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Ulysses S. Grant

1822 - 1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War. Grant was born in Ohio and graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1843. He served with distinction in the Mexican–American War, but resigned from the army in 1854 and returned to civilian life impoverished. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ulysses S. Grant is the 36th most popular politician (up from 44th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from United States (up from 18th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Politician.

Ulysses S. Grant is most famous for being the commanding general of the Union Army during the Civil War. He was also the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ulysses S. Grant ranks 36 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward VI of England, Mehmed the Conqueror, Huang Xianfan, William McKinley, Umar, and Edward VIII. After him are George III of the United Kingdom, Kim Il-sung, Constantine the Great, David, Martin Van Buren, and Joseph Goebbels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1822, Ulysses S. Grant ranks 2. Before him is Louis Pasteur. After him are Gregor Mendel, Heinrich Schliemann, Frédéric Passy, Rudolf Clausius, César Franck, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Francis Galton, Rutherford B. Hayes, Alexander Mackenzie, and Prince Napoléon Bonaparte. Among people deceased in 1885, Ulysses S. Grant ranks 2. Before him is Victor Hugo. After him are Alfonso XII of Spain, Ferdinand II of Portugal, Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, Muhammad Ahmad, Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Carl Spitzweg, Jens Peter Jacobsen, and Rosalía de Castro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ulysses S. Grant ranks 15 out of 20,380. Before him are Edgar Allan Poe (1809), Pope Leo XIV (1955), William McKinley (1843), Al Pacino (1940), Sylvester Stallone (1946), and Clint Eastwood (1930). After him are Martin Van Buren (1782), Steve Jobs (1955), Hillary Clinton (1947), Marilyn Monroe (1926), Abraham Lincoln (1809), and James K. Polk (1795).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ulysses S. Grant ranks 6. Before him are Donald Trump (1946), Jimmy Carter (1924), Thomas Jefferson (1743), Andrew Jackson (1767), and William McKinley (1843). After him are Martin Van Buren (1782), Hillary Clinton (1947), Abraham Lincoln (1809), James K. Polk (1795), Ronald Reagan (1911), and George Washington (1732).

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