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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. 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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  • 40

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  • 15.35

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Among POLITICIANS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In United States

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).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

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).

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