1718 - 1792
Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB (bap. 13 February 1718 – 24 May 1792), was a British naval officer. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney has received more than 288,769 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney is the 1,456th most popular military personnel (down from 1,283rd in 2019), the 3,112th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,846th in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 1,456 out of 1,468. Before him are Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, David Stirling, Dietrich Kraiss, Harold Rainsford Stark, Malik Ambar, and Juan Aldama. After him are Sigizmund Levanevsky, Neil Ritchie, François Fournier-Sarlovèze, Eugene Sledge, Smedley Butler, and Fritz Julius Kuhn.
1724 - 1816
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 1,450
1915 - 1990
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 1,451
1889 - 1944
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 1,452
1880 - 1972
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 1,453
1548 - 1626
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 1,454
1774 - 1811
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 1,455
1718 - 1792
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 1,456
1902 - 1937
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 1,457
1897 - 1983
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 1,458
1773 - 1827
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 1,459
1923 - 2001
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 1,460
1881 - 1940
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 1,461
1896 - 1951
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 1,462
Among people born in 1718, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 20. Before him are John Canton, Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix, William Hunter, Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht, and Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. After him is Hugh Blair. Among people deceased in 1792, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 36. Before him are Adam Gottlob Moltke, George Browne, John Burgoyne, Frederick North, Lord North, Davit Guramishvili, and George Mason. After him is Samuel Hearne.
1718 - 1772
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 14
1718 - 1773
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 15
1718 - 1802
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 16
1718 - 1783
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 17
1718 - 1763
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 18
1718 - 1795
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 19
1718 - 1792
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 20
1718 - 1800
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 21
1710 - 1792
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 30
1698 - 1792
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 31
1722 - 1792
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 32
1732 - 1792
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 33
1705 - 1792
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 34
1725 - 1792
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 35
1718 - 1792
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 36
1745 - 1792
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 37
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 3,112 out of 7,765. Before him are Mary Stewart (1916), Genesis P-Orridge (1950), Thomas Francis Wade (1818), Ernest Starling (1866), Frank Wild (1873), and Tanith Lee (1947). After him are Janet Baker (1933), Jason Bonham (1966), David Dunbar Buick (1854), David Sylvian (1958), Steve Bloomer (1874), and Richard Cobden (1804).
1916 - 2014
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 3,106
1950 - 2020
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 3,107
1818 - 1895
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 3,108
1866 - 1927
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 3,109
1873 - 1939
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 3,110
1947 - 2015
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 3,111
1718 - 1792
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 3,112
1933 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 3,113
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 3,114
1854 - 1929
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 3,115
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 3,116
1874 - 1938
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 3,117
1804 - 1865
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 3,118
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 85. Before him are Thomas Gage (1719), Tom Phillips (1888), John Moore (1761), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), and David Stirling (1915). After him are Charles Lee (1731), Timothy Laurence (1955), Guy Simonds (1903), Frederick Browning (1896), Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), and Harry Patch (1898).
1719 - 1787
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 79
1888 - 1941
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 80
1761 - 1809
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 81
1726 - 1799
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 82
1724 - 1816
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 83
1915 - 1990
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 84
1718 - 1792
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 85
1731 - 1782
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 86
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 87
1903 - 1974
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 88
1896 - 1965
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 89
1827 - 1905
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 90
1898 - 2009
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 91