MILITARY PERSONNEL

Eddie Chapman

1914 - 1997

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Edward Arnold Chapman (16 November 1914 – 11 December 1997) was an English criminal and wartime spy. During the Second World War he offered his services to Nazi Germany as a spy and subsequently became a British double agent. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eddie Chapman has received more than 812,222 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Chapman is the 1,769th most popular military personnel (down from 1,211th in 2019), the 3,451st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,283rd in 2019) and the 92nd most popular British Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 810k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Eddie Chapman ranks 1,769 out of 2,058. Before him are Matthew Fontaine Maury, Jonathan M. Wainwright, John Byng, Boston Corbett, Johannes Block, and James Jesus Angleton. After him are Ruben Lagus, John Shalikashvili, Bazilio Olara-Okello, Paul von Plehwe, John Pope, and Gustaf Dyrssen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Eddie Chapman ranks 272. Before him are Carl Scarborough, Yrjö Nikkanen, BP Koirala, Julián Marías, Giuseppe Caprio, and Fumio Hayasaka. After him are Jeff Corey, Amelia Bence, Théo Lefèvre, Walter Behrendt, Peter Whitehead, and Emmanuel Roblès. Among people deceased in 1997, Eddie Chapman ranks 218. Before him are Ivan Yarygin, Charles Hallahan, Sotiria Bellou, Helene Hanff, Albín Brunovský, and Dharamvir Bharati. After him are Enrique Peralta Azurdia, Erich Eliskases, Willy den Ouden, Voldemar Väli, Walter Behrendt, and Dulce María Loynaz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eddie Chapman ranks 3,451 out of 8,785. Before him are John Byng (1704), Boston Corbett (1832), Jill Esmond (1908), Jane Lapotaire (1944), Kyle Walker (1990), and Henry de Bracton (1210). After him are Maureen Starkey Tigrett (1946), Edward James (1907), Milo Yiannopoulos (1984), William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843), Keir Starmer (1962), and James Mellaart (1925).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Eddie Chapman ranks 92. Before him are James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797), Flora Sandes (1876), Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), Miles Dempsey (1896), John Byng (1704), and Boston Corbett (1832). After him are Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), John Moore (1761), Dudley Pound (1877), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591), and Captain Tom (1920).

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