1974 - 2013
Christopher Scott Kyle (April 8, 1974 – February 2, 2013) was a United States Navy SEAL sniper. He served four tours in the Iraq War and was awarded several commendations for acts of heroism and meritorious service in combat. He had 160 confirmed kills and was awarded a Silver Star, three Bronze Star Medals with "V" devices for valor, 2x Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with "V" device, as well as numerous other unit and personal awards.Kyle was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 2009, and published his bestselling autobiography, American Sniper, in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Kyle has received more than 28,880,532 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Chris Kyle is the 659th most popular military personnel (down from 564th in 2019), the 1,960th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,710th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, Chris Kyle ranks 659 out of 1,468. Before him are Otozō Yamada, François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, Sergey Biryuzov, Sadao Araki, Henri Gatien Bertrand, and Matthew Ridgway. After him are Mark W. Clark, Meliton Kantaria, Eduard Roschmann, Maximilian von Prittwitz, Johan Laidoner, and Charles Huntziger.
1881 - 1965
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 653
1628 - 1695
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 654
1904 - 1964
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 655
1877 - 1966
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 656
1773 - 1844
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 657
1895 - 1993
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 658
1974 - 2013
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 659
1896 - 1984
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 660
1920 - 1993
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 661
1908 - 1977
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 662
1848 - 1917
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 663
1884 - 1953
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 664
1880 - 1941
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 665
Among people born in 1974, Chris Kyle ranks 15. Before him are Robbie Williams, Hilary Swank, Eva Mendes, Masashi Kishimoto, Alex Jones, and Alexis Tsipras. After him are Bear Grylls, Victoria Beckham, Sébastien Loeb, Camilla Läckberg, Jenna Jameson, and Laura Pausini. Among people deceased in 2013, Chris Kyle ranks 85. Before him are Jack Vance, László Csatáry, Ed Lauter, Antoni Ramallets, Otfried Preußler, and Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse. After him are Ken Norton, Pedro Rocha, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, Sergiu Nicolaescu, José Froilán González, and Colin Wilson.
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 9
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 10
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 11
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 12
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 13
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 14
1974 - 2013
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 15
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 16
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 17
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 18
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 19
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 20
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 21
1916 - 2013
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 79
1915 - 2013
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 80
1938 - 2013
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 81
1924 - 2013
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 82
1923 - 2013
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 83
1926 - 2013
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 84
1974 - 2013
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 85
1943 - 2013
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 86
1942 - 2013
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 87
1929 - 2013
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 88
1930 - 2013
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 89
1922 - 2013
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 90
1931 - 2013
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 91
Among people born in United States, Chris Kyle ranks 1,960 out of 18,182. Before him are Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Chris Evert (1954), Ted Turner (1938), Carol Gilligan (1936), Alfred Vail (1807), and Matthew Ridgway (1895). After him are Robert Lefkowitz (1943), Bill Paxton (1955), Ken Norton (1943), Mark W. Clark (1896), Mandy Patinkin (1952), and Christopher A. Sims (1942).
1946 - 1989
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,954
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,955
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,956
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,957
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,958
1895 - 1993
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,959
1974 - 2013
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,960
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,961
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,962
1943 - 2013
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,963
1896 - 1984
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,964
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,965
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,966
Among military personnels born in United States, Chris Kyle ranks 27. Before him are Husband E. Kimmel (1882), Benedict Arnold (1741), Creighton Abrams (1914), Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915), Wild Bill Hickok (1837), and Matthew Ridgway (1895). After him are Mark W. Clark (1896), Charles Sweeney (1919), P. G. T. Beauregard (1818), William Halsey Jr. (1882), Abner Doubleday (1819), and Frank Jack Fletcher (1885).
1882 - 1968
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 21
1741 - 1801
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 22
1914 - 1974
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 23
1915 - 1944
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 24
1837 - 1876
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 25
1895 - 1993
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 26
1974 - 2013
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 27
1896 - 1984
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 28
1919 - 2004
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 29
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 30
1882 - 1959
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 31
1819 - 1893
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 32
1885 - 1973
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 33