MILITARY PERSONNEL

Desmond Doss

1919 - 2006

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Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) was a United States Army corporal who served as a combat medic with an infantry company in World War II. Due to his religious beliefs, he refused to carry a weapon. He was twice awarded the Bronze Star Medal for actions on Guam and in the Philippines. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Desmond Doss has received more than 17,586,141 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Desmond Doss is the 241st most popular military personnel (down from 95th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Greece (up from 245th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Desmond Doss is most famous for being the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Desmond Doss ranks 241 out of 2,058. Before him are Otto Carius, Lysander, Maurice Gamelin, Władysław Sikorski, Albert Pike, and Pausanias. After him are Bertrand du Guesclin, Valery Gerasimov, Wu Sangui, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, and Vasily Stalin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Desmond Doss ranks 13. Before him are Doris Lessing, Giulio Andreotti, Zhao Ziyang, Kim Jong-suk, Georgios Papadopoulos, and Fausto Coppi. After him are Walter Scheel, Lino Ventura, Choi Kyu-hah, Margot Fonteyn, Jack Palance, and Matilde Camus. Among people deceased in 2006, Desmond Doss ranks 25. Before him are Anna Politkovskaya, Ibrahim Rugova, Giacinto Facchetti, Paul Mauriat, Johannes Rau, and Melvin Schwartz. After him are Choi Kyu-hah, Muriel Spark, Joseph Barbera, Jack Palance, Clay Regazzoni, and Robert Altman.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Desmond Doss ranks 156 out of 1,024. Before him are Speusippus (-407), Agesilaus II (-444), Lysander (-401), Panaetius (-185), Epimenides (-690), and Pausanias (null). After him are Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Euclid of Megara (-435), Cleobulus (-590), Aeschines (-389), Cleon (-450), and Crates of Thebes (-365).

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  • Photo of Speusippus

    Speusippus

    PHILOSOPHER

    407 BC - 339 BC

    HPI: 65.74

    Rank: 150

  • Photo of Agesilaus II

    Agesilaus II

    POLITICIAN

    444 BC - 360 BC

    HPI: 65.69

    Rank: 151

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    Lysander

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    401 BC - 395 BC

    HPI: 65.55

    Rank: 152

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    Panaetius

    PHILOSOPHER

    185 BC - 110 BC

    HPI: 65.54

    Rank: 153

  • Photo of Epimenides

    Epimenides

    PHILOSOPHER

    690 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.51

    Rank: 154

  • Photo of Pausanias

    Pausanias

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    HPI: 65.50

    Rank: 155

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    Desmond Doss

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1919 - 2006

    HPI: 65.48

    Rank: 156

  • Photo of Pherecydes of Syros

    Pherecydes of Syros

    PHILOSOPHER

    580 BC - 520 BC

    HPI: 65.41

    Rank: 157

  • Photo of Euclid of Megara

    Euclid of Megara

    PHILOSOPHER

    435 BC - 365 BC

    HPI: 65.32

    Rank: 158

  • Photo of Cleobulus

    Cleobulus

    PHILOSOPHER

    590 BC - 510 BC

    HPI: 65.25

    Rank: 159

  • Photo of Aeschines

    Aeschines

    POLITICIAN

    389 BC - 314 BC

    HPI: 65.01

    Rank: 160

  • Photo of Cleon

    Cleon

    EXTREMIST

    450 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 64.92

    Rank: 161

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    Crates of Thebes

    PHILOSOPHER

    365 BC - 285 BC

    HPI: 64.91

    Rank: 162

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Desmond Doss ranks 16. Before him are Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Parmenion (-400), Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), Lysander (-401), and Pausanias (null). After him are Craterus (-370), Thrasybulus (-440), Nearchus (-356), Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770), George Maniakes (998), and Conon (-401).

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