Rarest Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence — All 56 Answers Ranked by Rarity
56 answers are accepted for “Name a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence”. John Penn is the rarest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence in this ranking, with 6,351 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). George Ross is the second-rarest with 8,201 monthly Wikipedia views, 1.29× the figure for John Penn. Thomas Jefferson is the most common signer of the United States Declaration of Independence in this ranking, with 2,310,368 monthly Wikipedia views, 363.8× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 56 answers: 9,141,376. John Penn is under 0.1% of that total. 12 answers are Epic or Legendary: John Penn (Legendary), George Ross (Legendary), Thomas Heyward Jr. (Legendary), and 9 more.
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Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).
Ranked answers
| Rank | Answer | Tier | Rarity | Monthly Wikipedia views |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Penn on Wikipedia | Legendary | 1.000 | 6,351 |
| 2 | George Ross on Wikipedia | Legendary | 0.982 | 8,201 |
| 3 | Thomas Heyward Jr. on Wikipedia | Legendary | 0.964 | 8,892 |
| 4 | William Williams on Wikipedia | Legendary | 0.945 | 9,806 |
| 5 | George Taylor on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.927 | 10,023 |
| 6 | William Hooper on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.909 | 12,178 |
| 7 | James Smith on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.891 | 12,322 |
| 8 | Abraham Clark on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.873 | 12,688 |
| 9 | Thomas Lynch Jr. on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.855 | 13,095 |
| 10 | George Clymer on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.836 | 13,607 |
| 11 | Thomas Stone on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.818 | 13,880 |
| 12 | Joseph Hewes on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.800 | 14,727 |
| 13 | Matthew Thornton on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.782 | 14,751 |
| 14 | John Hart on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.764 | 15,131 |
| 15 | George Read on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.745 | 16,001 |
| 16 | Carter Braxton on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.727 | 16,008 |
| 17 | William Paca on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.709 | 16,316 |
| 18 | George Walton on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.691 | 16,878 |
| 19 | Francis Lewis on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.673 | 17,073 |
| 20 | Arthur Middleton on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.655 | 17,123 |
| 21 | Lewis Morris on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.636 | 18,873 |
| 22 | William Ellery on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.618 | 20,608 |
| 23 | William Floyd on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.600 | 21,573 |
| 24 | Thomas Nelson Jr. on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.582 | 21,671 |
| 25 | Lyman Hall on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.564 | 23,874 |
| 26 | Philip Livingston on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.545 | 24,356 |
| 27 | Samuel Huntington on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.527 | 25,608 |
| 28 | John Morton on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.509 | 25,748 |
| 29 | Oliver Wolcott on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.491 | 26,680 |
| 30 | Robert Treat Paine on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.473 | 27,165 |
| 31 | Francis Lightfoot Lee on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.455 | 29,789 |
| 32 | Stephen Hopkins on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.436 | 33,462 |
| 33 | Richard Stockton on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.418 | 33,617 |
| 34 | Francis Hopkinson on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.400 | 34,149 |
| 35 | George Wythe on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.382 | 37,915 |
| 36 | Thomas McKean on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.364 | 42,029 |
| 37 | Samuel Chase on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.345 | 47,683 |
| 38 | Button Gwinnett on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.327 | 49,624 |
| 39 | Josiah Bartlett on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.309 | 54,315 |
| 40 | Edward Rutledge on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.291 | 61,502 |
| 41 | William Whipple on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.273 | 62,029 |
| 42 | John Witherspoon on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.255 | 79,398 |
| 43 | Benjamin Harrison V on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.236 | 93,105 |
| 44 | Caesar Rodney on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.218 | 93,867 |
| 45 | James Wilson on Wikipedia | Common | 0.200 | 100,792 |
| 46 | Richard Henry Lee on Wikipedia | Common | 0.182 | 130,767 |
| 47 | Charles Carroll of Carrollton on Wikipedia | Common | 0.164 | 131,032 |
| 48 | Roger Sherman on Wikipedia | Common | 0.145 | 135,498 |
| 49 | Benjamin Rush on Wikipedia | Common | 0.127 | 140,487 |
| 50 | Elbridge Gerry on Wikipedia | Common | 0.109 | 147,891 |
| 51 | Robert Morris on Wikipedia | Common | 0.091 | 155,627 |
| 52 | John Hancock on Wikipedia | Common | 0.073 | 409,591 |
| 53 | Samuel Adams on Wikipedia | Common | 0.055 | 464,816 |
| 54 | John Adams on Wikipedia | Common | 0.036 | 1,805,173 |
| 55 | Benjamin Franklin on Wikipedia | Common | 0.018 | 1,955,643 |
| 56 | Thomas Jefferson on Wikipedia | Common | 0.000 | 2,310,368 |
FAQ
What is the rarest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence?
John Penn is the rarest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence in this ranking, with 6,351 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).
How many signer of the United States Declaration of Independences are there?
There are 56 signer of the United States Declaration of Independences in this ranking, from John Penn (rarest) to Thomas Jefferson (most common).
What is the most common signer of the United States Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson is the most common signer of the United States Declaration of Independence in this ranking, with 2,310,368 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).
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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.