Military Personnel

James Wilkinson

American soldier and statesman

1757 - 1825

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James Wilkinson

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). James Wilkinson is the 1,905th most popular military personnel (up from 1,922nd in 2024), the 8,387th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,257th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular American Military Personnel.

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#1

James Wilkinson is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Charles County, Maryland, in what is now modern-day United States.

#60,811

More than 2 centuries after death, James Wilkinson still holds rank #60,811 among all individuals in Pantheon.

Mar 24

James Wilkinson shares a March 24 birthday with Harry Houdini, Steve McQueen, and Georgius Agricola.

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Among Military Personnels

Among military personnels, James Wilkinson ranks 1,905 out of 2,058. Before him are Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Adrianos Komnenos, Mindarus, Billy Bishop, Jonathan M. Wainwright, and John Eisenhower. After him are Afanasy Beloborodov, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Hemedti, Ali Shadmani, Richard Marcinko, and Richard S. Ewell.

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Yevdokiya Bershanskaya
1913 - 1982
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,899
Adrianos Komnenos
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,900
Mindarus
500 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 1,901
Billy Bishop
1894 - 1956
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 1,902
Jonathan M. Wainwright
1883 - 1953
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,903
John Eisenhower
1922 - 2013
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 1,904
James Wilkinson
1757 - 1825
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,905
Afanasy Beloborodov
1903 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 1,906
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
1800 - 1888
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 1,907
Hemedti
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 1,908
Ali Shadmani
1962 - 2025
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 1,909
Richard Marcinko
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 1,910
Richard S. Ewell
1817 - 1872
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 1,911

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1757, James Wilkinson ranks 42. Before him are Wojciech Bogusławski, Thomas Telford, James Sowerby, Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, John Adair, and Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth. After him are Józef Kozłowski, and Charles Pinckney. Among people deceased in 1825, James Wilkinson ranks 40. Before him are Yakov Sannikov, Edward Pigott, Franciszek Karpiński, Maria Angela Ardinghelli, Marie Bouliard, and Paul Louis Courier. After him are José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and William Eustis.

Others Born in 1757

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Wojciech Bogusławski
ACTOR
1757 - 1829
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 36
Thomas Telford
ARCHITECT
1757 - 1834
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 37
James Sowerby
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1822
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 38
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1833
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 39
John Adair
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1840
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 40
Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1833
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 41
James Wilkinson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1825
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 42
Józef Kozłowski
COMPOSER
1757 - 1831
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 43
Charles Pinckney
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1824
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 44

Others Deceased in 1825

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Yakov Sannikov
EXPLORER
1780 - 1825
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 34
Edward Pigott
ASTRONOMER
1753 - 1825
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 35
Franciszek Karpiński
WRITER
1741 - 1825
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 36
Maria Angela Ardinghelli
MATHEMATICIAN
1728 - 1825
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 37
Marie Bouliard
PAINTER
1762 - 1825
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 38
Paul Louis Courier
WRITER
1772 - 1825
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 39
James Wilkinson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1825
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 40
José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1825
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 41
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1825
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 42
William Eustis
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1825
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 43