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Wilford Woodruff

1807 - 1898

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Wilford Woodruff Sr. (March 1, 1807 – September 2, 1898) was an American religious leader who served as the fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1889 until his death. He ended the public practice of plural marriage among members of the LDS Church in 1890. Woodruff joined the Latter Day Saint church after studying Restorationism as a young adult. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilford Woodruff is the 14,920th most popular politician (up from 15,317th in 2019), the 7,518th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,913th in 2019) and the 587th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Wilford Woodruff ranks 14,920 out of 19,576. Before him are Andrea Costa, Nezihe Muhiddin, Maryam Nawaz, Vintilă Brătianu, Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols, and Itti-Marduk-balatu. After him are Jalal Dabagh, Facundo Machaín, Enrique Hertzog, Pharnabazus I, Miri Regev, and Natalia Gavrilița.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1807, Wilford Woodruff ranks 47. Before him are Ye Mingchen, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Luigi Palmieri, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, Ignatius Brianchaninov, and Jules Verreaux. After him are Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff, Arnold Henry Guyot, Bernhard Horwitz, John Greenleaf Whittier, Peter Hardeman Burnett, and David Rice Atchison. Among people deceased in 1898, Wilford Woodruff ranks 69. Before him are Maria Katharina Kasper, James Hall, Félix María Zuloaga, Osbert Salvin, Hermann Wilhelm Vogel, and Adolfo Farsari. After him are Ángel Ganivet, Karl Knies, Luiza Pesjak, Emil Hartmann, Henry Liddell, and Yelena Polenova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilford Woodruff ranks 7,520 out of 20,380. Before him are Ellen Churchill Semple (1863), Mario Segale (1934), Harold Gould (1923), Diana Muldaur (1938), Emmett Toppino (1909), and Giuseppe Enrici (1896). After him are John Lee Hancock (1956), Gene Haas (1952), Steve Schirripa (1958), Madison Grant (1865), Stephen E. Ambrose (1936), and Zero Mostel (1915).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Wilford Woodruff ranks 587. Before him are William H. Crawford (1772), Jeff Sessions (1946), Debbie Rowe (1958), Mary E. Peters (1948), William Joseph Simmons (1880), and Louis McLane (1786). After him are Carrie Chapman Catt (1859), John Podesta (1949), Joe Kennedy III (1980), Wilbur Ross (1937), Charles Lang (1902), and Roger B. Taney (1777).

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