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Caesar Rodney

1728 - 1784

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Caesar Rodney (October 7, 1728 – June 26, 1784) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, and politician from St. Jones Neck in Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. He was an officer of the Delaware militia during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a signer of the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence, and president of Delaware during most of the American Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Caesar Rodney is the 17,834th most popular politician (down from 17,553rd in 2024), the 13,168th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,654th in 2019) and the 1,003rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Caesar Rodney ranks 17,839 out of 19,576. Before him are N. Biren Singh, Audronius Ažubalis, Eugen Bejinariu, Radiy Khabirov, Gideon Welles, Eduardo Paes, Cristina Cifuentes, Chris Van Hollen, Kaci Kullmann Five, Maham Anga, and Ron Wyden. After him are John Boozman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1728, Caesar Rodney ranks 34. Before him are Johann Gerhard König, Pietro Verri, Maria Angela Ardinghelli, Ivan Polzunov, John Wilkinson, and Thomas Warton. After him is Mercy Otis Warren. Among people deceased in 1784, Caesar Rodney ranks 16. Before him are César-François Cassini de Thury, Anders Johan Lexell, Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia, Abraham Trembley, Jean-François Séguier, and Allan Ramsay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Caesar Rodney ranks 13,172 out of 20,380. Before him are Don Hahn (1955), George Chandler (1898), Joakim Noah (1985), Vonda Shepard (1963), Elizabeth Lail (1992), and Ron Wyden (1949). After him are Elaine Pagels (1943), Ann Gillis (1927), Elvis Crespo (1971), Jean Wallace (1923), Gil Shaham (1971), and Bob Denver (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Caesar Rodney ranks 1,003. Before him are James Abourezk (1931), Arlen Specter (1930), Russell Carpenter (1950), Wade Hampton III (1818), Gideon Welles (1802), and Ron Wyden (1949). After him are John Boozman (1950), William Few (1748), John M. Berrien (1781), Dana Rohrabacher (1947), John Sherman Cooper (1901), and Stephen Hadley (1947).

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