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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 302,084 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Cameron is the 16,185th most popular politician (down from 13,895th in 2019), the 10,546th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,245th in 2019) and the 698th most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
300k
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 16,185 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: 16,179
Norovyn Altankhuyag
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 16,180
Masoumeh Ebtekar
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 16,181
Maria Elena Boschi
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 16,182
Silvia Cartwright
1943 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 16,183
Nicholas Katzenbach
1922 - 2012
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 16,184
Simon Cameron
1799 - 1889
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 16,185
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
1817 - 1885
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 16,186
Sun Zhengcai
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 16,187
Thomas Ewing
1789 - 1871
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 16,188
José Luis Ábalos
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 16,189
William Fox
1812 - 1893
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 16,190
Paul Manafort
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 16,191
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 10,546 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: 10,540
Timothy M. Dolan
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 10,541
Tom Forman
1893 - 1926
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,542
Meredith Monroe
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,543
Tom Dowd
1925 - 2002
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,544
Wallace Smith Broecker
1931 - 2019
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,545
Simon Cameron
1799 - 1889
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,546
Ed Boon
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,547
Dick Butkus
1942 - 2023
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,548
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
1817 - 1885
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,549
Maxine Singer
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10,550
Todd Solondz
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 10,551
Alice Marble
1913 - 1990
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 10,552
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Simon Cameron ranks 698. 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: 692
Max Baucus
1941 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 693
Jack Lew
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 694
John Lindsay
1921 - 2000
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 695
Horatio Seymour
1810 - 1886
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 696
Nicholas Katzenbach
1922 - 2012
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 697
Simon Cameron
1799 - 1889
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 698
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
1817 - 1885
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 699
Thomas Ewing
1789 - 1871
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 700
Paul Manafort
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 701
Barbara Jordan
1936 - 1996
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 702
Roland Burris
1937 - Present
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 703
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
1760 - 1833
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 704
