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William R. King

1786 - 1853

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William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States from March 4 until his death in April 1853. Earlier he had served as a U.S. representative from North Carolina and a senator from Alabama. He also served as minister to France under President James K. Polk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William R. King is the 527th most popular politician (up from 13,297th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,558th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William R. King ranks 527 out of 19,576. Before him are Daniel D. Tompkins, Decius, Neville Chamberlain, Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, Abdulmejid I, and Otto of Greece. After him are Siad Barre, Justin Trudeau, Alexander Kerensky, Gustaf V of Sweden, Leopold I of Belgium, and Henry II of England.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1786, William R. King ranks 2. Before him is Carl Maria von Weber. After him are Christian VIII of Denmark, Ludwig I of Bavaria, François Arago, Wilhelm Grimm, John Vianney, Marie Walewska, Michel Eugène Chevreul, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Friedrich Kuhlau, and Davy Crockett. Among people deceased in 1853, William R. King ranks 1. After him are Christian Doppler, François Arago, Maria II of Portugal, Ludwig Tieck, Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil, Georg Friedrich Grotefend, Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Leopold Gmelin, and Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William R. King ranks 154 out of 20,380. Before him are Zodiac Killer (1940), Ted Bundy (1946), Harvey Weinstein (1952), Will Smith (1968), Daniel D. Tompkins (1774), and John Dewey (1859). After him are Buckminster Fuller (1895), Louis Sullivan (1856), William Faulkner (1897), James Dean (1931), Steven Seagal (1952), and Kirk Douglas (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William R. King ranks 34. Before him are Theodore Roosevelt (1858), Woodrow Wilson (1856), Gerald Ford (1913), Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), John Adams (1735), and Daniel D. Tompkins (1774). After him are Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888), John Nance Garner (1868), Herbert Hoover (1874), James Monroe (1758), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1954), and Grover Cleveland (1837).

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