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Ulysses S. Grant

18th president of the United States

1822 - 1885

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His biography is available in 135 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 131 in 2024). Ulysses S. Grant is the 35th most popular politician (up from 43rd in 2024), the 15th most popular biography from United States (up from 18th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Politician.

Ulysses S. Grant is most famous for being the commanding general of the Union Army during the Civil War. He was also the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877.

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Ulysses S. Grant's biography appears in 135 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 99% of all Politicians.

Apr 27

Ulysses S. Grant shares a April 27 birthday with Mumtaz Mahal, Samuel Morse, and Herbert Spencer.

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Ulysses S. Grant's Wikipedia page drew 2.8M views over the past year — 17× the average among Politicians.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Ulysses S. Grant ranks 35 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward VI of England, Mehmed the Conqueror, Huang Xianfan, William McKinley, Umar, and Edward VIII. After him are Kim Il-sung, Constantine the Great, David, Martin Van Buren, Joseph Goebbels, and Narendra Modi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1822, Ulysses S. Grant ranks 2. Before him is Louis Pasteur. After him are Gregor Mendel, Heinrich Schliemann, Frédéric Passy, Rudolf Clausius, César Franck, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Francis Galton, Rutherford B. Hayes, Alexander Mackenzie, and Prince Napoléon Bonaparte. Among people deceased in 1885, Ulysses S. Grant ranks 2. Before him is Victor Hugo. After him are Alfonso XII of Spain, Ferdinand II of Portugal, Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, Muhammad Ahmad, Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Carl Spitzweg, Jens Peter Jacobsen, and Rosalía de Castro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ulysses S. Grant ranks 15 out of 20,380. Before him are Edgar Allan Poe (1809), Pope Leo XIV (1955), William McKinley (1843), Al Pacino (1940), Sylvester Stallone (1946), and Clint Eastwood (1930). After him are Martin Van Buren (1782), Steve Jobs (1955), Hillary Clinton (1947), Marilyn Monroe (1926), Abraham Lincoln (1809), and James K. Polk (1795).

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Among Politicians In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ulysses S. Grant ranks 6. Before him are Donald Trump (1946), Jimmy Carter (1924), Thomas Jefferson (1743), Andrew Jackson (1767), and William McKinley (1843). After him are Martin Van Buren (1782), Hillary Clinton (1947), Abraham Lincoln (1809), James K. Polk (1795), Ronald Reagan (1911), and George Washington (1732).

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