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Herman Kahn

1922 - 1983

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Herman Kahn (February 15, 1922 – July 7, 1983) was an American physicist and a founding member of the Hudson Institute, regarded as one of the preeminent futurists of the latter part of the twentieth century. He originally came to prominence as a military strategist and systems theorist while employed at the RAND Corporation. He analyzed the likely consequences of nuclear war and recommended ways to improve survivability during the Cold War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herman Kahn has received more than 579,928 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Herman Kahn is the 1,530th most popular military personnel (down from 1,232nd in 2019), the 4,642nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,121st in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Military Personnel.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Herman Kahn ranks 1,530 out of 2,058. Before him are Braxton Bragg, Józef Chłopicki, Murat Karayılan, Douglas Bader, Henry Maitland Wilson, and Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller. After him are Henri Saint Cyr, Nina Lobkovskaya, Adolphe Niel, Pedro Teixeira, Henry III, Count of Bar, and Walter Bedell Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Herman Kahn ranks 231. Before him are Bhimsen Joshi, Michel Auclair, Farrokhroo Parsa, Steven Hill, Virgilio Noè, and Tom Finney. After him are Bob Anderson, Võ Văn Kiệt, Mariano Gonzalvo, Carmen McRae, Marlyn Meltzer, and Hal Clement. Among people deceased in 1983, Herman Kahn ranks 128. Before him are Corrie ten Boom, Romain Maes, Gabrielle Roy, Cathy Berberian, José Iraragorri, and Musine Kokalari. After him are Norman Holter, Nichita Stănescu, Mykola Bazhan, Mary Renault, Christophe Soglo, and Bill Brandt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herman Kahn ranks 4,642 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Dallesandro (1948), Robert Montgomery (1904), Savanna Samson (1967), Julie Adams (1926), Marilyn Horne (1934), and D'arcy Wretzky (1968). After him are Paul Alexander (1946), Charles Fort (1874), Olivia Wilde (1984), Norman Holter (1914), Evelyne Hall (1909), and Al Jardine (1942).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Herman Kahn ranks 78. Before him are James M. Gavin (1907), William Guarnere (1923), Nathanael Greene (1742), Alvin York (1887), Courtney Hodges (1887), and Braxton Bragg (1817). After him are Walter Bedell Smith (1895), Benjamin Briggs (1835), Melvin Purvis (1903), Joseph Hooker (1814), William D. Leahy (1875), and Eugene Sledge (1923).

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