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Simon Cameron
1799 - 1889
Simon Cameron
Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799 – June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. A native of Maytown, Pennsylvania, Cameron made a fortune in railways, canals, and banking. He was elected to the United States Senate as a member of the Democratic Party in 1845. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Cameron has received more than 316,462 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Cameron is the 15,705th most popular politician (down from 13,893rd in 2019), the 10,547th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,245th in 2019) and the 673rd most popular American Politician.
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320k
Page Views (PV)
40.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.09
Effective Languages (L*)
3.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Simon Cameron ranks 15,705 out of 15,577. Before him are Stanislav Gross, Norovyn Altankhuyag, Masoumeh Ebtekar, Maria Elena Boschi, Silvia Cartwright, and Nicholas Katzenbach. After him are Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, Sun Zhengcai, Thomas Ewing, José Luis Ábalos, William Fox, and Paul Manafort.
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Stanislav Gross
1969 - 2015
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 15,699
Norovyn Altankhuyag
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 15,700
Masoumeh Ebtekar
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.61
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Maria Elena Boschi
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 15,702
Silvia Cartwright
1943 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 15,703
Nicholas Katzenbach
1922 - 2012
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 15,704
Simon Cameron
1799 - 1889
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 15,705
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
1817 - 1885
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 15,706
Sun Zhengcai
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 15,707
Thomas Ewing
1789 - 1871
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 15,708
José Luis Ábalos
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 15,709
William Fox
1812 - 1893
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 15,710
Paul Manafort
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 15,711
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1799, Simon Cameron ranks 58. Before him are Avdotia Istomina, David Douglas, Samuel George Morton, Eliza Acton, Thomas Hood, and Titian Peale. Among people deceased in 1889, Simon Cameron ranks 80. Before him are August Ahlqvist, Lucy Webb Hayes, Charles Mackay, Francisco Antonino Vidal, Daniel Harvey Hill, and Priscilla Cooper Tyler.
Others Born in 1799
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Avdotia Istomina
1799 - 1848
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 52
David Douglas
1799 - 1834
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 53
Samuel George Morton
1799 - 1851
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 54
Eliza Acton
1799 - 1859
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 55
Thomas Hood
1799 - 1845
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 56
Titian Peale
1799 - 1885
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 57
Simon Cameron
1799 - 1889
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 58
Others Deceased in 1889
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August Ahlqvist
1826 - 1889
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 74
Lucy Webb Hayes
1831 - 1889
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 75
Charles Mackay
1814 - 1889
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 76
Francisco Antonino Vidal
1825 - 1889
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 77
Daniel Harvey Hill
1821 - 1889
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 78
Priscilla Cooper Tyler
1816 - 1889
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 79
Simon Cameron
1799 - 1889
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 80
In United States
Among people born in United States, Simon Cameron ranks 10,547 out of 18,182. Before him are Nicholas Katzenbach (1922), Timothy M. Dolan (1950), Tom Forman (1893), Meredith Monroe (1969), Tom Dowd (1925), and Wallace Smith Broecker (1931). After him are Ed Boon (1964), Dick Butkus (1942), Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817), Maxine Singer (1931), Todd Solondz (1959), and Alice Marble (1913).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsNicholas Katzenbach
1922 - 2012
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 10,541
Timothy M. Dolan
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 10,542
Tom Forman
1893 - 1926
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,543
Meredith Monroe
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,544
Tom Dowd
1925 - 2002
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,545
Wallace Smith Broecker
1931 - 2019
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,546
Simon Cameron
1799 - 1889
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,547
Ed Boon
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,548
Dick Butkus
1942 - 2023
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,549
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
1817 - 1885
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,550
Maxine Singer
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,551
Todd Solondz
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 10,552
Alice Marble
1913 - 1990
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 10,553
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Simon Cameron ranks 673. Before him are James Skivring Smith (1825), Max Baucus (1941), Jack Lew (1955), John Lindsay (1921), Horatio Seymour (1810), and Nicholas Katzenbach (1922). After him are Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817), Thomas Ewing (1789), Paul Manafort (1949), Barbara Jordan (1936), Roland Burris (1937), and Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760).
James Skivring Smith
1825 - 1892
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 667
Max Baucus
1941 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 668
Jack Lew
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 669
John Lindsay
1921 - 2000
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 670
Horatio Seymour
1810 - 1886
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 671
Nicholas Katzenbach
1922 - 2012
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 672
Simon Cameron
1799 - 1889
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 673
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
1817 - 1885
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 674
Thomas Ewing
1789 - 1871
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 675
Paul Manafort
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 676
Barbara Jordan
1936 - 1996
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 677
Roland Burris
1937 - Present
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 678
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
1760 - 1833
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 679
