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Zachary Taylor

1784 - 1850

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Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military officer and politician who was the 12th president of the United States, serving from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general and becoming a national hero for his victories in the Mexican–American War. As a result, he won election to the White House despite his vague political beliefs. His top priority as president was to preserve the Union. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zachary Taylor is the 1,075th most popular politician (up from 1,098th in 2019), the 344th most popular biography from United States (down from 324th in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Politician.

Zachary Taylor was a military general and the 12th president of the United States. He is most famous for leading the United States to victory in the Mexican-American War.

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Among politicians, Zachary Taylor ranks 1,075 out of 19,576. Before him are Ranil Wickremesinghe, Alberto Fujimori, Basil I, Ḫattušili III, Anne of Brittany, and Attalus I. After him are Amanullah Khan, Nikolai Bukharin, Hasan Akhund, Shoshenq I, Irma Grese, and Baldwin I of Jerusalem.

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Among people born in 1784, Zachary Taylor ranks 2. Before him is Friedrich Bessel. After him are Ferdinand VII of Spain, Jérôme Bonaparte, Marie-Antoine Carême, Louis Spohr, Karl Thomas Mozart, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, and Rafael del Riego. Among people deceased in 1850, Zachary Taylor ranks 5. Before him are Honoré de Balzac, Louis Philippe I, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, and José de San Martín. After him are William Wordsworth, Báb, Daoguang Emperor, Marie Tussaud, Louise of Orléans, Frédéric Bastiat, and Lin Zexu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Zachary Taylor ranks 344 out of 20,380. Before him are Herman Melville (1819), Charles Sanders Peirce (1839), Mel Gibson (1956), Henry Clay (1777), John Cage (1912), and Tom Petty (1950). After him are John Howard Northrop (1891), Clinton Davisson (1881), Golden State Killer (1945), Jay Leno (1950), Allen Dulles (1893), and Buzz Aldrin (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Zachary Taylor ranks 55. Before him are William Jennings Bryan (1860), Steve Bannon (1953), Benjamin Harrison (1833), Edith Roosevelt (1861), Andrew Johnson (1808), and Henry Clay (1777). After him are Allen Dulles (1893), James A. Garfield (1831), Bernie Sanders (1941), William Howard Taft (1857), Warren G. Harding (1865), and Franklin Pierce (1804).

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