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John Bright

1811 - 1889

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John Bright (16 November 1811 – 27 March 1889) was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies. A Quaker, Bright is most famous for battling the Corn Laws. In partnership with Richard Cobden, he founded the Anti–Corn Law League, aimed at abolishing the Corn Laws, which raised food prices and protected landowners' interests by levying taxes on imported wheat. The Corn Laws were repealed in 1846. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). John Bright is the 17,430th most popular politician (down from 17,400th in 2024), the 5,663rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,729th in 2019) and the 644th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, John Bright ranks 17,430 out of 19,576. Before him are Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide, Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Oljas Bektenov, Nika Melia, and Shashi Tharoor. After him are Ed Markey, William J. Duane, John B. Anderson, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, Nello Musumeci, and Cécile Kyenge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1811, John Bright ranks 81. Before him are Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona, William Bell Scott, Thomas C. Jerdon, William Henry Harvey, John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, and John Kilian. After him is Wendell Phillips. Among people deceased in 1889, John Bright ranks 84. Before him are Paul du Bois-Reymond, Priscilla Cooper Tyler, Máximo Santos, Churchill Babington, Daniel Harvey Hill, and Samuel Brannan. After him are Simon Cameron, and William Allingham.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Bright ranks 5,665 out of 8,785. Before him are Phoebe Waller-Bridge (1985), Ella Balinska (1996), Shashi Tharoor (1956), Ron Staniforth (1924), Alan Geldard (1927), and Herbert Baker (1862). After him are Donald Burgess (1933), Edna Best (1900), Alan Kelly Jr. (1968), Kevin Warwick (1954), Jeffrey Hammond (1946), and George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Bright ranks 644. Before him are Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (1971), Tebbs Lloyd Johnson (1900), Nick Clegg (1967), Harry Atkinson (1831), Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536), and Shashi Tharoor (1956). After him are George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716), Graham Watson (1956), David Thompson (1961), William Lyon Mackenzie (1795), Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851), and Francis Lewis (1713).

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