1887 - 1966
General Courtney Hicks Hodges (January 5, 1887 – January 16, 1966) was a decorated senior officer in the United States Army who commanded First U.S. Army in the Western European Campaign of World War II. Hodges was a notable "mustang" officer, rising from private to general. Born in Perry, Georgia, he began studies at the United States Military Academy but dropped out after failing Geometry. He joined the Army in 1906 as a private, rapidly advanced into the noncommissioned officer ranks, and obtained a commission after passing a competitive examination in 1909. As a young man, Hodges served under Colonel John J. Pershing in the Pancho Villa Expedition and became part of the first rescue mission in U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Courtney Hodges has received more than 427,338 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Courtney Hodges is the 1,292nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,134th in 2019), the 4,464th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,999th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, Courtney Hodges ranks 1,292 out of 1,468. Before him are Richard Montgomery, Adolphe Marbot, Nelson A. Miles, Aris Velouchiotis, Ali Aaltonen, and George Rooke. After him are Vang Pao, Josip Filipović, Kiyonao Ichiki, Karl von Einem, Christine Jorgensen, and August von Werder.
1738 - 1775
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 1,286
1781 - 1844
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 1,287
1839 - 1925
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 1,288
1905 - 1945
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 1,289
1884 - 1918
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 1,290
1650 - 1709
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 1,291
1887 - 1966
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 1,292
1929 - 2011
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 1,293
1818 - 1889
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 1,294
1892 - 1942
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 1,295
1853 - 1934
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 1,296
1926 - 1989
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 1,297
1808 - 1887
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 1,298
Among people born in 1887, Courtney Hodges ranks 153. Before him are L. S. Lowry, Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, August Kork, Ernst Toch, and Adone Zoli. After him are Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Marianne Moore, Josef Frings, Oskar Luts, Julius Pokorny, and Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt. Among people deceased in 1966, Courtney Hodges ranks 114. Before him are Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Elio Vittorini, Albrecht Brandi, Gʻafur Gʻulom, Ernest Burgess, and Erich Pommer. After him are Jan Kiepura, Vicente Rojo Lluch, Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov, Alice Pearce, Hedda Hopper, and Arthur Waley.
1887 - 1976
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 147
1887 - 1918
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 148
1887 - 1973
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 149
1887 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 150
1887 - 1964
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 151
1887 - 1960
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 152
1887 - 1966
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 153
1887 - 1957
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 154
1887 - 1972
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 155
1887 - 1978
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 156
1887 - 1953
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 157
1887 - 1970
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 158
1887 - 1943
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 159
1890 - 1966
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 108
1908 - 1966
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 109
1914 - 1966
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 110
1903 - 1966
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 111
1886 - 1966
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 112
1889 - 1966
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 113
1887 - 1966
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 114
1902 - 1966
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 115
1894 - 1966
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 116
1874 - 1966
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 117
1917 - 1966
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 118
1885 - 1966
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 119
1889 - 1966
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 120
Among people born in United States, Courtney Hodges ranks 4,464 out of 18,182. Before him are Edward Furlong (1977), William Klein (1928), Sanford B. Dole (1844), Lee Radziwill (1933), Jackie Wilson (1934), and Vivien Thomas (1910). After him are John Trumbull (1756), James Kottak (1962), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), E. G. Marshall (1914), Ed Heinemann (1908), and Ambrose Burnside (1824).
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,458
1928 - 2022
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,459
1844 - 1926
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,460
1933 - 2019
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,461
1934 - 1984
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,462
1910 - 1985
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,463
1887 - 1966
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,464
1756 - 1843
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,465
1962 - 2024
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,466
1895 - 1960
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,467
1914 - 1998
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,468
1908 - 1991
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,469
1824 - 1881
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,470
Among military personnels born in United States, Courtney Hodges ranks 79. Before him are Frank Serpico (1936), Carlos Hathcock (1942), James Longstreet (1821), Joseph Hooker (1814), Braxton Bragg (1817), and Nelson A. Miles (1839). After him are Christine Jorgensen (1926), Hal Moore (1922), Carl Spaatz (1891), J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Benjamin Briggs (1835), and Tommy Franks (1945).
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 73
1942 - 1999
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 74
1821 - 1904
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 75
1814 - 1879
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 76
1817 - 1876
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 77
1839 - 1925
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 78
1887 - 1966
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 79
1926 - 1989
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 80
1922 - 2017
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 81
1891 - 1974
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 82
1833 - 1864
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 83
1835 - 1872
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 84
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 85