1860 - 1925
William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as 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 4,174,885 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). William Jennings Bryan is the 1,137th most popular politician (down from 987th in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from United States (down from 306th in 2019) and the 47th 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, William Jennings Bryan ranks 1,137 out of 15,577. Before him are Dick Cheney, Margaret of Anjou, Jahangir, Abdullah Gül, Artaxerxes III, and Zedekiah. After him are Robert I of France, Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, Frederick V of Denmark, Manasseh of Judah, and Alexander I of Macedon.
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 1,131
1430 - 1482
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 1,132
1569 - 1627
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 1,133
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 1,134
425 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 1,135
617 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 1,136
1860 - 1925
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 1,137
860 - 923
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 1,138
1002 - 1081
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 1,139
1789 - 1848
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 1,140
1723 - 1766
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 1,141
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 1,142
600 BC - 454 BC
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 1,143
Among people born in 1860, William Jennings Bryan ranks 12. Before him are Klara Hitler, Eduard Buchner, Raymond Poincaré, Willem Einthoven, Isaac Albéniz, and Herman Hollerith. After him are James Ensor, Niels Ryberg Finsen, J. M. Barrie, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Jane Addams, and Anders Zorn. Among people deceased in 1925, William Jennings Bryan ranks 8. Before him are Rudolf Steiner, Erik Satie, Friedrich Ebert, Gottlob Frege, Alexandra of Denmark, and Henri Fayol. After him are Sergei Yesenin, Georgy Lvov, Felix Klein, Josef Breuer, Mikhail Frunze, and Alexander Friedmann.
1860 - 1907
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 6
1860 - 1917
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 7
1860 - 1934
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 8
1860 - 1927
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 9
1860 - 1909
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 10
1860 - 1929
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 11
1860 - 1925
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 12
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 13
1860 - 1904
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 14
1860 - 1937
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 15
1860 - 1952
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 16
1860 - 1935
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 17
1860 - 1920
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 18
1861 - 1925
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 2
1866 - 1925
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 3
1871 - 1925
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 4
1848 - 1925
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 5
1844 - 1925
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 6
1841 - 1925
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 7
1860 - 1925
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 8
1895 - 1925
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 9
1861 - 1925
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 10
1849 - 1925
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 11
1842 - 1925
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 12
1885 - 1925
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 13
1888 - 1925
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 14
Among people born in United States, William Jennings Bryan ranks 346 out of 18,182. Before him are Ella Fitzgerald (1917), Dick Cheney (1941), Jack Ruby (1911), Pete Conrad (1930), Jared Leto (1971), and Susan Sontag (1933). After him are Harvey Keitel (1939), Steve Ballmer (1956), Christopher Walken (1943), Shaquille O'Neal (1972), Tim Burton (1958), and Charlie Parker (1920).
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 340
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 341
1911 - 1967
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 342
1930 - 1999
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 343
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 344
1933 - 2004
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 345
1860 - 1925
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 346
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 347
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 348
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 349
1972 - Present
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 350
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 351
1920 - 1955
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 352
Among politicians born in United States, William Jennings Bryan ranks 47. Before him are Grover Cleveland (1837), Warren G. Harding (1865), William Henry Harrison (1773), Jerry Brown (1938), James Buchanan (1791), and Dick Cheney (1941). After him are James A. Garfield (1831), Jefferson Davis (1808), Zachary Taylor (1784), Henry Clay (1777), Franklin Pierce (1804), and William McKinley (1843).
1837 - 1908
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 41
1865 - 1923
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 42
1773 - 1841
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 43
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 44
1791 - 1868
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 45
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 46
1860 - 1925
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 47
1831 - 1881
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 48
1808 - 1889
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 49
1784 - 1850
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 50
1777 - 1852
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 51
1804 - 1869
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 52
1843 - 1901
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 53