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Henry Knox

1750 - 1806

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Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American military officer, politician, bookseller, and a Founding Father of the United States. Knox, born in Boston, became a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, serving as chief of artillery in all of George Washington's campaigns. Following the war, he oversaw the War Department under the Articles of Confederation from 1785 to 1789. Washington appointed him the nation's first Secretary of War, a position which he held from 1789 to 1794. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Knox is the 13,442nd most popular politician (down from 13,429th in 2024), the 6,013th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,673rd in 2019) and the 484th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Henry Knox ranks 13,443 out of 19,576. Before him are Kim Yong-chun, Joe Slovo, Robert Zoellick, Oleksiy Danilov, King Zhending of Zhou, Constantine, and Johan Ferner. After him are Wang Yang, Walter Rutherford, Ahmad Samani, Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, and Raymond Ndong Sima.

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Among people born in 1750, Henry Knox ranks 35. Before him are Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden, Túpac Katari, Hugo Kołłątaj, Yazid of Morocco, Anton Stamitz, and Daniel Gottlob Türk. After him are Princess Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Ignacy Potocki, Besiki, Christian Konrad Sprengel, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, and Aaron Arrowsmith. Among people deceased in 1806, Henry Knox ranks 46. Before him are Charles James Fox, Gabriel François Doyen, Ignaz Schiffermüller, Gim Hongdo, Karoline von Günderrode, and Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter. After him are Heinrich Christian Boie, Benjamin Banneker, Rana Bahadur Shah, Robert Morris, William Paterson, and John Graves Simcoe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Knox ranks 6,013 out of 20,380. Before him are Dakota Fanning (1994), Ancel Keys (1904), Britt Robertson (1990), Gustave Gilbert (1911), Christopher Guest (1948), and Stand Watie (1806). After him are Stanley Clarke (1951), Braun Strowman (1983), Vinnie Paul (1964), Armand van Helden (1970), MC Hammer (1962), and Charles Avery (1873).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Henry Knox ranks 484. Before him are John Lynch (1952), Jay Garner (1938), Lucretia Garfield (1832), Oliver North (1943), Pete Rose (1941), and Robert Zoellick (1953). After him are Robert Byrd (1917), Stephen A. Douglas (1813), Dean Phillips (1969), Jim Gibbons (1944), Leo Ryan (1925), and Olene Walker (1930).

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