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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 238,067 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Harold Rainsford Stark is the 1,453rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,343rd in 2019), the 5,720th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,292nd in 2019) and the 99th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Harold Rainsford Stark ranks 1,453 out of 1,468Before him are Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Ian Hamilton, William Guarnere, Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, David Stirling, and Dietrich Kraiss. After him are Malik Ambar, Juan Aldama, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, Sigizmund Levanevsky, Neil Ritchie, and François Fournier-Sarlovèze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Harold Rainsford Stark ranks 144Before him are Cora Sandel, Elizabeth Christ Trump, Philibert Jacques Melotte, Conrad Albrecht, Seán O'Casey, and Viggo Larsen. After him are Jacob Epstein, Herbert Brenon, Jean Alexandre Barré, Hans Moser, Louis Hémon, and Joe May. Among people deceased in 1972, Harold Rainsford Stark ranks 156Before him are Abeid Karume, Vera Inber, Mitchell Leisen, Brandon deWilde, Gustav Wiederkehr, and Romas Kalanta. After him are Prithviraj Kapoor, Louise Arner Boyd, Ntare V of Burundi, Vera Karalli, Edmund Wilson, and Kenny Dorham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harold Rainsford Stark ranks 5,720 out of 18,182Before him are Hart Crane (1899), Jessica Harper (1949), Mykelti Williamson (1960), Irwin Allen (1916), John Romita Sr. (1930), and Frankie Laine (1913). After him are Bob Bondurant (1933), Stephen F. Austin (1793), Jennifer Carpenter (1979), Phyllis Diller (1917), Ken Jeong (1969), and George Mason (1725).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Harold Rainsford Stark ranks 99Before him are Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845), Moe Berg (1902), Lewis Powell (1844), Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883), Richard S. Ewell (1817), and William Guarnere (1923). After him are Eugene Sledge (1923), Smedley Butler (1881), Robert Anderson (1805), J. D. Tippit (1924), Mark Milley (1958), and Frederick Townsend Ward (1831).