MILITARY PERSONNEL

Earl Van Dorn

1820 - 1863

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Earl Van Dorn (September 17, 1820 – May 7, 1863) was an American Major General who started his military career as a United States Army officer and became famous for successfully leading a defense of a Native American settlement from the Comanche. He joined Confederate forces in 1861 after the Civil War broke out and was a Major General when he was killed in a private conflict. A great-nephew of Andrew Jackson, he received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1842. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Earl Van Dorn has received more than 396,421 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Earl Van Dorn is the 1,992nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,613th in 2019), the 12,015th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,942nd in 2019) and the 183rd most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 15

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  • 3.28

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Earl Van Dorn ranks 1,992 out of 2,058. Before him are William J. Hardee, Benjamin Bonneville, Comandanta Ramona, John Kirby, Alif Hajiyev, and Sékouba Konaté. After him are Daniel Harvey Hill, Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, Samuel Ryan Curtis, Crispus Attucks, and Odette Hallowes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1820, Earl Van Dorn ranks 83. Before him are Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, George Hearst, George Grove, Thomas Baines, Elisha Kent Kane, and Worthington Whittredge.  Among people deceased in 1863, Earl Van Dorn ranks 59. Before him are Juan Francisco de Vidal, Juan Francisco Giró, Lewis Armistead, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Miguel de San Román, and John Buford. After him are Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, John J. Crittenden, and John B. Floyd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Earl Van Dorn ranks 12,015 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Epps (1970), Frank Havens (1924), Fontella Bass (1940), Gervonta Davis (1994), Bill Macy (1922), and Joe Medicine Crow (1913). After him are John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886), Olivia Cole (1942), Terence Crawford (1987), Mitch Richmond (1965), Tabitha Stevens (1970), and Mark Parkinson (1957).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Earl Van Dorn ranks 183. Before him are James L. Jones (1943), John O'Connor (1920), Richard Myers (1942), Nathaniel Lyon (1818), William J. Hardee (1815), and John Kirby (1963). After him are Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805), Crispus Attucks (1723), Henry Warner Slocum (1827), Henry Heth (1825), and Lynndie England (1982).

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