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William Jennings Bryan

1860 - 1925

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He served in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895 and as the Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1915. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Jennings Bryan has received more than 4,603,090 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). William Jennings Bryan is the 981st most popular politician (up from 1,135th in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from United States (up from 346th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Politician.

William Jennings Bryan is most famous for his speech "Cross of Gold" in 1896. He was an American politician and lawyer who served as secretary of state under President Woodrow Wilson.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Jennings Bryan ranks 981 out of 19,576. Before him are George Marshall, Archduchess Sophie of Austria, Thutmose II, William Howard Taft, Creon, and Wilhelm Pieck. After him are Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Geta, Artemisia I of Caria, William II of the Netherlands, Xuande Emperor, and Guangxu Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1860, William Jennings Bryan ranks 12. Before him are Alphonse Mucha, Eduard Buchner, Kanō Jigorō, Raymond Poincaré, Anders Zorn, and Willem Einthoven. After him are Isaac Albéniz, Herman Hollerith, James Ensor, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Niels Ryberg Finsen, and Princess Charlotte of Prussia. Among people deceased in 1925, William Jennings Bryan ranks 7. Before him are Sun Yat-sen, Rudolf Steiner, Erik Satie, Friedrich Ebert, Alexandra of Denmark, and Gottlob Frege. After him are Georgy Lvov, Sergei Yesenin, Henri Fayol, Josef Breuer, Felix Klein, and Alexander Friedmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Jennings Bryan ranks 284 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Curtis (1925), Colonel Sanders (1890), Orson Welles (1915), George Marshall (1880), Gertrude Stein (1874), and William Howard Taft (1857). After him are George S. Patton (1885), Ava Gardner (1922), Jeffrey Dahmer (1960), Eli Wallach (1915), Joe Dassin (1938), and Lisa Marie Presley (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Jennings Bryan ranks 45. Before him are Benjamin Harrison (1833), John Quincy Adams (1767), James A. Garfield (1831), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), George Marshall (1880), and William Howard Taft (1857). After him are Jerry Brown (1938), Calvin Coolidge (1872), James Buchanan (1791), Grover Cleveland (1837), Zachary Taylor (1784), and Warren G. Harding (1865).

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