Writer

George Washington Williams

1849 - 1891

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George Washington Williams

George Washington Williams (October 16, 1849 – August 2, 1891) was a soldier in the American Civil War and in Mexico before becoming a Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer on African-American history. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives. In the late 1880s, Williams turned his interest to Europe and Africa. After having been impressed by meeting King Leopold II of Belgium, he traveled in 1890 to the Congo Free State (then owned by the king) to see its development. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). George Washington Williams is the 5,041st most popular writer (down from 4,886th in 2024), the 7,668th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,779th in 2019) and the 574th most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, George Washington Williams ranks 5,041 out of 7,302. Before him are Botho Strauß, Adolf Friedrich von Schack, Atiq Rahimi, Nicholas Evans, Vladimir Makanin, and Kalhana. After him are Rita Mae Brown, Lin Shu, Fatos Kongoli, Henriette Roland Holst, Wendela Hebbe, and Jean Vautrin.

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Botho Strauß
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 5,035
Adolf Friedrich von Schack
1815 - 1894
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 5,036
Atiq Rahimi
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,037
Nicholas Evans
1950 - 2022
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,038
Vladimir Makanin
1937 - 2017
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,039
Kalhana
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,040
George Washington Williams
1849 - 1891
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,041
Rita Mae Brown
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,042
Lin Shu
1852 - 1924
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 5,043
Fatos Kongoli
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 5,044
Henriette Roland Holst
1869 - 1952
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 5,045
Wendela Hebbe
1808 - 1899
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 5,046
Jean Vautrin
1933 - 2015
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 5,047

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, George Washington Williams ranks 92. Before him are Alfhild Agrell, José Manuel Pando, Panas Myrny, William Knox D'Arcy, John Hartley, and Rafael Reyes. After him are Joaquim Nabuco, Princess Marie of Hanover, Alfred Kleiner, Eugen Huber, Louis Glineur, and Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife. Among people deceased in 1891, George Washington Williams ranks 100. Before him are Emma Abbott, Constantine Paparrigopoulos, Antonio Arenas, Joseph Roumanille, Anton Heinrich Springer, and Calixa Lavallée. After him are Joseph Bazalgette, George Bancroft, Henry Litolff, José María Urvina, Charles Bradlaugh, and Giovanni Caselli.

Others Born in 1849

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Alfhild Agrell
WRITER
1849 - 1923
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 86
José Manuel Pando
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1917
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 87
Panas Myrny
WRITER
1849 - 1920
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 88
William Knox D'Arcy
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1917
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 89
John Hartley
TENNIS PLAYER
1849 - 1935
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 90
Rafael Reyes
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1921
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 91
George Washington Williams
WRITER
1849 - 1891
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 92
Joaquim Nabuco
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1910
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 93
Princess Marie of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1904
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 94
Alfred Kleiner
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1916
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 95
Eugen Huber
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1923
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 96
Louis Glineur
ATHLETE
1849 - 1901
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 97
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1912
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 98