1837 - 1876
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights. He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time, much of it bolstered by the many outlandish and often fabricated tales he told about himself. Some contemporaneous reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious, but they remain the basis of much of his fame and reputation.Hickok was born and raised on a farm in northern Illinois at a time when lawlessness and vigilante activity were rampant because of the influence of the "Banditti of the Prairie". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wild Bill Hickok has received more than 5,839,913 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Wild Bill Hickok is the 402nd most popular companion (up from 434th in 2019), the 1,847th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,105th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Companion.
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Among companions, Wild Bill Hickok ranks 402 out of 687. Before him are Queen Anne of Romania, Blanche of Valois, Prince Joachim of Prussia, Gunilla Bielke, Natalia Sedova, and Berengaria of Barcelona. After him are Domitilla the Elder, Hemma, Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Elizabeth de Burgh, and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.
1923 - 2016
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 396
1316 - 1348
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 397
1890 - 1920
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 398
1568 - 1597
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 399
1882 - 1962
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 400
1116 - 1149
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 401
1837 - 1876
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 402
50 - 1
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 403
800 - 876
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 404
1602 - 1675
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 405
1508 - 1580
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 406
1289 - 1327
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 407
1667 - 1721
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 408
Among people born in 1837, Wild Bill Hickok ranks 32. Before him are James Murray, Abraham Kuyper, Arnold Janssen, Pierre Auguste Cot, Ilia Chavchavadze, and Édouard Stephan. After him are Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Vasily Radlov, Ion Creangă, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Tippu Tip, and Henry Draper. Among people deceased in 1876, Wild Bill Hickok ranks 18. Before him are Ildefons Cerdà, Antoine Jérôme Balard, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Francesco Maria Piave, Hristo Botev, and Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo. After him are Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg, František Palacký, Ferenc Deák, Friedrich Christian Diez, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, and Eugène Fromentin.
1837 - 1915
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 26
1837 - 1920
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 27
1837 - 1909
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 28
1837 - 1883
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 29
1837 - 1907
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 30
1837 - 1923
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 31
1837 - 1876
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 32
1837 - 1899
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 33
1837 - 1918
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 34
1837 - 1889
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 35
1837 - 1909
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 36
1837 - 1905
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 37
1837 - 1882
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 38
1815 - 1876
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 12
1802 - 1876
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 13
1819 - 1876
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 14
1810 - 1876
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 15
1848 - 1876
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 16
1847 - 1876
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 17
1837 - 1876
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 18
1821 - 1876
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 19
1798 - 1876
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 20
1803 - 1876
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 21
1794 - 1876
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 22
1807 - 1876
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 23
1820 - 1876
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 24
Among people born in United States, Wild Bill Hickok ranks 1,847 out of 15,968. Before him are William A. Wellman (1896), Judd Hirsch (1935), Edward Weston (1886), Robert Wilson (1941), Patricia Cornwell (1956), and Sam Houston (1793). After him are John Carradine (1906), Lee Remick (1935), Frances Conroy (1953), Stanley Donen (1924), Lee J. Cobb (1911), and Thomas J. Watson (1874).
1896 - 1975
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,841
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,842
1886 - 1958
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,843
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,844
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,845
1793 - 1863
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,846
1837 - 1876
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,847
1906 - 1988
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,848
1935 - 1991
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,849
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,850
1924 - 2019
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,851
1911 - 1976
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,852
1874 - 1956
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,853
Among companions born in United States, Wild Bill Hickok ranks 11. Before him are Pat Nixon (1912), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), Laura Bush (1946), Rosalynn Carter (1927), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), and Martha Washington (1731). After him are Abigail Adams (1744), Ellen Axson Wilson (1860), Rachel Jackson (1767), Martha Jefferson (1748), Hannah Van Buren (1783), and Sarah Yorke Jackson (1803).
1912 - 1993
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 5
1818 - 1882
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 6
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 7
1927 - Present
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 8
1896 - 1979
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 9
1731 - 1802
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 10
1837 - 1876
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 11
1744 - 1818
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 12
1860 - 1914
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 13
1767 - 1828
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 14
1748 - 1782
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 15
1783 - 1819
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 16
1803 - 1887
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 17