POLITICIAN
Whitney Smith
1940 - 2016

Whitney Smith
Whitney Smith Jr. (February 26, 1940 – November 17, 2016) was an American vexillologist. He coined the term vexillology, which refers to the scholarly analysis of all aspects of flags. He was a founder of several vexillology organizations. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Whitney Smith is the 15,538th most popular politician (down from 14,693rd in 2019), the 8,397th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,034th in 2019) and the 637th most popular American Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Whitney Smith ranks 15,538 out of 19,576. Before him are Jill Evans, Tulsi Gabbard, John P. Kennedy, Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, Mirko Šarović, and Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux. After him are Ceolwulf I of Mercia, José Hilario López, Adnan Badran, Aleksander Prystor, Robert Buron, and Klaus Schütz.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJill Evans
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 15,539
Tulsi Gabbard
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 15,540
John P. Kennedy
1795 - 1870
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 15,541
Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha
1888 - 1948
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 15,542
Mirko Šarović
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 15,543
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
1778 - 1868
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 15,544
Whitney Smith
1940 - 2016
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 15,545
Ceolwulf I of Mercia
800 - 823
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 15,546
José Hilario López
1798 - 1869
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 15,547
Adnan Badran
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 15,548
Aleksander Prystor
1874 - 1941
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 15,549
Robert Buron
1910 - 1973
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 15,550
Klaus Schütz
1926 - 2012
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 15,551
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Whitney Smith ranks 441. Before him are Fred Hansen, Mary Ellen Mark, Mary Beth Peil, Sotsha Dlamini, Kōkichi Tsuburaya, and James Brady. After him are Reinhard Furrer, Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir, Richard Marcinko, Tim Severin, Carl von Essen, and Willi Holdorf. Among people deceased in 2016, Whitney Smith ranks 405. Before him are Rita Gam, Michael Herr, Gunnel Vallquist, Halfdan T. Mahler, Heinz Ulzheimer, and Laurent Pokou. After him are Herschell Gordon Lewis, Burt Kwouk, Tapio Mäkelä, Kiichirō Furukawa, Piers Sellers, and Henning Christophersen.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsFred Hansen
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 435
Mary Ellen Mark
PHOTOGRAPHER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 436
Mary Beth Peil
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 437
Sotsha Dlamini
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2017
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 438
Kōkichi Tsuburaya
ATHLETE
1940 - 1968
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 439
James Brady
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2014
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 440
Whitney Smith
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2016
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 441
Reinhard Furrer
ASTRONAUT
1940 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 442
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
WRITER
1940 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 443
Richard Marcinko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 444
Tim Severin
EXPLORER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 445
Carl von Essen
ATHLETE
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 446
Willi Holdorf
ATHLETE
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 447
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsRita Gam
ACTOR
1927 - 2016
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 399
Michael Herr
WRITER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 400
Gunnel Vallquist
WRITER
1918 - 2016
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 401
Halfdan T. Mahler
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 402
Heinz Ulzheimer
ATHLETE
1925 - 2016
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 403
Laurent Pokou
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 404
Whitney Smith
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2016
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 405
Herschell Gordon Lewis
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 406
Burt Kwouk
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 407
Tapio Mäkelä
SKIER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 408
Kiichirō Furukawa
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 409
Piers Sellers
ASTRONAUT
1955 - 2016
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 410
Henning Christophersen
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2016
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 411
In United States
Among people born in United States, Whitney Smith ranks 8,399 out of 20,380. Before him are Avery Brooks (1948), Eric Szmanda (1975), Joan Van Ark (1943), John P. Kennedy (1795), Ninja (1991), and Commodore Cochran (1902). After him are Harve Presnell (1933), Mark Snow (1946), Jimmy Giuffre (1921), Hamilton Fish (1808), Mary Carey (1980), and Toni Basil (1943).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAvery Brooks
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 8,393
Eric Szmanda
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 8,394
Joan Van Ark
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 8,395
John P. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1870
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 8,396
Ninja
GAMER
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 8,397
Commodore Cochran
ATHLETE
1902 - 1969
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 8,398
Whitney Smith
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2016
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 8,399
Harve Presnell
ACTOR
1933 - 2009
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 8,400
Mark Snow
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 8,401
Jimmy Giuffre
MUSICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 8,402
Hamilton Fish
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1893
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 8,403
Mary Carey
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,404
Toni Basil
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,405
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Whitney Smith ranks 637. Before him are Thomas Mifflin (1744), Sylvia Mathews Burwell (1965), John Langdon (1741), Lloyd Bentsen (1921), James Brady (1940), and John P. Kennedy (1795). After him are Hamilton Fish (1808), Robert Bacon (1860), Henry Dearborn (1751), Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886), George Pataki (1945), and William L. Marcy (1786).
Thomas Mifflin
1744 - 1800
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 631
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 632
John Langdon
1741 - 1819
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 633
Lloyd Bentsen
1921 - 2006
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 634
James Brady
1940 - 2014
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 635
John P. Kennedy
1795 - 1870
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 636
Whitney Smith
1940 - 2016
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 637
Hamilton Fish
1808 - 1893
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 638
Robert Bacon
1860 - 1919
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 639
Henry Dearborn
1751 - 1829
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 640
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
1886 - 1944
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 641
George Pataki
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 642
William L. Marcy
1786 - 1857
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 643