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George Bancroft

1800 - 1891

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George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian, statesman and Democratic politician who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state of Massachusetts and at the national and international levels. During his tenure as U.S. secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe, leading diplomatic missions to Britain and Germany. Among his best-known writings is the magisterial series, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). George Bancroft is the 15,384th most popular politician (up from 15,568th in 2024), the 8,125th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,284th in 2019) and the 617th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Bancroft ranks 15,384 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicolas Alfonsi, Sahiba Gafarova, Osberht of Northumbria, Eurypon, Ali Muhammad Mujawar, and Chavarat Charnvirakul. After him are René Schick, Semyon Ignatyev, Shah Jahan III, Nicolae Golescu, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and Jaafar Al-Askari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1800, George Bancroft ranks 77. Before him are Christian Lassen, Ayub Shah Durrani, Said bin Ahmad, Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet, and Zinovios Valvis. After him are Kolyu Ficheto, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Juan Francisco de Vidal, Caleb Cushing, Peter the Aleut, and Edward Bouverie Pusey. Among people deceased in 1891, George Bancroft ranks 102. Before him are Antonio Arenas, Joseph Roumanille, Anton Heinrich Springer, Calixa Lavallée, George Washington Williams, and Joseph Bazalgette. After him are Henry Litolff, José María Urvina, Charles Bradlaugh, Giovanni Caselli, Edwin Long, and Alphonso Taft.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Bancroft ranks 8,127 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Wu (1974), Dee Brown (1908), Albertson Van Zo Post (1866), John Marin (1870), Bert Stern (1929), and Greta Lee (1983). After him are John C. Slater (1900), Art LaFleur (1943), Margaret Colin (1958), Mark Rydell (1929), John Stockwell (1961), and Thomas Hart Benton (1889).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, George Bancroft ranks 617. Before him are Joe Crowley (1962), Robert J. Walker (1801), Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815), Gray Davis (1942), Michael C. Burgess (1950), and Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737). After him are Richard Olney (1835), Thaddeus Stevens (1792), Rod Blagojevich (1956), Vernon A. Walters (1917), Robert A. Lovett (1895), and Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831).

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