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William Paterson

1745 - 1806

William Paterson

William Paterson (December 24, 1745 – September 9, 1806) was an American statesman, lawyer, jurist, and signer of the United States Constitution. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the second governor of New Jersey, and a Founding Father of the United States. Born in County Antrim, Ireland, Paterson moved to the North American British colonies at a young age. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Paterson has received more than 25,399 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 23 in 2019). William Paterson is the 16,790th most popular politician (down from 15,102nd in 2019), the 5,152nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 279th in 2019) and the 592nd most popular British Politician.

Memorability Metrics

25k
Page Views (PV)
42.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.10
Effective Languages (L*)
3.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Paterson ranks 16,790 out of 19,576. Before him are Zbigniew Wassermann, Paul Biyoghé Mba, Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera, Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Jens Bratlie, and Eddy Maillet. After him are Taavi Rõivas, Richard Blumenthal, Carlos Gutierrez, Eugène Camara, Shamshi-Adad III, and Morcar.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Zbigniew Wassermann
1949 - 2010
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 16,784
Paul Biyoghé Mba
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 16,785
Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera
1828 - 1879
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 16,786
Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 16,787
Jens Bratlie
1856 - 1939
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 16,788
Eddy Maillet
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 16,789
William Paterson
1745 - 1806
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 16,790
Taavi Rõivas
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 16,791
Richard Blumenthal
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 16,792
Carlos Gutierrez
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 16,793
Eugène Camara
1942 - 2019
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 16,794
Shamshi-Adad III
1600 BC - 1500 BC
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 16,795
Morcar
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 16,796

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1745, William Paterson ranks 51. Before him are Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Oliver Ellsworth, John Jeffries, Sydney Parkinson, Madhavrao I, and Anthony Wayne. After him are Richard Bassett, Samuel Hearne, and Caleb Strong. Among people deceased in 1806, William Paterson ranks 49. Before him are Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, Ignaz Schiffermüller, Heinrich Christian Boie, Benjamin Banneker, Rana Bahadur Shah, and Robert Morris. After him are Charlotte Smith, John Graves Simcoe, George Wythe, John Breckinridge, and Elizabeth Carter.

Others Born in 1745

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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1818
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 45
Oliver Ellsworth
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1807
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 46
John Jeffries
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1819
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 47
Sydney Parkinson
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1771
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 48
Madhavrao I
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1772
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 49
Anthony Wayne
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1796
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 50
William Paterson
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1806
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 51
Richard Bassett
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1815
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 52
Samuel Hearne
EXPLORER
1745 - 1792
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 53
Caleb Strong
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1819
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 54