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Simon Cameron

1799 - 1889

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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 340,376 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Cameron is the 17,902nd most popular politician (down from 15,647th in 2019), the 13,620th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,524th in 2019) and the 955th most popular American Politician.

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  • 38.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Simon Cameron ranks 17,902 out of 19,576. Before him are Sergey Abramov, Serge Vohor, William Blount, Luca Zaia, Isabella Lövin, and David McAllister. After him are Hubertus Heil, Alberto Gonzales, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Don McKinnon, and Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1799, Simon Cameron ranks 63. Before him are Jean Baptiste Boisduval, Avdotia Istomina, David Douglas, Samuel George Morton, Titian Peale, and Thomas Hood.  Among people deceased in 1889, Simon Cameron ranks 85. Before him are Charles Mackay, Máximo Santos, Samuel Brannan, Churchill Babington, Daniel Harvey Hill, and John Bright. After him is William Allingham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Simon Cameron ranks 13,620 out of 20,380. Before him are Sydney Tamiia Poitier (1973), Lamont Johnson (1922), Alexa Demie (1990), Jane Rosenthal (1956), King Moody (1929), and Mark Cerny (1964). After him are Dolores Gray (1924), Alberto Gonzales (1955), John Bellamy Foster (1953), Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865), Joy Behar (1942), and Birdman (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Simon Cameron ranks 955. Before him are Brian Kemp (1963), Phil Murphy (1957), Al D'Amato (1937), Richard Grenell (1966), Israel Pickens (1780), and William Blount (1749). After him are Alberto Gonzales (1955), Marion Barry (1936), Tom Ridge (1945), Joseph B. Foraker (1846), Bill Clements (1917), and Mike Parson (1955).

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