1832 - 1894
Sergeant Thomas H. "Boston" Corbett (January 29, 1832 – disappeared c. May 26, 1888) was an English-born American soldier and milliner who killed John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln on April 26, 1865. Known for his devout religious beliefs and eccentric behavior, Corbett was reportedly a good soldier and had been a prisoner of war at Andersonville Prison. Corbett shot and mortally wounded Booth when his regiment surrounded him in pursuit. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Boston Corbett has received more than 1,376,457 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Boston Corbett is the 1,408th most popular military personnel (down from 1,228th in 2019), the 2,922nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,607th in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, Boston Corbett ranks 1,408 out of 1,468. Before him are Nadezhda Popova, Alan Cunningham, Friedrich von Ingenohl, Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, Edward Braddock, and Irvin McDowell. After him are George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, Christopher Cradock, Philotas, Bipin Rawat, Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana, and Arnold Meri.
1921 - 2013
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 1,402
1887 - 1983
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 1,403
1857 - 1933
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 1,404
300 BC - 216 BC
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 1,405
1695 - 1755
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 1,406
1818 - 1885
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 1,407
1832 - 1894
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 1,408
1697 - 1762
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 1,409
1862 - 1914
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 1,410
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 1,411
1958 - 2021
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 1,412
1761 - 1811
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 1,413
1919 - 2009
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 1,414
Among people born in 1832, Boston Corbett ranks 65. Before him are Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, Leslie Stephen, Pavel Chistyakov, Sergey Botkin, Max Lange, and Caroline Harrison. After him are Nikiforos Lytras, Miroslav Tyrš, Juan Montalvo, Léon Gautier, Carl Neumann, and Victor Meirelles. Among people deceased in 1894, Boston Corbett ranks 59. Before him are Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Maria Deraismes, Heinrich Karl Brugsch, Karl von Blaas, Caterina Volpicelli, and Edmond Frémy. After him are William Dwight Whitney, Verney Lovett Cameron, Adolf Friedrich von Schack, Juan N. Méndez, Gillis Bildt, and Jubal Early.
1832 - 1913
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 59
1832 - 1904
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 60
1832 - 1919
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 61
1832 - 1889
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 62
1832 - 1899
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 63
1832 - 1892
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 64
1832 - 1894
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 65
1832 - 1904
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 66
1832 - 1884
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 67
1832 - 1889
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 68
1832 - 1897
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 69
1832 - 1925
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 70
1832 - 1903
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 71
1856 - 1894
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 53
1828 - 1894
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 54
1827 - 1894
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 55
1815 - 1894
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 56
1839 - 1894
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 57
1814 - 1894
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 58
1832 - 1894
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 59
1827 - 1894
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 60
1844 - 1894
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 61
1815 - 1894
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 62
1820 - 1894
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 63
1820 - 1894
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 64
1816 - 1894
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 65
Among people born in United Kingdom, Boston Corbett ranks 2,922 out of 7,765. Before him are Toby Stephens (1969), Davy Jones (1945), Marc Almond (1957), Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914), Martin Peters (1943), and Anne McLaren (1927). After him are Jonathan Wild (1683), Jason Flemyng (1966), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), Wulfhere of Mercia (650), Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849), and Chris Waddle (1960).
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 2,916
1945 - 2012
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 2,917
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 2,918
1914 - 2003
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 2,919
1943 - 2019
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 2,920
1927 - 2007
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 2,921
1832 - 1894
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 2,922
1683 - 1725
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 2,923
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 2,924
1697 - 1762
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 2,925
650 - 675
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 2,926
1849 - 1912
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 2,927
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 2,928
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Boston Corbett ranks 75. Before him are John Burgoyne (1722), Ronald Speirs (1920), Henry Maitland Wilson (1881), Lawrence Oates (1880), Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), and Edward Braddock (1695). After him are George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), Christopher Cradock (1862), Roy Urquhart (1901), Thomas Gage (1719), Tom Phillips (1888), and John Moore (1761).
1722 - 1792
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 69
1920 - 2007
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 70
1881 - 1964
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 71
1880 - 1912
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 72
1436 - 1464
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 73
1695 - 1755
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 74
1832 - 1894
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 75
1697 - 1762
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 76
1862 - 1914
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 77
1901 - 1988
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 78
1719 - 1787
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 79
1888 - 1941
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 80
1761 - 1809
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 81