# Henry Rutgers

> Henry Rutgers was an American philanthropist, businessman, legislator, and Revolutionary War veteran from New York City. Most notably the namesake of Rutgers University, the college was named in his honor following his donation of a $5,000 bond and a $200 bronze bell which is still in use.

*American politician (1745-1830)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/henry-rutgers

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1745-10-07
- **Died:** 1830-02-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 37.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Henry Rutgers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rutgers)
- [헨리 럿거스](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%97%A8%EB%A6%AC_%EB%9F%BF%EA%B1%B0%EC%8A%A4)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12094720)

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