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MILITARY PERSONNEL

David Stirling

1915 - 1990

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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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  • 19

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  • 2.62

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  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In United Kingdom

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).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

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).

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