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Benjamin Franklin

1706 - 1790

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Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1707 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general. Born in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Franklin became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia, the leading city in the colonies, publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette at age 23. He became wealthy publishing this and Poor Richard's Almanack, which he wrote under the pseudonym "Richard Saunders". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Franklin is the 109th most popular politician (down from 72nd in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from United States (down from 30th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Politician.

Benjamin Franklin is most famous for his contributions to the founding of the United States. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and he invented bifocals, the lightning rod, and the Franklin stove.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Benjamin Franklin ranks 109 out of 19,576. Before him are John F. Kennedy, Joe Biden, Julian, Saddam Hussein, Akhenaten, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. After him are Edward V of England, Fidel Castro, Trajan, Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Selim II, and Frederick the Great.

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Among people born in 1706, Benjamin Franklin ranks 1. After him are Émilie du Châtelet, Baldassare Galuppi, Giovanni Battista Martini, Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis, John Dollond, John Baskerville, Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark, Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, and Giuseppe Asclepi. Among people deceased in 1790, Benjamin Franklin ranks 2. Before him is Adam Smith. After him are Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, András Hadik, Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Mohammed ben Abdallah, Jacob Christian Schäffer, Johann Bernhard Basedow, and William Cullen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benjamin Franklin ranks 35 out of 20,380. Before him are Eleanor Roosevelt (1884), George Washington (1732), John F. Kennedy (1917), Joe Biden (1942), Neil Armstrong (1930), and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882). After him are John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928), Cher (1946), Madonna (1958), Pocahontas (1595), Martin Scorsese (1942), and Joseph Smith (1805).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Benjamin Franklin ranks 16. Before him are James K. Polk (1795), Ronald Reagan (1911), George Washington (1732), John F. Kennedy (1917), Joe Biden (1942), and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882). After him are Al Gore (1948), George W. Bush (1946), George Marshall (1880), Harry S. Truman (1884), Bill Clinton (1946), and Richard Nixon (1913).

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