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Tenskwatawa

1775 - 1836

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Tenskwatawa (; also called Tenskatawa, Tenskwatawah, Tensquatawa or Lalawethika) (January 1775 – November 1836) was a Native American religious and political leader of the Shawnee tribe, known as the Prophet or the Shawnee Prophet. He was a younger brother of Tecumseh, a leader of the Shawnee. In his early years Tenskwatawa was given the name Lalawethika ("He Makes a Loud Noise" or "The Noise Maker"), but he changed it around 1805 and transformed himself from a hapless, alcoholic youth into an influential spiritual leader. Tenskwatawa denounced oppression and colonization, and led a purification movement that promoted unity intersectionality, independence, understanding among the Indigenous peoples of North America, rejected subjugation to the colonization way of life and with his elder brother help, encouraged his followers to pursue intellectual and intersectional principles and pathways. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Tenskwatawa is the 16,789th most popular politician (down from 16,463rd in 2024), the 10,440th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,889th in 2019) and the 786th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tenskwatawa ranks 16,793 out of 19,576. Before him are Anthony Carmona, José Antonio Kast, Philippe Riboud, Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona, Bajram Rexhepi, Rufus King, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, Lionel Aingimea, Salou Djibo, and Valeria Ciavatta. After him are Edward Akufo-Addo, and Moeketsi Majoro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1775, Tenskwatawa ranks 54. Before him are Pauline Auzou, Francisco Ramón Vicuña, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Rana Bahadur Shah, Laura Secord, and Baji Rao II. After him is James Barbour. Among people deceased in 1836, Tenskwatawa ranks 52. Before him are Edward Livingston, Stephen F. Austin, William B. Travis, Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Dániel Berzsenyi, and Charles Wilkins. After him is Begum Samru.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tenskwatawa ranks 10,442 out of 20,380. Before him are Florence Vidor (1895), Victor Schertzinger (1888), José M. Hernández (1962), Gilbert Colgate (1899), Maxine Kumin (1925), and Charles Sprague Sargent (1841). After him are Cara Buono (1974), Herman Cain (1945), John Isner (1985), Stephen McNally (1911), Joan Leslie (1925), and Sheree North (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Tenskwatawa ranks 786. Before him are Richard Rush (1780), Mark Esper (1964), Elihu B. Washburne (1816), Tim Kaine (1958), Richard Shelby (1934), and Rufus King (1755). After him are Spark Matsunaga (1916), Mike Enzi (1944), Tom McMillen (1952), Thomas Ewing (1789), Henry Cabot Lodge (1850), and Mae Young (1923).

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