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Aaron Burr

1756 - 1836

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Aaron Burr, Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician, businessman, and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he is primarily remembered for the killing of Alexander Hamilton in a duel, as well as his alleged conspiracy to take parts of the Southwestern United States to form a separate country. Burr was born to a prominent family in what was then the Province of New Jersey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2024). Aaron Burr is the 4,580th most popular politician (down from 4,485th in 2024), the 1,662nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,422nd in 2019) and the 149th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Aaron Burr ranks 4,580 out of 19,576. Before him are Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Jean Bart, Agatha Barbara, Prince Ernst of Hohenberg, Gaston Thorn, and Anaxandridas II. After him are René II, Duke of Lorraine, Theodemir, Arsaces II of Parthia, Markos Vafeiadis, Anatoly Sobchak, and Plectrude.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Aaron Burr ranks 10. Before him are William Godwin, Maria Theresa of Savoy, Duke Louis of Württemberg, Bernard Germain de Lacépède, Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, and Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, Louis Henri, Prince of Condé, Jean-Baptiste Carrier, Joseph Martin Kraus, Abbé Faria, and Guillaume-Antoine Olivier. Among people deceased in 1836, Aaron Burr ranks 21. Before him are Claude-Louis Navier, Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Nathan Mayer Rothschild, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Anton Reicha, and Davy Crockett. After him are James Mill, William Henry, Edward Turner Bennett, Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, Carle Vernet, and James Bowie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Aaron Burr ranks 1,662 out of 20,380. Before him are Bruce Beutler (1957), Jack Horner (1946), Bob Kane (1915), Edwin G. Krebs (1918), Steven Chu (1948), and Jeff Bennett (1962). After him are George Akerlof (1940), Frank Jarvis (1878), Herbert Blomstedt (1927), Ron Jeremy (1953), Dwight Schultz (1947), and Queen Noor of Jordan (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Aaron Burr ranks 149. Before him are Cyrus Vance (1917), Paul P. Harris (1868), Janet Mills (1947), George Clinton (1739), John B. Kelly Sr. (1889), and Mike DeWine (1947). After him are George Read (1733), Liz Cheney (1966), John Forsyth (1780), Elliot Richardson (1920), Paul Ryan (1970), and Benjamin Butler (1818).

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