POLITICIAN
John Adair
1757 - 1840

John Adair
John Adair (January 9, 1757 – May 19, 1840) was an American pioneer, slave trader, soldier, and politician. He was the eighth Governor of Kentucky and represented the state in both the U.S. House and Senate. A native of South Carolina, Adair enlisted in the state militia and served in the Revolutionary War, during which he was twice captured and held as a prisoner of war by the British. Following the War, he was elected as a delegate to South Carolina's convention to ratify the United States Constitution. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Adair is the 13,836th most popular politician (up from 15,861st in 2019), the 6,354th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,738th in 2019) and the 510th most popular American Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, John Adair ranks 13,836 out of 19,576. Before him are Domenico Morosini, Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Danny Davis, Charles Pasqua, and Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus. After him are Publius Licinius Crassus Dives, Gottlieb von Jagow, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Iccho Itoh, Salmon P. Chase, and Georgios Kountouriotis.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDomenico Morosini
1080 - 1156
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 13,836
Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1849 - 1922
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,837
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
1933 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,838
Danny Davis
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,839
Charles Pasqua
1927 - 2015
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,840
Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,841
John Adair
1757 - 1840
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,842
Publius Licinius Crassus Dives
300 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,843
Gottlieb von Jagow
1863 - 1935
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,844
Miriam Defensor Santiago
1945 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,845
Iccho Itoh
1945 - 2007
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,846
Salmon P. Chase
1808 - 1873
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,847
Georgios Kountouriotis
1782 - 1858
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13,848
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1757, John Adair ranks 40. Before him are Alessandro Rolla, Pál Kitaibel, Wojciech Bogusławski, Thomas Telford, James Sowerby, and Gervasio Antonio de Posadas. After him are Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, James Wilkinson, Józef Kozłowski, and Charles Pinckney. Among people deceased in 1840, John Adair ranks 41. Before him are John Cockerill, Joseph Johann von Littrow, José Antonio Pavón Jiménez, Anthony Carlisle, Johann Michael Vogl, and Sidney Smith. After him are John Abbot, Paul Rudolf von Bilguer, Karl Leberecht Immermann, James Prinsep, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, and Felix Grundy.
Others Born in 1757
Go to all RankingsAlessandro Rolla
COMPOSER
1757 - 1841
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 34
Pál Kitaibel
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1817
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 35
Wojciech Bogusławski
ACTOR
1757 - 1829
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 36
Thomas Telford
ARCHITECT
1757 - 1834
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 37
James Sowerby
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1822
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 38
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1833
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 39
John Adair
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1840
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 40
Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1833
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 41
James Wilkinson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1825
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 42
Józef Kozłowski
COMPOSER
1757 - 1831
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 43
Charles Pinckney
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1824
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 44
Others Deceased in 1840
Go to all RankingsJohn Cockerill
BUSINESSPERSON
1790 - 1840
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 35
Joseph Johann von Littrow
ASTRONOMER
1781 - 1840
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 36
José Antonio Pavón Jiménez
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1840
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 37
Anthony Carlisle
PHYSICIAN
1768 - 1840
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 38
Johann Michael Vogl
SINGER
1768 - 1840
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 39
Sidney Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1764 - 1840
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 40
John Adair
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1840
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 41
John Abbot
BIOLOGIST
1751 - 1840
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 42
Paul Rudolf von Bilguer
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1840
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 43
Karl Leberecht Immermann
WRITER
1796 - 1840
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 44
James Prinsep
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1799 - 1840
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 45
John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1840
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 46
Felix Grundy
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1840
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 47
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Adair ranks 6,355 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Lee III (1756), Phyllis Schlafly (1924), Danny Davis (1941), Hal Clement (1922), Tom Ewell (1909), and Lukas Haas (1976). After him are Louise Brough (1923), David Curtiss Munson (1884), Mary Browne (1891), Salmon P. Chase (1808), Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879), and Charmian Carr (1942).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHenry Lee III
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1818
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 6,349
Phyllis Schlafly
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6,350
Danny Davis
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6,351
Hal Clement
WRITER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6,352
Tom Ewell
ACTOR
1909 - 1994
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6,353
Lukas Haas
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6,354
John Adair
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1840
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6,355
Louise Brough
TENNIS PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6,356
David Curtiss Munson
ATHLETE
1884 - 1953
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6,357
Mary Browne
TENNIS PLAYER
1891 - 1971
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6,358
Salmon P. Chase
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1873
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6,359
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 6,360
Charmian Carr
ACTOR
1942 - 2016
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 6,361
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, John Adair ranks 510. Before him are Daniel Morgan (1736), Richard H. Truly (1937), Bobby Seale (1936), Black Kettle (1803), Henry Lee III (1756), and Danny Davis (1941). After him are Salmon P. Chase (1808), Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879), Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann (1933), Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926), Stephen Allen Benson (1816), and Chief Joseph (1840).
Daniel Morgan
1736 - 1802
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 504
Richard H. Truly
1937 - 2024
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 505
Bobby Seale
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 506
Black Kettle
1803 - 1868
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 507
Henry Lee III
1756 - 1818
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 508
Danny Davis
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 509
John Adair
1757 - 1840
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 510
Salmon P. Chase
1808 - 1873
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 511
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
1879 - 1964
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 512
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
1933 - 2017
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 513
Jeane Kirkpatrick
1926 - 2006
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 514
Stephen Allen Benson
1816 - 1865
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 515
Chief Joseph
1840 - 1904
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 516