MILITARY PERSONNEL
Charles Sweeney
1919 - 2004
Charles Sweeney
Charles William Sweeney (December 27, 1919 – July 16, 2004) was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew Bockscar carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Sweeney has received more than 693,759 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Charles Sweeney is the 449th most popular military personnel (up from 673rd in 2019), the 1,252nd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,007th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
690k
Page Views (PV)
61.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
7.12
Effective Languages (L*)
1.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Charles Sweeney ranks 449 out of 2,058. Before him are Muqali, Vjekoslav Luburić, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Armando Diaz, Guillaume Brune, and Xiahou Yuan. After him are Karl Mack von Leiberich, Georg-Hans Reinhardt, Viktor Lutze, George I Rákóczi, Xu Chu, and Ante Gotovina.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMuqali
1170 - 1223
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 443
Vjekoslav Luburić
1914 - 1969
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 444
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
1587 - 1629
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 445
Armando Diaz
1861 - 1928
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 446
Guillaume Brune
1763 - 1815
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 447
Xiahou Yuan
200 - 219
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 448
Charles Sweeney
1919 - 2004
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 449
Karl Mack von Leiberich
1752 - 1828
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 450
Georg-Hans Reinhardt
1887 - 1963
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 451
Viktor Lutze
1890 - 1943
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 452
George I Rákóczi
1593 - 1648
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 453
Xu Chu
200 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 454
Ante Gotovina
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 455
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Charles Sweeney ranks 43. Before him are Mordechai Anielewicz, Jennifer Jones, Gillo Pontecorvo, Jackie Robinson, Pete Seeger, and Georges Duby. After him are Abdel Hakim Amer, Godfrey Hounsfield, Elisabeth Volkenrath, Siad Barre, Donald J. Cram, and Chavela Vargas. Among people deceased in 2004, Charles Sweeney ranks 40. Before him are Jerry Goldsmith, Edward B. Lewis, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Andriyan Nikolayev, John Vane, and Theo van Gogh. After him are Godfrey Hounsfield, Robert Merle, Gérard Debreu, Ko Yong-hui, Nicolai Ghiaurov, and Herbert C. Brown.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsMordechai Anielewicz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1919 - 1943
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 37
Jennifer Jones
ACTOR
1919 - 2009
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 38
Gillo Pontecorvo
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 39
Jackie Robinson
BASEBALL PLAYER
1919 - 1972
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 40
Pete Seeger
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2014
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 41
Georges Duby
HISTORIAN
1919 - 1996
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 42
Charles Sweeney
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2004
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 43
Abdel Hakim Amer
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1967
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 44
Godfrey Hounsfield
ENGINEER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 45
Elisabeth Volkenrath
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1945
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 46
Siad Barre
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1995
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 47
Donald J. Cram
CHEMIST
1919 - 2001
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 48
Chavela Vargas
SINGER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 49
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsJerry Goldsmith
COMPOSER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 34
Edward B. Lewis
BIOLOGIST
1918 - 2004
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 35
Fanny Blankers-Koen
ATHLETE
1918 - 2004
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 36
Andriyan Nikolayev
ASTRONAUT
1929 - 2004
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 37
John Vane
CHEMIST
1927 - 2004
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 38
Theo van Gogh
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - 2004
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 39
Charles Sweeney
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2004
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 40
Godfrey Hounsfield
ENGINEER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 41
Robert Merle
WRITER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 42
Gérard Debreu
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2004
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 43
Ko Yong-hui
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2004
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 44
Nicolai Ghiaurov
SINGER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 45
Herbert C. Brown
CHEMIST
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 46
In United States
Among people born in United States, Charles Sweeney ranks 1,252 out of 20,380. Before him are Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Claudia Goldin (1946), Evander Holyfield (1962), Jacque Fresco (1916), Marvin Minsky (1927), and Edward C. Tolman (1886). After him are Ethan Hawke (1970), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), James Irwin (1930), Mike Shinoda (1977), Tecumseh (1768), and Jaco Pastorius (1951).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKathryn Bigelow
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,246
Claudia Goldin
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 1,247
Evander Holyfield
BOXER
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,248
Jacque Fresco
INVENTOR
1916 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,249
Marvin Minsky
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,250
Edward C. Tolman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1959
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,251
Charles Sweeney
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2004
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,252
Ethan Hawke
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,253
Mary Todd Lincoln
COMPANION
1818 - 1882
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,254
James Irwin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1991
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,255
Mike Shinoda
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1,256
Tecumseh
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1813
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1,257
Jaco Pastorius
MUSICIAN
1951 - 1987
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1,258
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States
Among military personnels born in United States, Charles Sweeney ranks 15. Before him are Matthew C. Perry (1794), Omar Bradley (1893), John J. Pershing (1860), Benedict Arnold (1741), Richard Winters (1918), and Yonatan Netanyahu (1946). After him are Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934), William Westmoreland (1914), Stonewall Jackson (1824), Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821), Creighton Abrams (1914), and Paul Revere (1735).
Matthew C. Perry
1794 - 1858
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 9
Omar Bradley
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 10
John J. Pershing
1860 - 1948
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 11
Benedict Arnold
1741 - 1801
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 12
Richard Winters
1918 - 2011
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 13
Yonatan Netanyahu
1946 - 1976
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 14
Charles Sweeney
1919 - 2004
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 15
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
1934 - 2012
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 16
William Westmoreland
1914 - 2005
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 17
Stonewall Jackson
1824 - 1863
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 18
Nathan Bedford Forrest
1821 - 1877
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 19
Creighton Abrams
1914 - 1974
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 20
Paul Revere
1735 - 1818
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 21