1786 - 1866
Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as a general in the United States Army from 1814 to 1861, taking part in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the early stages of the American Civil War and conflicts with Native Americans. Scott was the Whig Party's presidential nominee in the 1852 election, but was defeated by Democrat Franklin Pierce. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Winfield Scott has received more than 1,402,203 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Winfield Scott is the 8,900th most popular politician (up from 8,984th in 2019), the 3,311th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,157th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular American Politician.
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Among politicians, Winfield Scott ranks 8,900 out of 15,710. Before him are Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Arif Alvi, Qusay Hussein, Philipp von Boeselager, Alexander Shliapnikov, and Hermann Esser. After him are Ealhmund of Kent, Vakhtang II of Georgia, Anote Tong, Nicéphore Soglo, Lev Mekhlis, and Anne Jules de Noailles.
1617 - 1677
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 8,894
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 8,895
1966 - 2003
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8,896
1917 - 2008
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8,897
1885 - 1937
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8,898
1900 - 1981
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8,899
1786 - 1866
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8,900
745 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8,901
1251 - 1293
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8,902
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8,903
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8,904
1889 - 1953
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 8,905
1650 - 1708
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 8,906
Among people born in 1786, Winfield Scott ranks 28. Before him are Ludwig Börne, Albrecht Adam, Julius Jacob von Haynau, Agustina de Aragón, Nicolás Bravo, and Jacques Philippe Marie Binet. After him are Giovanni Battista Amici, Justinus Kerner, Carl Friedrich von Ledebour, Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, Marc Seguin, and Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Among people deceased in 1866, Winfield Scott ranks 17. Before him are Adolph Diesterweg, Friedrich Rückert, Rikard Nordraak, Nadezhda Durova, Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, and Alexander von Nordmann. After him are Jan Kalivoda, Massimo d'Azeglio, Paul Gavarni, Mikayel Nalbandian, Luigi Carlo Farini, and Theodor Kotschy.
1786 - 1837
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 22
1786 - 1862
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 23
1786 - 1853
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 24
1786 - 1857
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 25
1786 - 1854
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 26
1786 - 1856
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 27
1786 - 1866
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 28
1786 - 1863
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 29
1786 - 1862
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 30
1786 - 1851
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 31
1786 - 1842
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 32
1786 - 1875
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 33
1786 - 1816
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 34
1790 - 1866
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 11
1788 - 1866
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 12
1842 - 1866
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 13
1783 - 1866
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 14
1793 - 1866
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 15
1803 - 1866
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 16
1786 - 1866
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 17
1801 - 1866
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 18
1798 - 1866
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 19
1804 - 1866
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 20
1829 - 1866
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 21
1812 - 1866
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 22
1813 - 1866
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 23
Among people born in United States, Winfield Scott ranks 3,311 out of 15,968. Before him are Leo Ryan (1925), David Ogden Stiers (1942), Kenny Loggins (1948), Richard E. Bellman (1920), Rick Barry (1944), and Benjamin Tucker (1854). After him are Paul Gallico (1897), Kevin Mitnick (1963), Bill Cobbs (1934), Ralph Macchio (1961), Jon Cryer (1965), and John G. Trump (1907).
1925 - 1978
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 3,305
1942 - 2018
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 3,306
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 3,307
1920 - 1984
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 3,308
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 3,309
1854 - 1939
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 3,310
1786 - 1866
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 3,311
1897 - 1976
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 3,312
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 3,313
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 3,314
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 3,315
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 3,316
1907 - 1985
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 3,317
Among politicians born in United States, Winfield Scott ranks 203. Before him are Charles J. Guiteau (1841), Bob Dole (1923), Milton George Henschel (1920), Elihu Root (1845), George M. Dallas (1792), and Leo Ryan (1925). After him are Patrick Henry (1736), Thomas R. Marshall (1854), Cyrus Vance (1917), Ralph Nader (1934), Marie Smith Jones (1918), and Kamehameha IV (1834).
1841 - 1882
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 197
1923 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 198
1920 - 2003
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 199
1845 - 1937
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 200
1792 - 1864
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 201
1925 - 1978
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 202
1786 - 1866
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 203
1736 - 1799
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 204
1854 - 1925
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 205
1917 - 2002
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 206
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 207
1918 - 2008
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 208
1834 - 1863
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 209