MILITARY PERSONNEL

Andy McNab

1959 - Today

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Steven Billy Mitchell (born 28 December 1959), usually known by the pseudonym and pen-name of Andy McNab, is a novelist and former Special Air Service soldier. He came into public prominence in 1993 when he published a book entitled Bravo Two Zero containing an account of a military mission which he led with the Special Air Service (SAS) during the Gulf War, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andy McNab has received more than 1,479,933 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Andy McNab is the 1,968th most popular military personnel (down from 1,612th in 2019), the 5,191st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,770th in 2019) and the 124th most popular British Military Personnel.

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  • 50.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Andy McNab ranks 1,968 out of 2,058Before him are John Hunt, Baron Hunt, David Dixon Porter, Frederick E. Morgan, Naomi Parker Fraley, Charles James Napier, and Maues. After him are Hikmat Mirzayev, Igor Konashenkov, George Henry Thomas, John Buford, Abu Azrael, and Igor Sergun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Andy McNab ranks 463Before him are Lars Høgh, Gabriel Jaime Gómez Jaramillo, Dejan Ajdačić, Dave Coulier, Tamara E. Jernigan, and Mahammed Dionne. After him are Rawil Gaynetdin, Nadezhda Kadysheva, Jari Puikkonen, Demet Akbağ, Mikhail Gurevich, and Peter Shor.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Andy McNab ranks 5,191 out of 8,785Before him are Adrian Biddle (1952), Peter Perez Burdett (1734), Gary Brabham (1961), Derek Riggs (1958), Vanessa Angel (1966), and Bernice Rubens (1923). After him are John Claudius Loudon (1783), Dennis Wise (1966), Paul Oakenfold (1963), Brian Bennett (1940), Jeffrey Goldstone (1933), and John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (1873).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Andy McNab ranks 124Before him are Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792), Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), Max Horton (1883), Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873), Frederick E. Morgan (1894), and Charles James Napier (1782). After him are Redvers Buller (1839), Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (1803), James Abbott (1807), William Gott (1897), Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772), and George Cathcart (1794).