MILITARY PERSONNEL

Harold Rainsford Stark

1880 - 1972

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Harold Raynsford Stark (November 12, 1880 – August 20, 1972) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II, who served as the 8th Chief of Naval Operations from August 1, 1939, to March 26, 1942. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harold Rainsford Stark has received more than 245,149 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Rainsford Stark is the 1,787th most popular military personnel (down from 1,451st in 2019), the 6,751st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,708th in 2019) and the 114th most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Harold Rainsford Stark ranks 1,787 out of 2,058. Before him are Irvin McDowell, Hans von Rosen, Constantine Diogenes, Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, George W. Casey Jr., and Mizuno Tadakuni. After him are András Toma, Myronides, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Charles Leclerc, Peter Pace, and Józef Kowalski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Harold Rainsford Stark ranks 168. Before him are Parashqevi Qiriazi, Philibert Jacques Melotte, Joe May, George Van Biesbroeck, Walter Brack, and Nils Widforss. After him are Yordan Yovkov, Dezső Földes, Una O'Connor, George Preca, Johan Jarlén, and Josef Gočár. Among people deceased in 1972, Harold Rainsford Stark ranks 176. Before him are John Hutchinson, Charu Majumdar, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, Carlo Agostoni, Saul Alinsky, and Xie Fuzhi. After him are Isak Abrahamsen, Adriaan Fokker, Edmund Wilson, Julian Steward, Alexander Vampilov, and He Xiangning.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harold Rainsford Stark ranks 6,751 out of 20,380. Before him are Abbey Lincoln (1930), Teri Weigel (1962), Lee Pace (1979), Ted Wilde (1889), Tabitha King (1949), and Paul Whiteman (1890). After him are Edie McClurg (1951), Memphis Slim (1915), Patty Murray (1950), William Beaumont (1785), Ashley Tisdale (1985), and Orville Gibson (1856).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Harold Rainsford Stark ranks 114. Before him are Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883), James Jesus Angleton (1917), John Pope (1822), Richard Bong (1920), Robert Anderson (1805), and Irvin McDowell (1818). After him are Peter Pace (1945), John F. Reynolds (1820), Richard S. Ewell (1817), Richard Marcinko (1940), John Eisenhower (1922), and Martin Dempsey (1952).

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