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Kalākaua

1836 - 1891

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Kalākaua (David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Māhinulani Nālaʻiaʻehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua; November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, reigning from February 12, 1874, until his death in 1891. Succeeding Lunalilo, he was elected to the vacant throne of Hawaiʻi against Queen Emma. Kalākaua was known as the Merrie Monarch for his convivial personality – he enjoyed entertaining guests with his singing and ukulele playing. At his coronation and his birthday jubilee, the hula, which had hitherto been banned in public in the kingdom, became a celebration of Hawaiian culture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kalākaua is the 6,661st most popular politician (down from 4,710th in 2019), the 2,419th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,500th in 2019) and the 204th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kalākaua ranks 6,661 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdullah Mirza, Elijah Muhammad, Dadabhai Naoroji, Rose Francine Rogombé, Itzcoatl, and Guy Mollet. After him are Fuchai, Marquis of Haihun, Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, Bona of Savoy, Joan III, Countess of Burgundy, and Sidónio Pais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1836, Kalākaua ranks 23. Before him are Jules Chéret, Hassan I of Morocco, Joseph Chamberlain, Princess Anna of Prussia, Jarosław Dąbrowski, and Nicholas of Japan. After him are Norman Lockyer, Theodor Nöldeke, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Nikolay Dobrolyubov, Enomoto Takeaki, and Jan Gotlib Bloch. Among people deceased in 1891, Kalākaua ranks 38. Before him are Ernest Meissonier, William Tecumseh Sherman, Princess Cecilie of Baden, Johan Jongkind, Louis Lucien Bonaparte, and Théodore de Banville. After him are Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, Fredrik Pacius, Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, and Mihail Kogălniceanu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kalākaua ranks 2,419 out of 20,380. Before him are Harold Garfinkel (1917), Vannevar Bush (1890), Mary Anderson (1862), Elijah Muhammad (1897), Pinetop Perkins (1913), and Shannen Doherty (1971). After him are Sol LeWitt (1928), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), LeBron James (1984), Dean Stockwell (1936), Art Blakey (1919), and Peter Graves (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Kalākaua ranks 204. Before him are Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), Joe Wilson (1947), Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878), Thomas R. Marshall (1854), Mark Felt (1913), and Elijah Muhammad (1897). After him are John O. Brennan (1955), Dan Quayle (1947), William Wirt (1772), Dan White (1946), Mike Dunleavy (1961), and William H. Seward (1801).

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