1816 - 1870
George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870) was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater. Thomas served in the Mexican–American War, and despite being a Virginian whose home state would join the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, he was a Southern Unionist who chose to remain in the U.S. Army. Thomas won one of the first Union victories in the war, at Mill Springs in Kentucky, and served in important subordinate commands at Perryville and Stones River. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Henry Thomas has received more than 735,789 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Henry Thomas is the 1,609th most popular military personnel (down from 1,440th in 2019), the 9,431st most popular biography from United States (up from 9,940th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular American Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, George Henry Thomas ranks 1,609 out of 1,468. Before him are Musa Gareyev, William J. Hardee, Sékouba Konaté, Lewis H. Brereton, Augustin Bizimungu, and Constand Viljoen. After him are Juan de Salcedo, Alif Hajiyev, Salman Raduyev, Leonidas Polk, John Buford, and Andy McNab.
1922 - 1987
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 1,603
1815 - 1873
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 1,604
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 1,605
1890 - 1967
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 1,606
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 1,607
1933 - 2020
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 1,608
1816 - 1870
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 1,609
1549 - 1576
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 1,610
1953 - 1992
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 1,611
1967 - 2002
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 1,612
1806 - 1864
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 1,613
1826 - 1863
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 1,614
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 1,615
Among people born in 1816, George Henry Thomas ranks 51. Before him are Stephen Allen Benson, C. A. Rosetti, William Sterndale Bennett, Lajos Haynald, Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers, and Johan Sverdrup. After him are Priscilla Cooper Tyler, Morrison Waite, Elihu B. Washburne, and Nathaniel P. Banks. Among people deceased in 1870, George Henry Thomas ranks 60. Before him are Thomas Campbell Eyton, Friedrich Boie, Juan Crisóstomo Falcón, Auguste Duméril, Jules Pierre Rambur, and Radhanath Sikdar. After him is Emma Willard.
1816 - 1865
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 45
1816 - 1885
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 46
1816 - 1875
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 47
1816 - 1891
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 48
1816 - 1853
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 49
1816 - 1892
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 50
1816 - 1870
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 51
1816 - 1889
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 52
1816 - 1888
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 53
1816 - 1887
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 54
1816 - 1894
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 55
1809 - 1870
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 54
1789 - 1870
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 55
1820 - 1870
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 56
1812 - 1870
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 57
1801 - 1870
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 58
1813 - 1870
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 59
1816 - 1870
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 60
1787 - 1870
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 61
Among people born in United States, George Henry Thomas ranks 9,431 out of 18,182. Before him are Joe Lovano (1952), Aisha Tyler (1970), Alison Krauss (1971), Daniel Everett (1951), Betty Blythe (1893), and Ray Mercer (1961). After him are Allen Daviau (1942), Mara Wilson (1987), David Gates (1940), Dustin Poirier (1989), Donald Trump Jr. (1977), and Janice E. Voss (1956).
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 9,425
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 9,426
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 9,427
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 9,428
1893 - 1972
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 9,429
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 9,430
1816 - 1870
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 9,431
1942 - 2020
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 9,432
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,433
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,434
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,435
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,436
1956 - 2012
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,437
Among military personnels born in United States, George Henry Thomas ranks 153. Before him are Willis Augustus Lee (1888), John Schofield (1831), James L. Jones (1943), Edmund Kirby Smith (1824), William J. Hardee (1815), and Lewis H. Brereton (1890). After him are Leonidas Polk (1806), John Buford (1826), Richard H. Anderson (1821), Earl Van Dorn (1820), Sterling Price (1809), and George Rogers Clark (1752).
1888 - 1945
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 147
1831 - 1906
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 148
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 149
1824 - 1893
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 150
1815 - 1873
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 151
1890 - 1967
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 152
1816 - 1870
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 153
1806 - 1864
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 154
1826 - 1863
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 155
1821 - 1879
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 156
1820 - 1863
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 157
1809 - 1867
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 158
1752 - 1818
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 159