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William Howard Taft

1857 - 1930

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William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) served as the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930. He is the only person to have held both offices. Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father, Alphonso Taft, was a U.S. attorney general and secretary of war. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Howard Taft is the 1,185th most popular politician (down from 978th in 2019), the 382nd most popular biography from United States (down from 283rd in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Politician.

William Howard Taft is most famous for being the 27th President of the United States. He served as president from 1909 to 1913.

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Among politicians, William Howard Taft ranks 1,185 out of 19,576. Before him are Dagobert I, Balbinus, Abel, King of Denmark, János Kádár, Charles I of Hungary, and Berke. After him are Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Marcian, Chandragupta I, Sigismund I the Old, Cao Pi, and Tokhtamysh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, William Howard Taft ranks 13. Before him are Edward Elgar, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Joseph Conrad, Henrik Pontoppidan, Ruggero Leoncavallo, and Alfonso XII of Spain. After him are Ronald Ross, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Alfred Binet, Theo van Gogh, Eugen Bleuler, and Alexander of Battenberg. Among people deceased in 1930, William Howard Taft ranks 12. Before him are Mary Harris Jones, Zewditu, Allvar Gullstrand, Fritz Pregl, Vladimir Mayakovsky, and Christiaan Eijkman. After him are Joan Gamper, Lon Chaney, Frank P. Ramsey, Miguel Primo de Rivera, Cosima Wagner, and Wilfrid Voynich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Howard Taft ranks 382 out of 20,380. Before him are Mario Puzo (1920), Sharon Stone (1958), B. F. Skinner (1904), Bill Haley (1925), Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (1923), and Joe Pesci (1943). After him are Linda McMahon (1948), Warren G. Harding (1865), Yonatan Netanyahu (1946), Franklin Pierce (1804), Lee Miller (1907), and Chesley Sullenberger (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Howard Taft ranks 59. Before him are Andrew Johnson (1808), Henry Clay (1777), Zachary Taylor (1784), Allen Dulles (1893), James A. Garfield (1831), and Bernie Sanders (1941). After him are Warren G. Harding (1865), Franklin Pierce (1804), Sarah Palin (1964), William Henry Harrison (1773), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), and Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882).

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