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Brian Horrocks

1895 - 1985

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Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks, (7 September 1895 – 4 January 1985) was a British Army officer, chiefly remembered as the commander of XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden and other operations during the Second World War. He also served in the First World War and the Russian Civil War, was taken prisoner twice, and competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Horrocks has received more than 699,297 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Brian Horrocks is the 718th most popular companion (down from 673rd in 2019), the 469th most popular biography from India (down from 405th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Indian Companion.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.49

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  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Brian Horrocks ranks 718 out of 784. Before him are Theodosia, wife of Leo V, Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden, Matilda of France, Mariniana, Julia Cornelia Paula, and Archduchess Charlotte of Austria. After him are Mary of Guelders, Cornelia Supera, Berengaria of León, Agafya Grushetskaya, Rambai Barni, and Adela of Meissen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Brian Horrocks ranks 173. Before him are Walter Bedell Smith, Maksym Rylsky, Ruth Fischer, Gabriel Chevallier, William Tubman, and Oscar Hammerstein II. After him are Marie-Dominique Chenu, Alexander Mikulin, Erich Buschenhagen, Geo Milev, Nikifor, and Plínio Salgado. Among people deceased in 1985, Brian Horrocks ranks 129. Before him are Penn Nouth, Helene Engelmann, Gaston Rébuffat, Vladimir Kokkinaki, George Raynor, and Harald Cramér. After him are John G. Trump, Benjamin Markarian, Alexander Mikulin, Ana Mendieta, Bodil Joensen, and Ladislav Ženíšek.

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In India

Among people born in India, Brian Horrocks ranks 469 out of 1,861. Before him are Shammi Kapoor (1931), Nilakantha Somayaji (1444), Janaki Ammal (1897), John Frost (1912), Amrit Kaur (1889), and Kamala Nehru (1899). After him are Harihara I (1336), Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888), Faizi (1547), Ivan Dias (1936), Madhuri Dixit (1967), and Girija Devi (1929).

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Among COMPANIONS In India

Among companions born in India, Brian Horrocks ranks 7. Before him are Sita (null), Mumtaz Mahal (1593), Mariam-uz-Zamani (1542), Mastani (1699), Salima Sultan Begum (1539), and Jagat Gosain (1573). After him are Kashibai (1703).

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