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Charles Lightoller

1874 - 1952

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Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller, (30 March 1874 – 8 December 1952) was a British mariner and naval officer who was the second officer on board the RMS Titanic. During the ship's sinking, and as the officer in charge of loading passengers into lifeboats on the port side, Lightoller strictly enforced the women and children only protocol, not allowing any male passengers to board the lifeboats unless they were needed as auxiliary seamen. He was the most senior officer to survive the disaster. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Lightoller has received more than 2,295,823 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Lightoller is the 363rd most popular companion (down from 293rd in 2019), the 1,032nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 891st in 2019) and the 36th most popular British Companion.

Charles Lightoller was the second officer on the Titanic and was one of the few people to survive the sinking. He helped rescue many passengers and crew members.

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Among companions, Charles Lightoller ranks 363 out of 673. Before him are Blanche of Valois, Bertrade de Montfort, Cynthia Lennon, Empress Shōken, Gertrude of Merania, and Catharina of Württemberg. After him are Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony, Tjuyu, John I, Duke of Bourbon, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, and Isabella, Princess of Asturias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Charles Lightoller ranks 44. Before him are Prince Jean, Duke of Guise, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Charles Ives, Luigi Einaudi, Henri Guisan, and Reynaldo Hahn. After him are D. F. Malan, Emilie Louise Flöge, Vyacheslav Menzhinsky, Henri Farman, Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels, and Thomas J. Watson. Among people deceased in 1952, Charles Lightoller ranks 33. Before him are Heinrich von Vietinghoff, Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Sveinn Björnsson, Rudolf Slánský, Charles Scott Sherrington, and Alfred Einstein. After him are Bedřich Hrozný, Emilie Louise Flöge, Clark L. Hull, Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria, John Langenus, and Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Lightoller ranks 1,032 out of 7,765. Before him are Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1506), Colin McRae (1968), Peter Mansfield (1933), William Whewell (1794), Edith Cavell (1865), and Henry Briggs (1561). After him are James Meade (1907), Alexander II of Scotland (1198), Bob Hope (1903), Samuel Butler (1612), Roger Daltrey (1944), and George Vancouver (1757).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Charles Lightoller ranks 36. Before him are Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766), Anne Hyde (1637), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (1982), Eadgyth (910), Princess Marie of Orléans (1865), and Cynthia Lennon (1939). After him are Lilian, Princess of Réthy (1916), Mary de Bohun (1369), Matilda of Scotland (1080), Ealhswith (852), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965), and Elizabeth de Burgh (1289).

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