MILITARY PERSONNEL

Eddie Rickenbacker

1890 - 1973

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Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (born Edward Rickenbacher, October 8, 1890 – July 23, 1973) was an American fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace of the war. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eddie Rickenbacker has received more than 1,906,165 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Rickenbacker is the 1,910th most popular military personnel (down from 1,554th in 2019), the 9,165th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,787th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 21

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  • 3.94

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Eddie Rickenbacker ranks 1,910 out of 2,058. Before him are Heinrich Hax, Lewis Armistead, Juan de Salcedo, Nikolai Yevmenov, John Abizaid, and James Stockdale. After him are Christy Mathewson, Willis Augustus Lee, Guy Simonds, Lisa Franchetti, Mamadu Ture Kuruma, and William Rosecrans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Eddie Rickenbacker ranks 228. Before him are August Alle, Robert Ripley, Angelo Zorzi, Bess Meredyth, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, and Néstor Guillén. After him are Harald Julin, Fred M. Vinson, Gustaf Weidel, Grigory Landsberg, Arvid Spångberg, and Alfred Neveu. Among people deceased in 1973, Eddie Rickenbacker ranks 247. Before him are Ernst Klodwig, Robert Défossé, Clarence White, Konstantinos Dovas, John Heysham Gibbon, and Mário de Noronha. After him are Folke Rogard, Arthur Fadden, William Haines, Tim Holt, A. Edward Sutherland, and Alla Tarasova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Rickenbacker ranks 9,165 out of 20,380. Before him are Debi Diamond (1965), Vic Seixas (1923), John Ortiz (1968), Harold Hackett (1878), Johnny Messner (1970), and Chris Broderick (1970). After him are Don Stroud (1943), Sarah Palfrey Cooke (1912), Judy Blume (1938), Bree Olson (1986), Francis Hopkinson (1737), and Mimi Kennedy (1948).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Eddie Rickenbacker ranks 152. Before him are Moe Berg (1902), Frank Buckles (1901), Anthony Wayne (1745), Lewis Armistead (1817), John Abizaid (1951), and James Stockdale (1923). After him are Christy Mathewson (1880), Willis Augustus Lee (1888), Lisa Franchetti (1964), William Rosecrans (1819), John C. Pemberton (1814), and Joseph Dunford (1955).

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