1730 - 1795
General Sir Henry Clinton, KB (16 April 1730 – 23 December 1795) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1772 and 1795. He is best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence. He arrived in Boston in May 1775 and was the British Commander-in-Chief in America from 1778 to 1782. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Clinton has received more than 14,386 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Clinton is the 1,302nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,272nd in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 255th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, Henry Clinton ranks 1,302 out of 1,468. Before him are Karl von Einem, Christine Jorgensen, August von Werder, Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, Dan Halutz, and Erigyius. After him are Vetranio, Issa Pliyev, John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, Louis Faidherbe, Fayruz al-Daylami, and Johann von Werth.
1853 - 1934
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 1,296
1926 - 1989
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 1,297
1808 - 1887
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 1,298
1888 - 1981
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 1,299
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 1,300
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 1,301
1730 - 1795
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 1,302
300 - 356
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 1,303
1903 - 1979
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 1,304
1841 - 1920
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 1,305
1818 - 1889
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 1,306
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 1,307
1591 - 1652
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 1,308
Among people born in 1730, Henry Clinton ranks 25. Before him are Augustin Pajou, Salomon Gessner, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Otto Friedrich Müller, Johann Hedwig, and Sophie von La Roche. After him are Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal and Noël Martin Joseph de Necker. Among people deceased in 1795, Henry Clinton ranks 26. Before him are Michel Corrette, Francisco Bayeu y Subías, Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Grigory Shelikhov, and Maruyama Ōkyo. After him are Giovanni Arduino, Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Eugenio Espejo, Johan Henric Kellgren, William Bradford, and Josiah Bartlett.
1730 - 1809
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 19
1730 - 1788
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 20
1730 - 1782
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 21
1730 - 1784
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 22
1730 - 1799
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 23
1730 - 1807
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 24
1730 - 1795
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 25
1730 - 1801
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 26
1730 - 1793
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 27
1707 - 1795
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 20
1734 - 1795
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 21
1731 - 1795
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 22
1720 - 1795
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 23
1747 - 1795
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 24
1733 - 1795
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 25
1730 - 1795
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 26
1714 - 1795
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 27
1718 - 1795
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 28
1747 - 1795
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 29
1751 - 1795
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 30
1755 - 1795
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 31
1729 - 1795
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 32
Among people born in Canada, Henry Clinton ranks 222 out of 1,350. Before him are Roddy Piper (1954), Ernest Burgess (1886), Neil Peart (1952), Robbie Robertson (1943), Peter North (1957), and Kim Coates (1958). After him are Agnes Martin (1912), Deborah Kara Unger (1966), Guy Laliberté (1959), Norm Macdonald (1959), David Baszucki (1963), and Gaëtan Dugas (1952).
1954 - 2015
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 216
1886 - 1966
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 217
1952 - 2020
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 218
1943 - 2023
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 219
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 220
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 221
1730 - 1795
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 222
1912 - 2004
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 223
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 224
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 225
1959 - 2021
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 226
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 227
1952 - 1984
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 228
Among military personnels born in Canada, Henry Clinton ranks 1. After him are Harry Crerar (1888) and Billy Bishop (1894).
1730 - 1795
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 1
1888 - 1965
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 2
1894 - 1956
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 3