MILITARY PERSONNEL
George Meade
1815 - 1872
George Meade
George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a United States Army Major General who commanded the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War from 1863 to 1865. He fought in many of the key battles of the Eastern theater and defeated the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was born in Cádiz, Spain, to a wealthy Philadelphia merchant family and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1835. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Meade has received more than 1,661,066 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). George Meade is the 950th most popular military personnel (up from 1,092nd in 2019), the 753rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 893rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.
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1.7M
Page Views (PV)
61.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
3.12
Effective Languages (L*)
4.40
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, George Meade ranks 950 out of 2,058. Before him are Radko Dimitriev, Juliusz Rómmel, Adelbert Schulz, Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Anatoly Stessel, and Hermann Breith. After him are Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Winrich von Kniprode, Shurahbil ibn Hasana, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, Ilmari Juutilainen, and Hans von Obstfelder.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRadko Dimitriev
1859 - 1918
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 944
Juliusz Rómmel
1881 - 1967
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 945
Adelbert Schulz
1903 - 1944
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 946
Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
1913 - 2006
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 947
Anatoly Stessel
1848 - 1915
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 948
Hermann Breith
1892 - 1964
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 949
George Meade
1815 - 1872
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 950
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
1886 - 1945
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 951
Winrich von Kniprode
1310 - 1382
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 952
Shurahbil ibn Hasana
583 - 639
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 953
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
1717 - 1797
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 954
Ilmari Juutilainen
1914 - 1999
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 955
Hans von Obstfelder
1886 - 1976
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 956
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1815, George Meade ranks 29. Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Prussia, Anthony Trollope, Eugène Marin Labiche, Andrew Graham, Wilhelm Peters, and Horace Wells. After him are Ii Naosuke, Alexander von Middendorff, James Curtis Hepburn, Jean-Delphin Alard, Charles Renouvier, and John A. Macdonald. Among people deceased in 1872, George Meade ranks 29. Before him are Vladimir Dal, William H. Seward, Charles-Eugène Delaunay, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, John Bowring, and Handrij Zejler. After him are Jean-Marie Duhamel, Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg, Avram Iancu, Petar Preradović, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, and Alfred Clebsch.
Others Born in 1815
Go to all RankingsPrincess Elisabeth of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1885
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 23
Anthony Trollope
WRITER
1815 - 1882
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 24
Eugène Marin Labiche
WRITER
1815 - 1888
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 25
Andrew Graham
ASTRONOMER
1815 - 1908
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 26
Wilhelm Peters
BIOLOGIST
1815 - 1883
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 27
Horace Wells
PHYSICIAN
1815 - 1848
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 28
George Meade
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1872
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 29
Ii Naosuke
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1860
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 30
Alexander von Middendorff
BIOLOGIST
1815 - 1894
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 31
James Curtis Hepburn
PHYSICIAN
1815 - 1911
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 32
Jean-Delphin Alard
MUSICIAN
1815 - 1888
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 33
Charles Renouvier
PHILOSOPHER
1815 - 1903
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 34
John A. Macdonald
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1891
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1872
Go to all RankingsVladimir Dal
PHYSICIAN
1801 - 1872
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 23
William H. Seward
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1872
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 24
Charles-Eugène Delaunay
MATHEMATICIAN
1816 - 1872
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 25
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
HISTORIAN
1798 - 1872
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 26
John Bowring
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1872
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 27
Handrij Zejler
WRITER
1804 - 1872
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 28
George Meade
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1872
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 29
Jean-Marie Duhamel
MATHEMATICIAN
1797 - 1872
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 30
Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg
PHILOSOPHER
1802 - 1872
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 31
Avram Iancu
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1872
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 32
Petar Preradović
WRITER
1818 - 1872
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 33
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
PAINTER
1794 - 1872
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 34
Alfred Clebsch
MATHEMATICIAN
1833 - 1872
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 35
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, George Meade ranks 753 out of 3,355. Before him are Ferran Olivella (1936), Josep Lluís Sert (1902), Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532), Elsa Pataky (1976), Baldomero Espartero (1793), and Wifred II, Count of Barcelona (900). After him are Fernando de Rojas (1470), Antonio de la Cruz (1947), Félix Candela (1910), Rossy de Palma (1964), Josep Maria Fusté (1941), and Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne (1177).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsFerran Olivella
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 747
Josep Lluís Sert
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1983
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 748
Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
WRITER
1532 - 1592
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 749
Elsa Pataky
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 750
Baldomero Espartero
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1879
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 751
Wifred II, Count of Barcelona
POLITICIAN
900 - 911
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 752
George Meade
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1872
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 753
Fernando de Rojas
WRITER
1470 - 1541
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 754
Antonio de la Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 755
Félix Candela
ARCHITECT
1910 - 1997
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 756
Rossy de Palma
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 757
Josep Maria Fusté
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2023
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 758
Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne
POLITICIAN
1177 - 1229
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 759
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain
Among military personnels born in Spain, George Meade ranks 14. Before him are Antonio Tejero (1932), Inés Suárez (1507), Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), Serena (365), José Miaja (1878), and Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma (1553). After him are Gaius Laelius (-300), Gonzalo Guerrero (1470), Blas de Lezo (1689), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), José Millán-Astray (1879), and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475).
Antonio Tejero
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 8
Inés Suárez
1507 - 1580
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 9
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz
1526 - 1588
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 10
Serena
365 - 408
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 11
José Miaja
1878 - 1958
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 12
Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma
1553 - 1625
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 13
George Meade
1815 - 1872
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 14
Gaius Laelius
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 15
Gonzalo Guerrero
1470 - 1536
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 16
Blas de Lezo
1689 - 1741
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 17
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1550 - 1615
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 18
José Millán-Astray
1879 - 1954
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 19
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba
1475 - 1526
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 20