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William Pinkney

1764 - 1822

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William Pinkney (March 17, 1764 – February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and was appointed the seventh U.S. attorney general by President James Madison. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. William Pinkney is the 16,562nd most popular politician (down from 14,612th in 2024), the 9,996th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,933rd in 2019) and the 756th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, William Pinkney ranks 16,562 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert Elswit, George Clymer, Uri Ariel, David Choquehuanca, John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, and Éric Dupond-Moretti. After him are José María Campo Serrano, John McEwen, Türkân Akyol, Thae Yong-ho, Dietmar Woidke, and Xavier Darcos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1764, William Pinkney ranks 34. Before him are Josef Abel, Edward Livingston, John Mawe, Carl Fredrik Fallén, Johann Wilhelm Meigen, and Benjamin Henry Latrobe. After him is Mary Lamb. Among people deceased in 1822, William Pinkney ranks 38. Before him are Uesugi Harunori, Hồ Xuân Hương, James Sowerby, Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti, Pierre-François Bouchard, and Rudolph Schadow. After him is Jared Ingersoll.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Pinkney ranks 10,000 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Elswit (1950), Vanessa Estelle Williams (1963), George Clymer (1739), Beatrix Loughran (1900), Erik Prince (1969), Richard M. Sherman (1928), Sam Altman (1985), and Alvin Sargent (1927). After him are Henry Proctor (1929), Olivia Harrison (1948), Henry Hobson Richardson (1838), and Timothy Weah (2000).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Pinkney ranks 756. Before him are Benjamin Harrison V (1726), John Nelson (1791), Lorenzo Snow (1814), Kathy Hochul (1958), Robert Elswit (1950), and George Clymer (1739). After him are Jeanne Shaheen (1947), John Edwards (1953), Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835), Rand Paul (1963), Jim Risch (1943), and George Hearst (1820).

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