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James Madison

1751 - 1836

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James Madison (March 16, 1751 [O.S. March 5, 1750] – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison was popularly acclaimed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. Madison was born into a prominent slave-owning planter family in Virginia. In 1774, strongly opposed to British taxation, Madison joined with the Patriots. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Madison is the 762nd most popular politician (down from 630th in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from United States (down from 187th in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Politician.

James Madison was a Founding Father and the fourth president of the United States. He is most famous for being one of the authors of the Constitution, and for being the father of the Bill of Rights.

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Among politicians, James Madison ranks 762 out of 19,576. Before him are Khosrow I, Anna of Russia, Qaboos bin Said al Said, Leo III the Isaurian, Kim Jong-un, and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. After him are Philip the Arab, John IV Laskaris, Philip V of France, Michael V Kalaphates, Árpád, and Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden.

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Among people born in 1751, James Madison ranks 1. After him are Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Maria Anna Mozart, Maria Luisa of Parma, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, George Shaw, Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria, Dmitry Bortniansky, Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Emanuel Schikaneder. Among people deceased in 1836, James Madison ranks 4. Before him are André-Marie Ampère, Charles X of France, and Letizia Ramolino. After him are Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, William Godwin, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, and Anthony of Saxony.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Madison ranks 239 out of 20,380. Before him are Candice Bergen (1946), Josephine Baker (1906), Clark Gable (1901), Johnny Cash (1932), Truman Capote (1924), and Linus Pauling (1901). After him are Richard Chamberlain (1934), Sitting Bull (1831), Geronimo (1829), George Gershwin (1898), Gregory Peck (1916), and Luis Walter Alvarez (1911).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, James Madison ranks 41. Before him are Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888), John Nance Garner (1868), Herbert Hoover (1874), James Monroe (1758), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1954), and Grover Cleveland (1837). After him are Sitting Bull (1831), Geronimo (1829), John Quincy Adams (1767), James Buchanan (1791), Jerome Powell (1953), and Jerry Brown (1938).

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