MILITARY PERSONNEL

Frederick Townsend Ward

1831 - 1862

Photo of Frederick Townsend Ward

Icon of person Frederick Townsend Ward

Frederick Townsend Ward (Chinese: 華飛烈; November 29, 1831 – September 22, 1862) was an American sailor and mercenary known for his military service in Imperial China during the Taiping Rebellion. He commanded the Ever Victorious Army, a joint Sino-foreign force, against the Taiping rebels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick Townsend Ward has received more than 272,565 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Frederick Townsend Ward is the 1,663rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,470th in 2019), the 5,523rd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,992nd in 2019) and the 96th most popular American Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Frederick Townsend Ward ranks 1,663 out of 2,058. Before him are William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Henry Halleck, Adolf Ehrnrooth, Wilhelm Heye, Ioannis Frangoudis, and Nicanor. After him are Timothy Laurence, Nozu Michitsura, Ian Hamilton, Maha Bandula, J. D. Tippit, and J. Lawton Collins.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, Frederick Townsend Ward ranks 81. Before him are Alexander, Prince of Lippe, Alexandre Falguière, Edward Routh, Jovan Ristić, Heinrich von Stephan, and Ludvig Norman. After him are Wilhelm His Sr., Salomon Jadassohn, Ippolito Nievo, Archibald Scott Couper, Paul du Bois-Reymond, and Fran Levstik. Among people deceased in 1862, Frederick Townsend Ward ranks 43. Before him are Bernhard Severin Ingemann, Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov, José María Bocanegra, Barbu Catargiu, Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, and Robert Knox. After him are Carlos Anaya, François Sudre, František Škroup, Sofia Adlersparre, Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, and Felix de Muelenaere.

Others Born in 1831

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1862

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Frederick Townsend Ward ranks 5,523 out of 20,380. Before him are Geoff Pierson (1949), Suzy Amis Cameron (1962), Helen Jacobs (1908), Donny Hathaway (1945), John Mellencamp (1951), and Randy Jackson (1961). After him are Frank Thomas (1912), Peggy Whitson (1960), Raoul Trujillo (1955), Leigh Brackett (1915), Louise Erdrich (1954), and Wallace Clement Sabine (1868).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Frederick Townsend Ward ranks 96. Before him are Carlos Hathcock (1942), Charlie Wilson (1933), Eddie Slovik (1920), Christine Jorgensen (1926), Henry Gunther (1895), and Henry Halleck (1815). After him are J. D. Tippit (1924), J. Lawton Collins (1896), Hal Moore (1922), Mickey Marcus (1901), Nelson A. Miles (1839), and Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845).

American born Military Personnels

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous