MILITARY PERSONNEL

Christine Jorgensen

1926 - 1989

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Christine Jorgensen (; May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989), born George William Jorgensen Jr., 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 1944, 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 2,559,024 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Christine Jorgensen is the 1,633rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,296th in 2019), the 5,287th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,484th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Christine Jorgensen ranks 1,633 out of 2,058. Before her are Jean Reynier, Tang Enbo, Gurgen Dalibaltayan, Philotas, Nikolai Ruzsky, and Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu. After her are Shirase Nobu, Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal, Dmitry Senyavin, Franciszek Kleeberg, Raúl Reyes, and Wilhelm Hasse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Christine Jorgensen ranks 270. Before her are Maneca, William Porter, Ri Kun-mo, Ljubiša Spajić, Ludvík Vaculík, and Gurgen Dalibaltayan. After her are James Krüss, Rodolfo Pini, Betsy Palmer, Miguel Obando y Bravo, Geoffrey Howe, and Fred Gwynne. Among people deceased in 1989, Christine Jorgensen ranks 175. Before her are Antonio Janigro, Frank Foss, Betti Alver, Robert Webber, Colin Clark, and Carl Dahlhaus. After her are Maurice Evans, René Petit, Yasushi Akutagawa, Sándor Weöres, Ronald Syme, and John J. McCloy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christine Jorgensen ranks 5,287 out of 20,380. Before her are Nate Archibald (1948), Lyndon LaRouche (1922), Frank H. Netter (1906), Jessica Walter (1941), R. G. Armstrong (1917), and Gene Autry (1907). After her are Bob McAdoo (1951), George Marshall (1891), Ed Wynn (1886), Kenneth Cockrell (1950), Sasha Alexander (1973), and Michael Peña (1976).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Christine Jorgensen ranks 93. Before her are Smedley Butler (1881), Richmond K. Turner (1885), J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Carlos Hathcock (1942), Charlie Wilson (1933), and Eddie Slovik (1920). After her are Henry Gunther (1895), Henry Halleck (1815), Frederick Townsend Ward (1831), J. D. Tippit (1924), J. Lawton Collins (1896), and Hal Moore (1922).

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