Military Personnel

Doris Miller

First African American to be awarded the Navy Cross

1919 - 1943

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His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Doris Miller is the 1,598th most popular military personnel (down from 1,137th in 2024), the 5,755th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,327th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Doris Miller shares a October 12 birthday with Edward VI of England, Luciano Pavarotti, and Aleister Crowley.

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Among Military Personnels

Among military personnels, Doris Miller ranks 1,598 out of 2,058. Before him are William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Stanislav Poplavsky, Cleitus the White, Illus, Nikolai Ruzsky, and Hans von Funck. After him are Jean Decoux, Yossi Cohen, Robert Gould Shaw, Otto Deßloch, François Le Fort, and Tommy Franks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Doris Miller ranks 197. Before him are Maria Lassnig, Eugenia Charles, R. M. Hare, Anita O'Day, Eileen Heckart, and Mohammed Karim Lamrani. After him are Michèle Arnaud, Laila Schou Nilsen, Roman Vlad, Polina Gelman, Olle Anderberg, and Gottfried Dienst. Among people deceased in 1943, Doris Miller ranks 145. Before him are Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Kočo Racin, Leonhard Stejneger, Ernst Trygger, Dora Gerson, and Lucien Démanet. After him are Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, Ita Wegman, Helen Herron Taft, Kristjan Raud, Kiyotsugu Hirayama, and Aleš Hrdlička.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doris Miller ranks 5,755 out of 20,380. Before him are Donald Keene (1922), Bill Byrge (1932), Jon Polito (1950), Gina Rodriguez (1984), Frank Irons (1886), and Adam Brody (1979). After him are Art Farmer (1928), Brenda Strong (1960), Sean S. Cunningham (1941), John Fiedler (1925), Sage Stallone (1976), and Buster Douglas (1960).

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Among Military Personnels In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Doris Miller ranks 97. Before him are Courtney Hodges (1887), James Longstreet (1821), Hal Moore (1922), Nathanael Greene (1742), Nelson A. Miles (1839), and James M. Gavin (1907). After him are Robert Gould Shaw (1837), Tommy Franks (1945), Arleigh Burke (1901), Richmond K. Turner (1885), Henry Halleck (1815), and Carlos Hathcock (1942).

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