# William Polk

> Colonel William Polk was a North Carolina banker, educational administrator, political leader, renowned Continental officer in the War for American Independence, and survivor of the 1777/1778 encampment at Valley Forge.

*American politician and military officer (9 July 1758 – 14 January 1834)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-polk

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1758-07-09
- **Died:** 1834-01-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 12.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 64.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Polk (colonel)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Polk_(colonel))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8016984)

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