MILITARY PERSONNEL

Eugene Sledge

1923 - 2001

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Eugene Bondurant Sledge (November 4, 1923 – March 3, 2001) was a United States Marine, university professor, and author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eugene Sledge has received more than 2,977,464 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Eugene Sledge is the 1,585th most popular military personnel (down from 1,458th in 2019), the 4,976th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,803rd in 2019) and the 84th most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 57.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Eugene Sledge ranks 1,585 out of 2,058. Before him are Christopher Cradock, Datames, Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, Henri Dentz, Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen, and William D. Leahy. After him are Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Jalil Zandi, Antonina Makarova, Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten, Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, and Edward Braddock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Eugene Sledge ranks 248. Before him are François Cavanna, Netti Witziers-Timmer, Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, Giuseppe Rotunno, Morris Halle, and Ioannis Grivas. After him are Joseph Colombo, Primo Nebiolo, Marc Riboud, Rhonda Fleming, Rentarō Mikuni, and Jim Marshall. Among people deceased in 2001, Eugene Sledge ranks 167. Before him are Ken Aston, Gordon R. Dickson, Mohamed Atta, Micheline Ostermeyer, Jean Richard, and John Lewis. After him are Jenő Fock, Jalil Zandi, Herbert Ross, William Masters, Gholam Reza Azhari, and Luis Rijo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eugene Sledge ranks 4,976 out of 20,380. Before him are Mia Hamm (1972), Sonny Stitt (1924), Gabriel Macht (1972), Asia Carrera (1973), Constance Towers (1933), and Marsha Mason (1942). After him are Gene Barry (1919), Rita Coolidge (1945), Clarence Nash (1904), James Rosenquist (1933), Herbert Ross (1927), and Brie Larson (1989).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Eugene Sledge ranks 84. Before him are Herman Kahn (1922), Walter Bedell Smith (1895), Benjamin Briggs (1835), Melvin Purvis (1903), Joseph Hooker (1814), and William D. Leahy (1875). After him are Mark Milley (1958), Carl Spaatz (1891), Smedley Butler (1881), Richmond K. Turner (1885), J. E. B. Stuart (1833), and Carlos Hathcock (1942).

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