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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 13,087 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). William Wirt is the 15,925th most popular politician (down from 11,075th in 2019), the 11,079th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,804th in 2019) and the 723rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Wirt ranks 15,925 out of 15,577Before him are Asa Hutchinson, Sean Chen, Bharrat Jagdeo, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bruno Tshibala, and Rita Sargsyan. After him are Robert P. Patterson, Alexander Bustamante, Don Young, Tip O'Neill, Betsy DeVos, and Maria Damanaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1772, William Wirt ranks 42Before him are Frans Michael Franzén, Manuel José Quintana, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Paul Louis Courier, Charles Leclerc, and William H. Crawford. After him are Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill and Caesar Augustus Rodney. Among people deceased in 1834, William Wirt ranks 39Before him are Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza, Jacques Labillardière, Jean Louis Marie Poiret, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, William H. Crawford, and David Douglas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Wirt ranks 11,079 out of 18,182Before him are Walt Kelly (1913), Tamara E. Jernigan (1959), Tim Keller (1950), Thora Birch (1982), Charley Pride (1934), and Irwin M. Jacobs (1933). After him are Jeff Gordon (1971), Robert P. Patterson (1891), Nate Robinson (1984), Len Lesser (1922), Samuel E. Wright (1946), and Fred Savage (1976).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Wirt ranks 723Before him are Samuel Huntington (1731), Carter Braxton (1736), Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807), Ed Lee (1952), Asa Hutchinson (1950), and Jesse Jackson Jr. (1965). After him are Robert P. Patterson (1891), Don Young (1933), Tip O'Neill (1912), Betsy DeVos (1958), Jake Garn (1932), and Muriel Humphrey Brown (1912).