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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Christine Jorgensen

1926 - 1989

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Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989) was an American actress, singer, recording artist, and transgender activist. A trans woman, she was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery. In 1945, Jorgensen was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. After she served as a military clerical worker, Jorgensen attended several schools, worked, and pursued a photography career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christine Jorgensen has received more than 2,332,351 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Christine Jorgensen is the 1,297th most popular military personnel (down from 1,200th in 2019), the 4,496th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,435th in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 50.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Christine Jorgensen ranks 1,297 out of 1,468. Before her are George Rooke, Courtney Hodges, Vang Pao, Josip Filipović, Kiyonao Ichiki, and Karl von Einem. After her are August von Werder, Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, Dan Halutz, Erigyius, Henry Clinton, and Vetranio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Christine Jorgensen ranks 222. Before her are Bal Thackeray, Julio Pérez, Richard Yates, Bhupen Hazarika, Carl Adam Petri, and William Porter. After her are Ibrahim Nasir, Allan Sandage, Otto Graf Lambsdorff, Janet Asimov, Ricardo María Carles Gordó, and Miguel Obando y Bravo. Among people deceased in 1989, Christine Jorgensen ranks 138. Before her are Carl Dahlhaus, Luiz Gonzaga, George C. Homans, Armand Salacrou, Jean-Michel Charlier, and Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou. After her are Harry Andrews, Wilfrid Sellars, Edmund Leach, Paul Shenar, Yuliya Solntseva, and José López Rega.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christine Jorgensen ranks 4,496 out of 18,182. Before her are Johnny Appleseed (1774), Gordon Matta-Clark (1943), Herb Ritts (1952), Esther Lederberg (1922), Roderick MacKinnon (1956), and J. J. Johnson (1924). After her are Jack Sharkey (1902), John Stagliano (1951), James Mangold (1963), David O. Russell (1958), Francis Scott Key (1779), and Jason Scott Lee (1966).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Christine Jorgensen ranks 80. Before her are Carlos Hathcock (1942), James Longstreet (1821), Joseph Hooker (1814), Braxton Bragg (1817), Nelson A. Miles (1839), and Courtney Hodges (1887). After her are Hal Moore (1922), Carl Spaatz (1891), J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Benjamin Briggs (1835), Tommy Franks (1945), and William D. Leahy (1875).

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