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William Joseph Simmons

1880 - 1945

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William Joseph Simmons (May 7, 1880 – May 18, 1945) was an American preacher and fraternal organizer who founded and led the second Ku Klux Klan from Thanksgiving evening 1915 until being ousted in 1922 by Hiram Wesley Evans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Joseph Simmons is the 14,910th most popular politician (down from 12,530th in 2024), the 7,489th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,913th in 2019) and the 586th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Joseph Simmons ranks 14,910 out of 19,576. Before him are Menyhért Lónyay, Josef Tošovský, Adad-shuma-usur, Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, Mary E. Peters, and Nikolai Ottovich von Essen. After him are Fausto Bertinotti, Hama Amadou, Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, Ivan Capelli, Edgardo Codesal, and Ali Sabri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, William Joseph Simmons ranks 178. Before him are George Preca, Vladas Mironas, Kullervo Manner, Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey, Lawrence Oates, and Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood. After him are Wilhelm Anderson, Josef Gočár, Albert Champoudry, Frederick Lane, William Varley, and Vlastimil Tusar. Among people deceased in 1945, William Joseph Simmons ranks 297. Before him are John Bray, Jesús Bermúdez, Petar Gabrovski, José María Moncada, Harry Liedtke, and Walter Frederick Gale. After him are Adolf Brand, Josef Gočár, Walter Weiler, Alexey Favorsky, Kārlis Skalbe, and Sarala Devi Chaudhurani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Joseph Simmons ranks 7,491 out of 20,380. Before him are Estelle Taylor (1894), Mary E. Peters (1948), Carol Shaw (1955), Mary Wickes (1910), Kevin Feige (1973), and Sasha Banks (1992). After him are Erica Jong (1942), Michael Learned (1939), Irwin Winkler (1931), Tyrus (1973), Charley Chase (1893), and Leslie Odom Jr. (1981).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Joseph Simmons ranks 586. Before him are Lisa Murkowski (1957), Bobby Jones (1902), William H. Crawford (1772), Jeff Sessions (1946), Debbie Rowe (1958), and Mary E. Peters (1948). After him are Louis McLane (1786), Wilford Woodruff (1807), Carrie Chapman Catt (1859), John Podesta (1949), Joe Kennedy III (1980), and Wilbur Ross (1937).

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