1887 - 1966
Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, (26 December 1887 – 31 January 1966) was a senior British Army officer. He saw service in the First World War and built a successful military career during the interwar period but is most noted for his defeat in the Second World War, when he commanded British Empire forces during the Japanese Malayan Campaign and the subsequent Battle of Singapore. Percival's surrender to the invading Imperial Japanese Army force, the largest surrender in British military history, undermined Britain's prestige as an imperial power in East Asia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Percival has received more than 815,846 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Percival is the 990th most popular military personnel (down from 853rd in 2019), the 1,840th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,673rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, Arthur Percival ranks 990 out of 1,468. Before him are Macrianus Major, Hydarnes II, Anton Haus, Bonifacius, Carl Hilpert, and Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer. After him are Joseph Trumpeldor, Maximilian de Angelis, Hermann Priess, Henry Tandey, Matteo I Visconti, and Charles II, Duke of Guelders.
250 - 261
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 984
550 BC - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 985
1851 - 1917
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 986
350 - 432
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 987
1888 - 1947
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 988
1922 - 1950
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 989
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 990
1880 - 1920
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 991
1889 - 1974
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 992
1901 - 1985
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 993
1891 - 1977
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 994
1250 - 1322
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 995
1467 - 1538
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 996
Among people born in 1887, Arthur Percival ranks 102. Before him are Lil Dagover, Jim Thorpe, James Finlayson, Kurt Atterberg, Frigyes Karinthy, and Hanns Kerrl. After him are Walter Ruttmann, Octave Lapize, M. N. Roy, Alvin Hansen, Jorge Chávez, and Govind Ballabh Pant. Among people deceased in 1966, Arthur Percival ranks 88. Before him are Otto von Knobelsdorff, Venceslau Brás, Väinö Tanner, J. F. C. Fuller, Philipp Frank, and Homi J. Bhabha. After him are Nikolay Cherkasov, Camilo Torres Restrepo, John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Alfred P. Sloan, Gaspar Cassadó, and Joseph A. Walker.
1887 - 1980
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 96
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 97
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 98
1887 - 1974
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 99
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 100
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 101
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 102
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 103
1887 - 1917
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 104
1887 - 1954
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 105
1887 - 1975
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 106
1887 - 1910
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 107
1887 - 1961
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 108
1886 - 1966
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 82
1868 - 1966
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 83
1881 - 1966
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 84
1878 - 1966
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 85
1884 - 1966
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 86
1909 - 1966
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 87
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 88
1903 - 1966
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 89
1929 - 1966
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 90
1896 - 1966
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 91
1875 - 1966
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 92
1897 - 1966
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 93
1921 - 1966
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 94
Among people born in United Kingdom, Arthur Percival ranks 1,840 out of 7,765. Before him are Malcolm Arnold (1921), James Stirling (1692), Charles Joughin (1878), Anne Lister (1791), Jimmy Somerville (1961), and Raymond Williams (1921). After him are Arthur Phillip (1738), John Webster (1578), George Grenville (1712), Ronald Colman (1891), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), and Hamnet Shakespeare (1585).
1921 - 2006
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 1,834
1692 - 1770
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,835
1878 - 1956
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,836
1791 - 1840
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,837
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1,838
1921 - 1988
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1,839
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,840
1738 - 1814
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,841
1578 - 1634
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,842
1712 - 1770
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,843
1891 - 1958
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 1,844
1355 - 1397
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 1,845
1585 - 1596
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,846
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Arthur Percival ranks 40. Before him are Robert Blake (1599), FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), Arthur Rostron (1869), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), J. F. C. Fuller (1878), and John Fastolf (1380). After him are Henry Tandey (1891), William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), John Paul Jones (1747), Gregor MacGregor (1786), John Alcock (1892), and Captain Tom (1920).
1599 - 1657
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 34
1788 - 1855
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 35
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 36
1717 - 1797
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 37
1878 - 1966
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 38
1380 - 1459
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 39
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 40
1891 - 1977
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 41
1729 - 1814
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 42
1747 - 1792
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 43
1786 - 1845
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 44
1892 - 1919
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 45
1920 - 2021
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 46