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James Buchanan

1791 - 1868

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James Buchanan Jr. ( bew-KAN-ən; April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He also served as the secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress. Buchanan was an advocate for states' rights, particularly regarding slavery, and minimized the role of the federal government preceding the American Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 128 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 125 in 2024). James Buchanan is the 920th most popular politician (up from 1,084th in 2024), the 284th most popular biography from United States (up from 317th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Politician.

James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States and is most famous for being the only president to never marry or have children.

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Among politicians, James Buchanan ranks 920 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Harald Greycloak, Randal Cremer, Christian VII of Denmark, and Margaret Theresa of Spain. After him are Julius Nepos, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Leonid Kravchuk, Chandragupta Maurya, Sigurd the Crusader, and Jeroboam.

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Among people born in 1791, James Buchanan ranks 6. Before him are Michael Faraday, Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Charles Babbage, Samuel Morse, and Théodore Géricault. After him are Carl Czerny, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Franz Bopp, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Francesco Hayez, and Johann Franz Encke. Among people deceased in 1868, James Buchanan ranks 3. Before him are Gioachino Rossini, and Léon Foucault. After him are August Ferdinand Möbius, Ludwig I of Bavaria, Mongkut, Tewodros II, August Schleicher, David Brewster, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, William T. G. Morton, and Franz Berwald.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Buchanan ranks 284 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Jackson (1928), Ray Charles (1930), Fred Trump (1905), Jane Fonda (1937), Burt Lancaster (1913), and Bill Paxton (1955). After him are Carl Sagan (1934), John Travolta (1954), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), Barry Barish (1936), Tony Curtis (1925), and Val Kilmer (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, James Buchanan ranks 45. Before him are Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1954), Grover Cleveland (1837), James Madison (1751), Sitting Bull (1831), Geronimo (1829), and John Quincy Adams (1767). After him are Jerome Powell (1953), Jerry Brown (1938), Calvin Coolidge (1872), William Jennings Bryan (1860), Steve Bannon (1953), and Benjamin Harrison (1833).

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