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William Hooper

1742 - 1790

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William Hooper (June 28, 1742 – October 14, 1790) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, and politician. As a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina, Hooper signed the Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Hooper is the 17,140th most popular politician (up from 17,293rd in 2024), the 11,237th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,925th in 2019) and the 859th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Hooper ranks 17,143 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, Pablo Iglesias Turrión, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Herbert Morrison, Connie Hedegaard, Cajetan von Felder, François Baroin, Daniel Goldin, and Ciro Gomes. After him are Ignazio Marino, Franz Fischler, and Levi Woodbury.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1742, William Hooper ranks 26. Before him are Anders Jahan Retzius, Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper, Félix de Azara, Nathanael Greene, Johan Herman Wessel, and Alexander Ablesimov. After him is Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville. Among people deceased in 1790, William Hooper ranks 22. Before him are Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, Marmaduke Tunstall, Israel Putnam, William Livingston, and Thomas Warton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Hooper ranks 11,242 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Dewing (1851), Erin Gray (1950), Cody Rhodes (1985), Katie Couric (1957), Dale Chihuly (1941), Daniel Goldin (1940), Amy Pascal (1958), Jesse Metcalfe (1978), and Richard Moll (1943). After him are Rick Berman (1945), August Wilson (1945), and Judith Merril (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Hooper ranks 859. Before him are Greg Gianforte (1961), Abraham Baldwin (1754), Henry McMaster (1947), Enrique Peñalosa (1954), Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746), and Daniel Goldin (1940). After him are Levi Woodbury (1789), Adam Schiff (1960), Lauren Boebert (1986), Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900), Barbara Jordan (1936), and Horatio Seymour (1810).

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