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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 different languages on Wikipedia. William Hooper is the 17,095th most popular politician (up from 17,309th in 2019), the 11,227th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,929th in 2019) and the 857th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Hooper ranks 17,095 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Herbert Morrison, Connie Hedegaard, Cajetan von Felder, Daniel Goldin, and Ciro Gomes. After him are Ignazio Marino, Franz Fischler, Levi Woodbury, Lilia Podkopayeva, Lynden Pindling, and Vere Bird.

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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 11,229 out of 20,380. Before him are 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), Judith Merril (1923), Matt Hardy (1974), Larry Young (1940), and Levi Woodbury (1789).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Hooper ranks 857. 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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