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Andrew Jackson

1767 - 1845

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Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. His political philosophy became the basis for the Democratic Party. Jackson's legacy is controversial: he has been praised as an advocate for working Americans and preserving the union of states, and criticized for his racist policies, particularly towards Native Americans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Jackson is the 23rd most popular politician (down from 21st in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from United States (up from 11th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Politician.

Andrew Jackson is most famous for being the seventh president of the United States. He is also known for the Indian Removal Act, which was a law that forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Andrew Jackson ranks 23 out of 19,576. Before him are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Kublai Khan, Qin Shi Huang, George VI, Franz Joseph I of Austria, and Louis XVI of France. After him are Vladimir Putin, Charles I of England, Charlemagne, George V, James VI and I, and Commodus.

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Among people born in 1767, Andrew Jackson ranks 1. After him are Joachim Murat, Wilhelm von Humboldt, John Quincy Adams, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, John VI of Portugal, Jean-Baptiste Say, Benjamin Constant, Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, Maria Theresa of Austria, August Wilhelm Schlegel, and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. Among people deceased in 1845, Andrew Jackson ranks 1. After him are August Wilhelm Schlegel, Julie Clary, John Frederic Daniell, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Guadalupe Victoria, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, Wazir Akbar Khan, Henrik Wergeland, Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, Bernardino Rivadavia, and Louis-Léopold Boilly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andrew Jackson ranks 8 out of 20,380. Before him are Jimmy Carter (1924), Thomas Jefferson (1743), Martin Luther King Jr. (1929), Thomas Edison (1847), J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904), and Muhammad Ali (1942). After him are Edgar Allan Poe (1809), Pope Leo XIV (1955), William McKinley (1843), Al Pacino (1940), Sylvester Stallone (1946), and Clint Eastwood (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Andrew Jackson ranks 4. Before him are Donald Trump (1946), Jimmy Carter (1924), and Thomas Jefferson (1743). After him are William McKinley (1843), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Martin Van Buren (1782), Hillary Clinton (1947), Abraham Lincoln (1809), James K. Polk (1795), Ronald Reagan (1911), and George Washington (1732).

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