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Hiram Bingham III

1875 - 1956

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Hiram Bingham III (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer and politician. In 1911, he publicized the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu which he rediscovered with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. Later, Bingham served as the 69th Governor of Connecticut for a single day in 1925—the shortest term in history. He had been elected in 1924 as governor, but was also elected to the Senate and chose that position. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hiram Bingham III is the 5,686th most popular politician (down from 5,397th in 2019), the 2,064th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,737th in 2019) and the 175th most popular American Politician.

Hiram Bingham III is most famous for discovering the Inca city of Machu Picchu in 1911.

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Among politicians, Hiram Bingham III ranks 5,686 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen, Margaret of Brabant, Brigitte Bierlein, Ernst von Weizsäcker, Princess Anna of Prussia, and Bohemond VII of Antioch. After him are Liamine Zéroual, Mahmoud Jibril, John George II, Elector of Saxony, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Prince Albert of Prussia, and Joan I, Countess of Auvergne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Hiram Bingham III ranks 49. Before him are Mistinguett, Ludwig Prandtl, Leonardo De Lorenzo, Franco Alfano, Qiu Jin, and Othenio Abel. After him are Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Walter Chrysler, Hashim al-Atassi, Franz Xaver Schwarz, Abd al-Hafid of Morocco, and Fatali Khan Khoyski. Among people deceased in 1956, Hiram Bingham III ranks 56. Before him are Giovanni Papini, David Seymour, Chandrashekhar Agashe, Savielly Tartakower, Erich Kleiber, and Pío Baroja. After him are Hermann Abendroth, Elpidio Quirino, Thomas J. Watson, Mahmud Barzanji, Nikolaj Velimirović, and Art Tatum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hiram Bingham III ranks 2,064 out of 20,380. Before him are Barnett Newman (1905), Wade Williams (1961), Rose Kennedy (1890), William Styron (1925), Paul Krugman (1953), and Frederick Herzberg (1923). After him are Poul Anderson (1926), Carl Reiner (1922), Phil Knight (1938), Thomas Cech (1947), James Irwin (1930), and Lou Ferrigno (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Hiram Bingham III ranks 175. Before him are John Armstrong Jr. (1758), Wolfgang Kapp (1858), Albert Gore Sr. (1907), Henry A. Wallace (1888), Bess Truman (1885), and Spiro Agnew (1918). After him are Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851), Jack Reed (1949), Conrad Hilton (1887), Spotted Elk (1826), Hubert Humphrey (1911), and Oliver Otis Howard (1830).

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