POLITICIAN
Curtis LeMay
1906 - 1990
Curtis LeMay
Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was a US Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, from 1961 to 1965. LeMay joined the United States Army Air Corps, the precursor to the United States Air Force, in 1929 while studying civil engineering at The Ohio State University. He had risen to the rank of major by the time of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and the United States's entry into World War II. He commanded the 305th Bombardment Group from October 1942 until September 1943, and the 3rd Air Division in the European theatre of World War II until August 1944, when he was transferred to the China Burma India Theater. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Curtis LeMay has received more than 3,037,472 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Curtis LeMay is the 6,856th most popular politician (down from 6,112th in 2019), the 2,216th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,082nd in 2019) and the 148th most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
3.0M
Page Views (PV)
57.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
3.40
Effective Languages (L*)
3.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Curtis LeMay ranks 6,856 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Bortnikov, Rani Durgavati, Shigechiyo Izumi, Al-Mu'azzam Isa, Catalina de Erauso, and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Daniel arap Moi, Bogdan I of Moldavia, George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, and Kaliman I of Bulgaria.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Bortnikov
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 6,850
Rani Durgavati
1524 - 1564
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 6,851
Shigechiyo Izumi
1865 - 1865
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 6,852
Al-Mu'azzam Isa
1176 - 1227
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 6,853
Catalina de Erauso
1592 - 1650
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 6,854
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1878 - 1942
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,855
Curtis LeMay
1906 - 1990
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,856
Daniel arap Moi
1924 - 2020
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,857
Bogdan I of Moldavia
1306 - 1367
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,858
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
1831 - 1893
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,859
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau
1727 - 1794
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,860
William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon
1140 - 1177
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,861
Kaliman I of Bulgaria
1234 - 1246
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,862
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Curtis LeMay ranks 99. Before him are Janet Gaynor, John Carradine, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Horst Schumann, George Sanders, and Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse. After him are Junio Valerio Borghese, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Heinrich Schwarz, Clifford Odets, Humberto Delgado, and Wolf Albach-Retty. Among people deceased in 1990, Curtis LeMay ranks 70. Before him are Samuel Noah Kramer, Lewis Mumford, Nicola Abbagnano, Samuel Doe, Dexter Gordon, and Edmund Conen. After him are Halston, Hussein Onn, Manuel Puig, Georgy Flyorov, Nina Kulagina, and Sergei Dovlatov.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsJanet Gaynor
ACTOR
1906 - 1984
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 93
John Carradine
ACTOR
1906 - 1988
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 94
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1968
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 95
Horst Schumann
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1983
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 96
George Sanders
ACTOR
1906 - 1972
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 97
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1937
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 98
Curtis LeMay
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 99
Junio Valerio Borghese
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1974
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 100
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1940
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 101
Heinrich Schwarz
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1947
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 102
Clifford Odets
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1963
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 103
Humberto Delgado
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1965
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 104
Wolf Albach-Retty
ACTOR
1906 - 1967
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 105
Others Deceased in 1990
Go to all RankingsSamuel Noah Kramer
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1990
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 64
Lewis Mumford
WRITER
1895 - 1990
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 65
Nicola Abbagnano
PHILOSOPHER
1901 - 1990
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 66
Samuel Doe
POLITICIAN
1951 - 1990
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 67
Dexter Gordon
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1990
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 68
Edmund Conen
COACH
1914 - 1990
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 69
Curtis LeMay
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 70
Halston
FASHION DESIGNER
1932 - 1990
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 71
Hussein Onn
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1990
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 72
Manuel Puig
WRITER
1932 - 1990
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 73
Georgy Flyorov
PHYSICIST
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 74
Nina Kulagina
OCCULTIST
1926 - 1990
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 75
Sergei Dovlatov
WRITER
1941 - 1990
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 76
In United States
Among people born in United States, Curtis LeMay ranks 2,216 out of 20,380. Before him are William Le Baron Jenney (1832), Gloria Steinem (1934), Robert Sternberg (1949), Brenda Lee (1944), Ben Webster (1909), and Dennis Wilson (1944). After him are Kate Capshaw (1953), Patrick Duffy (1949), Howard Martin Temin (1934), Stockard Channing (1944), Lloyd Shapley (1923), and Jonathan Edwards (1703).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam Le Baron Jenney
ARCHITECT
1832 - 1907
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2,210
Gloria Steinem
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2,211
Robert Sternberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2,212
Brenda Lee
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,213
Ben Webster
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1973
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,214
Dennis Wilson
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1983
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,215
Curtis LeMay
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2,216
Kate Capshaw
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2,217
Patrick Duffy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2,218
Howard Martin Temin
BIOLOGIST
1934 - 1994
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2,219
Stockard Channing
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 2,220
Lloyd Shapley
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 2,221
Jonathan Edwards
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1758
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 2,222
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Curtis LeMay ranks 148. Before him are Mike Pompeo (1963), George Wallace (1919), Charles Curtis (1860), Ron Johnson (1955), Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921), and Maxwell D. Taylor (1901). After him are Robert Todd Lincoln (1843), John Conyers (1929), Kamehameha II (1797), Paul P. Harris (1868), Leland Stanford (1824), and Jerome Powell (1953).
Mike Pompeo
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 142
George Wallace
1919 - 1998
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 143
Charles Curtis
1860 - 1936
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 144
Ron Johnson
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 145
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 146
Maxwell D. Taylor
1901 - 1987
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 147
Curtis LeMay
1906 - 1990
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 148
Robert Todd Lincoln
1843 - 1926
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 149
John Conyers
1929 - 2019
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 150
Kamehameha II
1797 - 1824
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 151
Paul P. Harris
1868 - 1947
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 152
Leland Stanford
1824 - 1893
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 153
Jerome Powell
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 154