Writer

Alfred Thayer Mahan

1840 - 1914

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Alfred Thayer Mahan is the 1,276th most popular writer (down from 1,078th in 2024), the 1,835th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,266th in 2019) and the 144th most popular American Writer.

Alfred Thayer Mahan is most famous for his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History." In this book, he argues that a nation's naval power is the key to global dominance.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Alfred Thayer Mahan ranks 1,276 out of 7,302. Before him are Gottfried Benn, Anton Praetorius, Saint Gall, Nathalie Sarraute, Bāṇabhaṭṭa, and Ephraim Kishon. After him are Ivan Gundulić, Theodor Storm, Hugo Gernsback, Nadezhda Mandelstam, Ellen Key, and Elizabeth Gaskell.

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HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,270
Anton Praetorius
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HPI: 66.51
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Saint Gall
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HPI: 66.51
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Nathalie Sarraute
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HPI: 66.51
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Bāṇabhaṭṭa
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HPI: 66.50
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Ephraim Kishon
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.48
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
1840 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1,276
Ivan Gundulić
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HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1,277
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HPI: 66.47
Rank: 1,278
Hugo Gernsback
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HPI: 66.47
Rank: 1,279
Nadezhda Mandelstam
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HPI: 66.47
Rank: 1,280
Ellen Key
1849 - 1926
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 1,281
Elizabeth Gaskell
1810 - 1865
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1,282

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, Alfred Thayer Mahan ranks 23. Before him are August Bebel, Crazy Horse, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, George Smith, and Hans Makart. After him are Giovanni Verga, Johan Svendsen, Per Teodor Cleve, Princess Margaretha of Saxony, Edward Whymper, and Manuel de Arriaga. Among people deceased in 1914, Alfred Thayer Mahan ranks 28. Before him are Ambrose Bierce, Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, Alain-Fournier, Charles Péguy, John Tenniel, and Joseph Chamberlain. After him are Anatoly Lyadov, Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Georges Picquart, Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Joseph Swan, and Albert Günther.

Others Born in 1840

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August Bebel
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1913
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 17
Crazy Horse
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1877
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 18
Richard von Krafft-Ebing
PHYSICIAN
1840 - 1902
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 19
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1929
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 20
George Smith
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1876
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 21
Hans Makart
PAINTER
1840 - 1884
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 22
Alfred Thayer Mahan
WRITER
1840 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 23
Giovanni Verga
WRITER
1840 - 1922
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 24
Johan Svendsen
COMPOSER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 25
Per Teodor Cleve
CHEMIST
1840 - 1905
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 26
Princess Margaretha of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1858
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 27
Edward Whymper
MOUNTAINEER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 28
Manuel de Arriaga
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1917
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 29

Others Deceased in 1914

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Ambrose Bierce
WRITER
1842 - 1914
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 22
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1914
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 23
Alain-Fournier
WRITER
1886 - 1914
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 24
Charles Péguy
WRITER
1873 - 1914
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 25
John Tenniel
PAINTER
1820 - 1914
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 26
Joseph Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 27
Alfred Thayer Mahan
WRITER
1840 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 28
Anatoly Lyadov
COMPOSER
1855 - 1914
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 29
Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1914
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 30
Georges Picquart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1854 - 1914
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 31
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1914
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 32
Joseph Swan
PHYSICIST
1828 - 1914
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 33
Albert Günther
BIOLOGIST
1830 - 1914
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 34