POLITICIAN
William M. Tweed
1823 - 1878
William M. Tweed
William Magear "Boss" Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party's political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th-century New York City and State. At the height of his influence, Tweed was the third-largest landowner in New York City, a director of the Erie Railroad, a director of the Tenth National Bank, a director of the New-York Printing Company, the proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel, a significant stockholder in iron mines and gas companies, a board member of the Harlem Gas Light Company, a board member of the Third Avenue Railway Company, a board member of the Brooklyn Bridge Company, and the president of the Guardian Savings Bank.Tweed was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1852 and the New York County Board of Supervisors in 1858, the year that he became the head of the Tammany Hall political machine. He was also elected to the New York State Senate in 1867. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William M. Tweed has received more than 2,821,450 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). William M. Tweed is the 14,758th most popular politician (down from 13,500th in 2019), the 7,084th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,510th in 2019) and the 461st most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
2.8M
Page Views (PV)
47.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
1.69
Effective Languages (L*)
3.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of William M. Tweeds by language
Over the past year William M. Tweed has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 287,806 views, followed by Russian (10,472), and German (10,180). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Galician (123.95%), Southern Azerbaijani (72.91%), and Tagalog (49.02%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, William M. Tweed ranks 14,758 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis Aliot, Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, Merankhre Mentuhotep, Andrea Casiraghi, Ünal Üstel, and Erskine Hamilton Childers. After him are Mesilim, Tommy Douglas, Stavros Dimas, Johan Ferner, Prithvirajsing Roopun, and Theodor Blank.
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Go to all RankingsLouis Aliot
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 14,752
Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain
1741 - 1759
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 14,753
Merankhre Mentuhotep
1500 BC - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 14,754
Andrea Casiraghi
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 14,755
Ünal Üstel
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 14,756
Erskine Hamilton Childers
1905 - 1974
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 14,757
William M. Tweed
1823 - 1878
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 14,758
Mesilim
2550 BC - 2492 BC
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 14,759
Tommy Douglas
1904 - 1986
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 14,760
Stavros Dimas
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 14,761
Johan Ferner
1927 - 2015
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 14,762
Prithvirajsing Roopun
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 14,763
Theodor Blank
1905 - 1972
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 14,764
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1823, William M. Tweed ranks 70. Before him are Gonçalves Dias, Ernest Reyer, Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, Joseph Leidy, Dmitry Tolstoy, and Francisco Asenjo Barbieri. After him are Spencer Fullerton Baird, Robert Whitehead, Guillermo Tell Villegas, Henry Wirz, Manolache Costache Epureanu, and Jasper Francis Cropsey. Among people deceased in 1878, William M. Tweed ranks 56. Before him are Kikuchi Yōsai, Joaquín Mosquera, Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, Manuel Pardo, and Palladius. After him are Jaroslav Čermák, Thomas Thomson, William Cullen Bryant, Nicolae Golescu, Aleardo Aleardi, and George Back.
Others Born in 1823
Go to all RankingsGonçalves Dias
WRITER
1823 - 1864
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 64
Ernest Reyer
COMPOSER
1823 - 1909
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 65
Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1900
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 66
Joseph Leidy
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1891
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 67
Dmitry Tolstoy
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1889
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 68
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
COMPOSER
1823 - 1894
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 69
William M. Tweed
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1878
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 70
Spencer Fullerton Baird
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1887
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 71
Robert Whitehead
INVENTOR
1823 - 1905
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 72
Guillermo Tell Villegas
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1907
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 73
Henry Wirz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1823 - 1865
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 74
Manolache Costache Epureanu
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1880
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 75
Jasper Francis Cropsey
PAINTER
1823 - 1900
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 1878
Go to all RankingsKikuchi Yōsai
PAINTER
1788 - 1878
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 50
Joaquín Mosquera
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1878
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 51
Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1878
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 52
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
NOBLEMAN
1874 - 1878
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 53
Manuel Pardo
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1878
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 54
Palladius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1817 - 1878
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 55
William M. Tweed
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1878
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 56
Jaroslav Čermák
PAINTER
1830 - 1878
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 57
Thomas Thomson
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1878
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 58
William Cullen Bryant
WRITER
1794 - 1878
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 59
Nicolae Golescu
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1878
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 60
Aleardo Aleardi
WRITER
1812 - 1878
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 61
George Back
EXPLORER
1796 - 1878
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 62
In United States
Among people born in United States, William M. Tweed ranks 7,084 out of 20,380. Before him are Julius Katchen (1926), Chuck McCann (1934), Daniel J. Boorstin (1914), William Gibson (1914), Maud Wagner (1877), and Greg Germann (1958). After him are Walter Block (1941), Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823), Haley Joel Osment (1988), Lloyd Kaufman (1945), Tina Weymouth (1950), and Frankie Knuckles (1955).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJulius Katchen
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1969
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 7,078
Chuck McCann
ACTOR
1934 - 2018
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 7,079
Daniel J. Boorstin
HISTORIAN
1914 - 2004
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 7,080
William Gibson
WRITER
1914 - 2008
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 7,081
Maud Wagner
ARTIST
1877 - 1961
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 7,082
Greg Germann
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 7,083
William M. Tweed
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1878
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 7,084
Walter Block
ECONOMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 7,085
Spencer Fullerton Baird
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1887
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 7,086
Haley Joel Osment
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 7,087
Lloyd Kaufman
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 7,088
Tina Weymouth
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 7,089
Frankie Knuckles
MUSICIAN
1955 - 2014
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 7,090
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, William M. Tweed ranks 461. Before him are Whitney Smith (1940), Ron DeSantis (1978), Joshua Chamberlain (1828), Gary Locke (1950), Lewis Cass (1782), and Gavin Newsom (1967). After him are Thaddeus Stevens (1792), Larry O'Brien (1917), Lucien Carr (1925), Little Crow (1810), Richard H. Truly (1937), and Harry Reid (1939).
Whitney Smith
1940 - 2016
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 455
Ron DeSantis
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 456
Joshua Chamberlain
1828 - 1914
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 457
Gary Locke
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 458
Lewis Cass
1782 - 1866
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 459
Gavin Newsom
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 460
William M. Tweed
1823 - 1878
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 461
Thaddeus Stevens
1792 - 1868
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 462
Larry O'Brien
1917 - 1990
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 463
Lucien Carr
1925 - 2005
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 464
Little Crow
1810 - 1863
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 465
Richard H. Truly
1937 - 2024
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 466
Harry Reid
1939 - 2021
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 467