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William Wirt

1772 - 1834

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William Wirt (November 8, 1772 – February 18, 1834) was an American author and statesman who is credited with turning the position of United States Attorney General into one of influence. He was the longest-serving attorney general in U.S. history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Wirt has received more than 13,705 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). William Wirt is the 17,392nd most popular politician (down from 15,867th in 2019), the 12,117th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,054th in 2019) and the 816th most popular American Politician.

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  • 20

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  • 1.82

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  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Wirt ranks 17,392 out of 19,576. Before him are Sudarat Keyuraphan, Tom Daschle, Suella Braverman, Radmila Šekerinska, Nina Rocheva, and Péter Márki-Zay. After him are Benjamin Stoddert, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, George Voinovich, Malik Meraj Khalid, Alain Claude Bilie By Nze, and Roland Koch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1772, William Wirt ranks 45. Before him are Manuel José Quintana, Paul Louis Courier, Charles Leclerc, William H. Crawford, Sándor Kisfaludy, and Caesar Augustus Rodney. After him is Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill. Among people deceased in 1834, William Wirt ranks 45. Before him are William H. Crawford, Thomas Say, John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, and David Douglas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Wirt ranks 12,117 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Daschle (1947), Griffin Bell (1918), Elmer McCollum (1879), Ellen Glasgow (1873), Black Francis (1965), and Alyson Reed (1958). After him are Lisa Ann Walter (1963), Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), Sarah Drew (1980), Benjamin Stoddert (1751), Alan Merrill (1951), and Tommy Noonan (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Wirt ranks 816. Before him are John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886), Mark Parkinson (1957), Kathleen Sebelius (1948), Juanita M. Kreps (1921), Eddie Bernice Johnson (1935), and Tom Daschle (1947). After him are Benjamin Stoddert (1751), George Voinovich (1936), Mike Johnson (1972), Michele Bachmann (1956), Rick Santorum (1958), and Wade Hampton III (1818).

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