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Francis Hopkinson

1737 - 1791

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Francis Hopkinson (October 2, 1737 – May 9, 1791) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, author, and composer. He designed Continental paper money and two early versions of flags, one for the United States and one for the United States Navy. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 as a delegate from New Jersey. Hopkinson served in various roles in the early United States government including as a member of the Second Continental Congress and as a member of the Navy Board. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Francis Hopkinson is the 16,975th most popular politician (down from 16,086th in 2024), the 10,845th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,169th in 2019) and the 828th most popular American Politician.

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Among people born in 1737, Francis Hopkinson ranks 34. Before him are Alexander Dalrymple, Vasily Bazhenov, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, Arthur St. Clair, and John Hunter. After him is Charles Hutton. Among people deceased in 1791, Francis Hopkinson ranks 21. Before him are Catharine Macaulay, Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Anna Louisa Karsch, Richard Price, Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa, and Benjamin Harrison V.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis Hopkinson ranks 10,847 out of 20,380. Before him are Chance the Rapper (1993), Yolanda King (1955), Rebecca Schaeffer (1967), Bebe Rexha (1989), Blanche Barton (1961), and Hugh Howey (1975). After him are Kenneth Burke (1897), G. William Miller (1925), Wayne Static (1965), Bob Bryan (1978), James Meredith (1933), and Larry Kramer (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Francis Hopkinson ranks 828. Before him are Jonathan Dayton (1760), Mickey Kantor (1939), Max Baucus (1941), Edward Brooke (1919), Keen Johnson (1896), and Stanley Wagner (1908). After him are G. William Miller (1925), Charles Colson (1931), Ted Kaufman (1939), Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (1946), Spencer Cox (1975), and Lester Bird (1938).

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