1915 - 1990
Sir Archibald David Stirling, (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish officer in the British Army and the founder and creator of the Special Air Service (SAS). Under his leadership, the SAS carried out hit-and-run raids behind the Axis lines of the North African campaign. He saw active service during the Second World War until he was captured in January 1943. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Stirling has received more than 3,315,678 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). David Stirling is the 1,451st most popular military personnel (down from 1,315th in 2019), the 3,082nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,068th in 2019) and the 84th most popular British Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, David Stirling ranks 1,451 out of 1,468. Before him are Conrad Albrecht, Mariya Oktyabrskaya, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Ian Hamilton, William Guarnere, and Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood. After him are Dietrich Kraiss, Harold Rainsford Stark, Malik Ambar, Juan Aldama, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, and Sigizmund Levanevsky.
1880 - 1969
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 1,445
1905 - 1944
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 1,446
1726 - 1799
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 1,447
1853 - 1947
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 1,448
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 1,449
1724 - 1816
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 1,450
1915 - 1990
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 1,451
1889 - 1944
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 1,452
1880 - 1972
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 1,453
1548 - 1626
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 1,454
1774 - 1811
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 1,455
1718 - 1792
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 1,456
1902 - 1937
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 1,457
Among people born in 1915, David Stirling ranks 173. Before him are John Randolph, Teoctist Arăpașu, Aldo Boffi, Priscilla Lane, Johannes Kotkas, and Knut Nystedt. After him are Georges Guétary, Herma Bauma, Zero Mostel, Alvin M. Weinberg, Edmond Leburton, and O. W. Fischer. Among people deceased in 1990, David Stirling ranks 172. Before him are Bazilio Olara-Okello, Walter Bruch, Ahti Karjalainen, Boris Paichadze, Ivar Lo-Johansson, and Michael Oakeshott. After him are Mario Pizziolo, Geir Hallgrímsson, Horst Bienek, Concha Piquer, Carl A. Wirtanen, and Turan Dursun.
1915 - 2004
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 167
1915 - 2007
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 168
1915 - 1987
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 169
1915 - 1995
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 170
1915 - 1998
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 171
1915 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 172
1915 - 1990
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 173
1915 - 1997
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 174
1915 - 2003
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 175
1915 - 1977
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 176
1915 - 2006
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 177
1915 - 1997
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 178
1915 - 2004
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 179
1929 - 1990
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 166
1908 - 1990
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 167
1923 - 1990
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 168
1915 - 1990
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 169
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 170
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 171
1915 - 1990
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 172
1909 - 1990
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 173
1925 - 1990
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 174
1930 - 1990
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 175
1908 - 1990
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 176
1910 - 1990
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 177
1934 - 1990
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 178
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Stirling ranks 3,082 out of 7,765. Before him are Anthony Hope (1863), John McDouall Stuart (1815), Carey Mulligan (1985), C. P. Snow (1905), Robert Simson (1687), and Peter Grant (1935). After him are Richard de Bury (1287), John McVie (1945), John Hartley (1849), Edwin Flack (1873), Roland Penrose (1900), and John Michael Wright (1617).
1863 - 1933
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 3,076
1815 - 1866
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 3,077
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 3,078
1905 - 1980
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 3,079
1687 - 1768
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 3,080
1935 - 1995
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 3,081
1915 - 1990
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 3,082
1287 - 1345
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 3,083
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 3,084
1849 - 1935
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 3,085
1873 - 1935
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 3,086
1900 - 1984
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 3,087
1617 - 1694
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 3,088
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, David Stirling ranks 84. Before him are Roy Urquhart (1901), Thomas Gage (1719), Tom Phillips (1888), John Moore (1761), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), and Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724). After him are George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718), Charles Lee (1731), Timothy Laurence (1955), Guy Simonds (1903), Frederick Browning (1896), and Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827).
1901 - 1988
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 78
1719 - 1787
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 79
1888 - 1941
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 80
1761 - 1809
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 81
1726 - 1799
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 82
1724 - 1816
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 83
1915 - 1990
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 84
1718 - 1792
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 85
1731 - 1782
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 86
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 87
1903 - 1974
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 88
1896 - 1965
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 89
1827 - 1905
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 90