MILITARY PERSONNEL
Abner Doubleday
1819 - 1893
Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893) was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pivotal role in the early fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg was his finest hour, but his relief by Maj. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abner Doubleday has received more than 1,190,303 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Abner Doubleday is the 696th most popular military personnel (down from 694th in 2019), the 1,998th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,088th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Military Personnel.
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1.2M
Page Views (PV)
57.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
9.39
Effective Languages (L*)
1.28
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Abner Doubleday ranks 696 out of 2,058. Before him are Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, Nobutake Kondō, Alexander Pokryshkin, Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, and William Halsey Jr.. After him are Ludwig von Benedek, Sergey Gorshkov, Wilhelm Schepmann, Gordon Gollob, Bardas Skleros, and Xu Da.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLothar von Arnauld de la Perière
1886 - 1941
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 690
Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld
1651 - 1722
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 691
Nobutake Kondō
1886 - 1953
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 692
Alexander Pokryshkin
1913 - 1985
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 693
Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria
1833 - 1905
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 694
William Halsey Jr.
1882 - 1959
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 695
Abner Doubleday
1819 - 1893
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 696
Ludwig von Benedek
1804 - 1881
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 697
Sergey Gorshkov
1910 - 1988
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 698
Wilhelm Schepmann
1894 - 1970
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 699
Gordon Gollob
1912 - 1987
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 700
Bardas Skleros
1000 - 991
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 701
Xu Da
1332 - 1385
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 702
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1819, Abner Doubleday ranks 32. Before him are Allan Pinkerton, Johan Jongkind, Théodore Chassériau, Annibale de Gasparis, Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia, and Elias Howe. After him are Wilhelm Marr, Roger Fenton, Felice Orsini, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Franz Abt, and Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb. Among people deceased in 1893, Abner Doubleday ranks 21. Before him are John Tyndall, Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, Alfredo Catalani, and Ferenc Erkel. After him are Alexander Cunningham, George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Heinrich Göbel, Leland Stanford, Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma, and P. G. T. Beauregard.
Others Born in 1819
Go to all RankingsAllan Pinkerton
WRITER
1819 - 1884
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 26
Johan Jongkind
PAINTER
1819 - 1891
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 27
Théodore Chassériau
PAINTER
1819 - 1856
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 28
Annibale de Gasparis
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 29
Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1839
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 30
Elias Howe
INVENTOR
1819 - 1867
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 31
Abner Doubleday
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1819 - 1893
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 32
Wilhelm Marr
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1904
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 33
Roger Fenton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1819 - 1869
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 34
Felice Orsini
WRITER
1819 - 1858
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 35
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1874
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 36
Franz Abt
COMPOSER
1819 - 1885
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 37
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
WRITER
1819 - 1909
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1893
Go to all RankingsJohn Tyndall
PHYSICIST
1820 - 1893
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 15
Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1849 - 1893
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 16
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 17
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1806 - 1893
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 18
Alfredo Catalani
COMPOSER
1854 - 1893
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 19
Ferenc Erkel
COMPOSER
1810 - 1893
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 20
Abner Doubleday
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1819 - 1893
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 21
Alexander Cunningham
ENGINEER
1814 - 1893
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 22
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1893
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 23
Heinrich Göbel
INVENTOR
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 24
Leland Stanford
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1893
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 25
Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1847 - 1893
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 26
P. G. T. Beauregard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1893
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 27
In United States
Among people born in United States, Abner Doubleday ranks 1,998 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Borzage (1894), Samuel Adams (1722), Hubert Humphrey (1911), Eartha Kitt (1927), Hayden White (1928), and William Halsey Jr. (1882). After him are Margaret Sanger (1879), William H. Seward (1801), James Heckman (1944), Jeff Koons (1955), Rhea Perlman (1948), and Archie Hahn (1880).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsFrank Borzage
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,992
Samuel Adams
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1803
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,993
Hubert Humphrey
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,994
Eartha Kitt
SINGER
1927 - 2008
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,995
Hayden White
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,996
William Halsey Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1959
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,997
Abner Doubleday
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1819 - 1893
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,998
Margaret Sanger
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1966
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,999
William H. Seward
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1872
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,000
James Heckman
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,001
Jeff Koons
ARTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,002
Rhea Perlman
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,003
Archie Hahn
ATHLETE
1880 - 1955
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,004
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States
Among military personnels born in United States, Abner Doubleday ranks 28. Before him are Raymond A. Spruance (1886), William Tecumseh Sherman (1820), Husband E. Kimmel (1882), Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915), Mark W. Clark (1896), and William Halsey Jr. (1882). After him are James Bowie (1796), Wild Bill Hickok (1837), George B. McClellan (1826), Doc Holliday (1851), Joseph E. Johnston (1807), and Frank Jack Fletcher (1885).
Raymond A. Spruance
1886 - 1969
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 22
William Tecumseh Sherman
1820 - 1891
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 23
Husband E. Kimmel
1882 - 1968
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 24
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
1915 - 1944
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 25
Mark W. Clark
1896 - 1984
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 26
William Halsey Jr.
1882 - 1959
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 27
Abner Doubleday
1819 - 1893
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 28
James Bowie
1796 - 1836
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 29
Wild Bill Hickok
1837 - 1876
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 30
George B. McClellan
1826 - 1885
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 31
Doc Holliday
1851 - 1887
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 32
Joseph E. Johnston
1807 - 1891
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 33
Frank Jack Fletcher
1885 - 1973
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 34