MILITARY PERSONNEL

Elmo Zumwalt

1920 - 2000

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Elmo Russell "Bud" Zumwalt Jr. (November 29, 1920 – January 2, 2000) was a United States Navy officer and the youngest person to serve as Chief of Naval Operations. As an admiral and later the 19th Chief of Naval Operations, Zumwalt played a major role in United States military history, especially during the Vietnam War. A decorated war veteran, Zumwalt reformed United States Navy personnel policies in an effort to improve enlisted life and ease racial tensions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Elmo Zumwalt is the 1,938th most popular military personnel, the 9,734th most popular biography from United States and the 165th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Elmo Zumwalt ranks 1,938 out of 2,058. Before him are Oleg Mityaev, Hubert Gough, Abu Omar al-Shishani, Salman Raduyev, Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, and John Sullivan. After him are Adrianos Komnenos, Stepan Poltorak, Keith Park, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Thomas Blamey, and Valeriya Gnarovskaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Elmo Zumwalt ranks 395. Before him are Aleksandar Atanacković, G. D. Spradlin, Jose Tomas Sanchez, Gail Halvorsen, Jean Dutourd, and Michael Bates. After him are Irmgard Praetz, Aldo Ghira, Philippa Pearce, Antoinette Meyer, Beah Richards, and Ronald Pope. Among people deceased in 2000, Elmo Zumwalt ranks 311. Before him are James Cooke Brown, Lajos Kocsis, Gloria Talbott, Paul Bartel, Ann Doran, and George Montgomery. After him are Charles Hartshorne, Shobhna Samarth, Beah Richards, Alfredo Sánchez, Clifford Truesdell, and Marceline Day.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elmo Zumwalt ranks 9,734 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Seaver (1944), Steven R. Nagel (1946), Cleve Moler (1939), W. S. Merwin (1927), Neal H. Moritz (1959), and John Hodiak (1914). After him are Pam Shriver (1962), David Koechner (1962), Eric Bischoff (1955), Daniel Cormier (1979), Patti Davis (1952), and Mort Walker (1923).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Elmo Zumwalt ranks 165. Before him are James Wilkinson (1757), William Hood Simpson (1888), John Schofield (1831), Gail Halvorsen (1920), Thomas C. Hart (1877), and John Sullivan (1740). After him are Lewis H. Brereton (1890), John Sedgwick (1813), Zebulon Pike (1779), Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), George Rogers Clark (1752), and Sterling Price (1809).

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