POLITICIAN
William Paca
1740 - 1799
William Paca
William Paca ( PAY-kə or PAK-ə; October 31, 1740 – October 13, 1799) was a Founding Father of the United States who was a signatory to the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Paca has received more than 195,959 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). William Paca is the 17,320th most popular politician (down from 15,710th in 2019), the 11,960th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,669th in 2019) and the 805th most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
41.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.21
Effective Languages (L*)
3.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, William Paca ranks 17,320 out of 19,576. Before him are Wendell Ford, Martín Vázquez, John Kennedy, Shashi Tharoor, Bruce Golding, and Sofia Sakorafa. After him are Keith Holyoake, Alexander Bustamante, Nick Clegg, Guntars Krasts, Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, and Doug Burgum.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWendell Ford
1924 - 2015
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 17,314
Martín Vázquez
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 17,315
John Kennedy
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 17,316
Shashi Tharoor
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 17,317
Bruce Golding
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 17,318
Sofia Sakorafa
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 17,319
William Paca
1740 - 1799
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 17,320
Keith Holyoake
1904 - 1983
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 17,321
Alexander Bustamante
1884 - 1977
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 17,322
Nick Clegg
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 17,323
Guntars Krasts
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 17,324
Valentyn Nalyvaichenko
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 17,325
Doug Burgum
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 17,326
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1740, William Paca ranks 29. Before him are Anders Johan Lexell, Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar, Johan Andreas Murray, Samuel Arnold, John Sullivan, and Ivan Lepyokhin. After him is Alexander Martin. Among people deceased in 1799, William Paca ranks 38. Before him are Alexander Bezborodko, Francesco Mario Pagano, William Withering, Vasily Bazhenov, Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt, and Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe.
Others Born in 1740
Go to all RankingsAnders Johan Lexell
MATHEMATICIAN
1740 - 1784
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 23
Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1740 - 1786
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 24
Johan Andreas Murray
BIOLOGIST
1740 - 1791
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 25
Samuel Arnold
COMPOSER
1740 - 1802
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 26
John Sullivan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1740 - 1795
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 27
Ivan Lepyokhin
BIOLOGIST
1740 - 1802
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 28
William Paca
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1799
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 29
Alexander Martin
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1807
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 30
Others Deceased in 1799
Go to all RankingsAlexander Bezborodko
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1799
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 32
Francesco Mario Pagano
WRITER
1748 - 1799
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 33
William Withering
BIOLOGIST
1741 - 1799
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 34
Vasily Bazhenov
ARCHITECT
1737 - 1799
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 35
Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt
CHEMIST
1731 - 1799
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 36
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1726 - 1799
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 37
William Paca
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1799
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 38
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Paca ranks 11,960 out of 20,380. Before him are Jessie Andrews (1992), Eugene J. Martin (1938), Anita Ward (1956), Chi Chi LaRue (1959), Danny Thomas (1912), and Vincent Curatola (1953). After him are Robert Lighthizer (1947), Mara Wilson (1987), Nancy Carell (1966), Doug Burgum (1956), Nancy Dupree (1927), and Frank Press (1924).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJessie Andrews
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 11,954
Eugene J. Martin
PAINTER
1938 - 2005
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 11,955
Anita Ward
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 11,956
Chi Chi LaRue
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 11,957
Danny Thomas
ACTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 11,958
Vincent Curatola
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 11,959
William Paca
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1799
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 11,960
Robert Lighthizer
LAWYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 11,961
Mara Wilson
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 11,962
Nancy Carell
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 11,963
Doug Burgum
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 11,964
Nancy Dupree
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1927 - 2017
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 11,965
Frank Press
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2020
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 11,966
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, William Paca ranks 805. Before him are John Boozman (1950), David Ige (1957), William Hooper (1742), Peyton Randolph (1721), Wendell Ford (1924), and John Kennedy (1951). After him are Doug Burgum (1956), Walter Forward (1786), Mike DeWine (1947), Philip Francis Thomas (1810), John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886), and Mark Parkinson (1957).
John Boozman
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 799
David Ige
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 800
William Hooper
1742 - 1790
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 801
Peyton Randolph
1721 - 1775
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 802
Wendell Ford
1924 - 2015
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 803
John Kennedy
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 804
William Paca
1740 - 1799
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 805
Doug Burgum
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 806
Walter Forward
1786 - 1852
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 807
Mike DeWine
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 808
Philip Francis Thomas
1810 - 1890
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 809
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
1886 - 1971
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 810
Mark Parkinson
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 811