MILITARY PERSONNEL
Claude Choules
1901 - 2011
Claude Choules
Claude Stanley Choules (; 3 March 1901 – 5 May 2011) was an English-born military serviceman from Pershore, Worcestershire, who at the time of his death was the oldest combat veteran of the First World War from England, having served with the Royal Navy from 1915 until 1926. After having emigrated to Australia he served with the Royal Australian Navy, from 1926 until 1956, as a Chief Petty Officer and was a naturalised Australian citizen. He was the last surviving military witness to the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow in 1919 and the last surviving veteran to have served in both world wars. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude Choules has received more than 446,461 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Claude Choules is the 1,266th most popular military personnel (down from 1,241st in 2019), the 2,160th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,370th in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
53.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.57
Effective Languages (L*)
2.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Claude Choules by language
Over the past year Claude Choules has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 48,634 views, followed by Russian (7,621), and German (6,559). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (403.37%), Latin (108.20%), and Swedish (21.91%)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Claude Choules ranks 1,266 out of 2,058. Before him are Holland Smith, Karl Decker, Antonio Luna, Vitalian, Movses Silikyan, and Illus. After him are Orde Wingate, J. F. C. Fuller, Josef Kammhuber, Abdul Haris Nasution, Max Wünsche, and Johann Peter Beaulieu.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHolland Smith
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 1,260
Karl Decker
1897 - 1945
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 1,261
Antonio Luna
1866 - 1899
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 1,262
Vitalian
500 - 520
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 1,263
Movses Silikyan
1862 - 1937
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 1,264
Illus
500 - 488
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 1,265
Claude Choules
1901 - 2011
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 1,266
Orde Wingate
1903 - 1944
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 1,267
J. F. C. Fuller
1878 - 1966
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 1,268
Josef Kammhuber
1896 - 1986
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 1,269
Abdul Haris Nasution
1918 - 2000
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,270
Max Wünsche
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 1,271
Johann Peter Beaulieu
1725 - 1819
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 1,272
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Claude Choules ranks 145. Before him are Lanza del Vasto, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Mario Scelba, Yuliya Solntseva, Arleigh Burke, and Rose Ausländer. After him are Umberto Caligaris, Hans Erich Nossack, Frank Zamboni, Fernando Tambroni, Sergei Tumansky, and Otto Ambros. Among people deceased in 2011, Claude Choules ranks 152. Before him are Jackie Cooper, Bora Kostić, Sándor Képíró, Ali-Reza Pahlavi, Norio Ohga, and Kurt Sanderling. After him are Sven Tumba, Bernd Eichinger, Koichi Tohei, Bo Carpelan, Thor Vilhjálmsson, and Sena Jurinac.
Others Born in 1901
Go to all RankingsLanza del Vasto
PHILOSOPHER
1901 - 1981
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 139
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo
WRITER
1901 - 1937
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 140
Mario Scelba
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1991
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 141
Yuliya Solntseva
ACTOR
1901 - 1989
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 142
Arleigh Burke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1996
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 143
Rose Ausländer
WRITER
1901 - 1988
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 144
Claude Choules
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 2011
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 145
Umberto Caligaris
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1940
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 146
Hans Erich Nossack
WRITER
1901 - 1977
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 147
Frank Zamboni
INVENTOR
1901 - 1988
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 148
Fernando Tambroni
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 149
Sergei Tumansky
ENGINEER
1901 - 1973
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 150
Otto Ambros
CHEMIST
1901 - 1990
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 151
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsJackie Cooper
ACTOR
1922 - 2011
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 146
Bora Kostić
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 147
Sándor Képíró
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2011
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 148
Ali-Reza Pahlavi
NOBLEMAN
1966 - 2011
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 149
Norio Ohga
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2011
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 150
Kurt Sanderling
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 2011
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 151
Claude Choules
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 2011
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 152
Sven Tumba
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 153
Bernd Eichinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - 2011
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 154
Koichi Tohei
MARTIAL ARTS
1920 - 2011
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 155
Bo Carpelan
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 156
Thor Vilhjálmsson
WRITER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 157
Sena Jurinac
SINGER
1921 - 2011
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 158
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Claude Choules ranks 2,160 out of 8,785. Before him are John Leslie (1766), Edmund Gunter (1581), Maryam d'Abo (1960), Steve Jones (1955), Charles Kingsley (1819), and Thomas Otway (1652). After him are Anthony Jenkinson (1529), J. F. C. Fuller (1878), Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874), William Kingdon Clifford (1845), Angela Carter (1940), and Robert Burton (1577).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Leslie
PHYSICIST
1766 - 1832
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 2,154
Edmund Gunter
MATHEMATICIAN
1581 - 1626
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 2,155
Maryam d'Abo
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 2,156
Steve Jones
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 2,157
Charles Kingsley
WRITER
1819 - 1875
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 2,158
Thomas Otway
WRITER
1652 - 1685
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 2,159
Claude Choules
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 2011
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 2,160
Anthony Jenkinson
EXPLORER
1529 - 1610
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 2,161
J. F. C. Fuller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1966
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 2,162
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1957
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 2,163
William Kingdon Clifford
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1879
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 2,164
Angela Carter
WRITER
1940 - 1992
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 2,165
Robert Burton
WRITER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 2,166
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Claude Choules ranks 55. Before him are John Burgoyne (1722), Claude Auchinleck (1884), Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890), Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889), Ronald Speirs (1920), and David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871). After him are J. F. C. Fuller (1878), John Paul Jones (1747), Gregor MacGregor (1786), David Stirling (1915), Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880), and Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772).
John Burgoyne
1722 - 1792
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 49
Claude Auchinleck
1884 - 1981
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 50
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
1890 - 1967
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 51
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
1889 - 1963
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 52
Ronald Speirs
1920 - 2007
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 53
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
1871 - 1936
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 54
Claude Choules
1901 - 2011
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 55
J. F. C. Fuller
1878 - 1966
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 56
John Paul Jones
1747 - 1792
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 57
Gregor MacGregor
1786 - 1845
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 58
David Stirling
1915 - 1990
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 59
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
1880 - 1959
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 60
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
1772 - 1828
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 61