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Metacomet

1639 - 1676

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Metacomet (c. 1638 in Massachusetts – August 12, 1676), also known as Pometacom, Metacom, and by his adopted English name King Philip, was sachem (elected chief from 1662–1676) to the Wampanoag people and the second son of the sachem Massasoit. Metacomet became sachem after Massasoit's death. Metacomet was killed on August 12, 1676 near Mount Hope, Rhode Island. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Metacomet is the 14,131st most popular politician (up from 15,185th in 2019), the 6,607th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,692nd in 2019) and the 531st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Metacomet ranks 14,131 out of 19,576Before him are Ludo Martens, Ernst Streeruwitz, Eugene McCarthy, Joe Lieberman, Steve Bullock, and Konstantin Muraviev. After him are Julio César Méndez Montenegro, Jim Jordan, Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji, Dobri Bozhilov, Asharid-apal-Ekur, and Abdur Rahman Biswas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1639, Metacomet ranks 11Before him are Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Catherine Charlotte de Gramont, Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse, Gottfried Kirch, Laura Martinozzi, and Caspar Netscher.  Among people deceased in 1676, Metacomet ranks 22Before him are Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, Abraham Bosse, Jean Desmarets, Saib Tabrizi, Nicolò Sagredo, and Gisbertus Voetius. After him is Gerrard Winstanley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Metacomet ranks 6,608 out of 20,380Before him are Steve Bullock (1966), Albert Collins (1932), Neil Campbell (1946), Frederick C. Weyand (1916), Julius Katchen (1926), and Kathy Acker (1947). After him are Jim Jordan (1964), Noodles (1963), Josephine Diebitsch Peary (1863), Dorothy Gish (1898), Nicky Hayden (1981), and Penelope Ann Miller (1964).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Metacomet ranks 531Before him are Harry Cohn (1891), Julian Castro (1974), Winfield Scott Hancock (1824), Eugene McCarthy (1916), Joe Lieberman (1942), and Steve Bullock (1966). After him are Jim Jordan (1964), Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823), Hannah Van Buren (1783), Carolyn Maloney (1946), Samuel Dexter (1761), and James G. Blaine (1830).