MILITARY PERSONNEL

Billy Mitchell

1879 - 1936

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William Lendrum Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army officer who had a major role in the creation of the United States Air Force. Mitchell served in France during World War I and, by the conflict's end, commanded all American air combat units in that country. After the war, he was appointed deputy director of the Air Service and began advocating for increased investment in air power, believing that this would prove vital in future wars. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Mitchell has received more than 2,363,562 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Mitchell is the 1,887th most popular military personnel (down from 1,488th in 2019), the 4,818th most popular biography from France (down from 3,991st in 2019) and the 149th most popular French Military Personnel.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Billy Mitchell ranks 1,887 out of 2,058. Before him are Raymond T. Odierno, Robert L. Eichelberger, John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, Rufina Gasheva, Edmund Kirby Smith, and Olha Ilkiv. After him are Augustin Bizimungu, Henning von Holtzendorff, Chesty Puller, Lloyd Fredendall, Brice Oligui Nguema, and Leo Tornikios.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Billy Mitchell ranks 218. Before him are Harry DeBaecke, Juan Manuel Frutos, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, Ferenc Móra, Birger Sörvik, and John Ireland. After him are Perikles Kakousis, Herman Teirlinck, André Roosevelt, Warner Oland, Eligio Ayala, and Maurice Vignerot. Among people deceased in 1936, Billy Mitchell ranks 176. Before him are Carlos José Solórzano, Ivan Fomin, Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh, Jacques Sautereau, Domenico Mezzadri, and J. Slauerhoff. After him are Eugène Dabit, Urani Rumbo, Marmaduke Pickthall, Alice Davenport, Jean Jacoby, and Grigory Grum-Grshimailo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Billy Mitchell ranks 4,818 out of 6,770. Before him are François Bonlieu (1937), Pascal Lainé (1942), Diane Kurys (1948), Thierry Omeyer (1976), André Dhôtel (1900), and Bertrand Bonello (1968). After him are Eugène Dabit (1898), Maurice Schilles (1888), Patrick Chesnais (1947), André Ayew (1989), Hélène Boucher (1908), and Guy Lapébie (1916).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Billy Mitchell ranks 149. Before him are Gaston Billotte (1875), Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863), Fernand de Langle de Cary (1849), François Fournier-Sarlovèze (1773), Charles Leclerc (1772), and Anton Grasser (1891). After him are Pierre Bosquet (1810), Benjamin Bonneville (1796), Odette Hallowes (1912), and Arnaud Beltrame (1973).

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