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Thaddeus Stevens

1792 - 1868

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Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792 – August 11, 1868) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of slavery and discrimination against black Americans, Stevens sought to secure their rights during Reconstruction, leading the opposition to U.S. President Andrew Johnson. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thaddeus Stevens has received more than 3,011,257 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Thaddeus Stevens is the 14,768th most popular politician (down from 13,064th in 2019), the 7,094th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,028th in 2019) and the 462nd most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Thaddeus Stevens by language

Over the past year Thaddeus Stevens has had the most page views in the with 276,691 views, followed by German (6,490), and Chinese (5,514). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (116.89%), Simple English (113.93%), and Egyptian Arabic (97.65%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 14,768 out of 19,576. Before him are Johan Ferner, Prithvirajsing Roopun, Theodor Blank, Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, and Jan Dobraczyński. After him are Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, Corneliu Mănescu, Yolanda Díaz, Archibald Sayce, Larry O'Brien, and Fayez Tarawneh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 63. Before him are Prince William of Baden, Christian Gmelin, David Sassoon, José María Carreño, Jean-Jacques Willmar, and Vicente Ramón Roca. After him are Gulab Singh, Andreas Kalvos, Thomas Bell, Sarah Moore Grimké, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, and Lowell Mason. Among people deceased in 1868, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 57. Before him are James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, Constantin Negruzzi, William Rutter Dawes, Joaquín Suárez, Nestor Kukolnik, and Gennaios Kolokotronis. After him are Júlia Szendrey, José María de Achá, Benizelos Roufos, Carl Mayet, Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, and Laura Secord.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 7,094 out of 20,380. Before him are Lloyd Kaufman (1945), Tina Weymouth (1950), Frankie Knuckles (1955), Terry Bradshaw (1948), Charles Roven (1949), and Chris Van Allsburg (1949). After him are Curly Howard (1903), Roy Thomas (1940), Doris Humphrey (1895), Krysten Ritter (1981), Regis Philbin (1931), and John C. Slater (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Thaddeus Stevens ranks 462. Before him are Ron DeSantis (1978), Joshua Chamberlain (1828), Gary Locke (1950), Lewis Cass (1782), Gavin Newsom (1967), and William M. Tweed (1823). After him are Larry O'Brien (1917), Lucien Carr (1925), Little Crow (1810), Richard H. Truly (1937), Harry Reid (1939), and Bob Menendez (1954).

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