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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Hopkinson is the 16,930th most popular politician (down from 16,094th in 2019), the 10,834th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,172nd in 2019) and the 826th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Francis Hopkinson ranks 16,930 out of 19,576. Before him are Keen Johnson, Nancy Faeser, Eadberht III Præn, Stanley Wagner, John de Jongh Jr., and Princess Claire of Belgium. After him are G. William Miller, Komi Sélom Klassou, Dritan Abazović, Aureliu Ciocoi, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, and Catherine Tizard.

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Contemporaries

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 10,836 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 826. 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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