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William Blount

1749 - 1800

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William Blount (April 6, 1749 – March 21, 1800) was an American politician, landowner and Founding Father who was one of the signers of the Constitution of the United States. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the efforts for North Carolina to ratify the Constitution in 1789 at the Fayetteville Convention. He then served as the only governor of the Southwest Territory and played a leading role in helping the territory gain admission to the union as the state of Tennessee. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Blount has received more than 440,996 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. William Blount is the 16,387th most popular politician (down from 14,315th in 2019), the 12,412th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,390th in 2019) and the 840th most popular American Politician.

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  • 440k

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  • 37.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Blount ranks 16,387 out of 15,577. Before him are Walter Lini, Jüri Jaanson, Eugen Bejinariu, Leo Varadkar, Ronald Pofalla, and Marcolino Moco. After him are Steve Beshear, Jaan Ehlvest, Peter Eriksson, Jeyhun Bayramov, Jonas Sjöstedt, and Budhagupta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1749, William Blount ranks 29. Before him are Christian August Lorentzen, Gertrud Elisabeth Mara, Charles Wilkins, Levi Lincoln Sr., Edward Rutledge, and Charlotte Smith.  Among people deceased in 1800, William Blount ranks 34. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Jesse Ramsden, John Rutledge, Thomas Mifflin, Hugh Blair, and Edward Rutledge. After him is John Blair Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Blount ranks 12,412 out of 18,182. Before him are Dan Harmon (1973), Brenda Chapman (1962), Potter Stewart (1915), Frank Shakespeare (1930), Billie Lourd (1992), and Emily Rose (1981). After him are James Frawley (1936), Steve Beshear (1944), Rochelle Aytes (1976), Paul Petersen (1945), Ellen McLain (1952), and Fat Mike (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Blount ranks 840. Before him are Ray LaHood (1945), Barbara Lee (1946), Gary Herbert (1947), Alexander Acosta (1969), Ben Nighthorse Campbell (1933), and Charles J. Folger (1818). After him are Steve Beshear (1944), William Ellery (1727), Nathan Deal (1942), Russell A. Alger (1836), Robert Toombs (1810), and Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827).

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