanie Scott (1996), Janel Parrish (1988), Yolanda Adams (1961), and Catherine Reitman (1981). After him are Beth Littleford (1968), Meredith Vieira (1953), Killer Mike (1975), Elise Neal (1966), Heather McComb (1977), and Rebecca Walker (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Sherman Minton ranks 1,304. Before him are Beto O'Rourke (1972), Mark Udall (1950), Charles L. McNary (1874), Heather Nauert (1970), Darrell Issa (1953), and Dave Freudenthal (1950). After him are Emanuel Cleaver (1944), Pete Aguilar (1979), Brian Sandoval (1963), B. B. Comer (1848), Joe Sestak (1951), and Alisa Marić (1970).

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