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MILITARY PERSONNEL

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 536,475 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Herman Kahn is the 1,233rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,078th in 2019), the 4,132nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,678th in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 51.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Herman Kahn ranks 1,233 out of 1,468. Before him are Alfred Saalwächter, Georgi Todorov, Alfredo Astiz, José de Palafox y Melci, 1st Duke of Zaragoza, Paul Kray, and Mundus. After him are Alexander Tormasov, Gisulf I of Friuli, Pavle Jurišić Šturm, Prince Moriyoshi, Constantin Constantinescu-Claps, and Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Herman Kahn ranks 206. Before him are Lyndon LaRouche, Hammer DeRoburt, Emile Habibi, René Lévesque, Käbi Laretei, and Francisco Aramburu. After him are Patrick Magee, John Hick, Steven Hill, Esther Brand, Joanne Dru, and Martin Gray. Among people deceased in 1983, Herman Kahn ranks 116. Before him are Earl Hines, Corrie ten Boom, Manuel Ferreira, Gabrielle Roy, Anthony van Hoboken, and Juan Carlos Zabala. After him are József Takács, Roy Sullivan, Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Cathy Berberian, Raymond Massey, and Bill Brandt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herman Kahn ranks 4,132 out of 18,182. Before him are Peter Steele (1962), Ellen Church (1904), Mort Shuman (1938), John C. Lilly (1915), Stan Winston (1946), and Pamela Sue Martin (1953). After him are Emma Lazarus (1849), Sunita Williams (1965), Melissa Etheridge (1961), Chuck Schuldiner (1967), Lewis Boss (1846), and Doug Clifford (1945).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Herman Kahn ranks 71. Before him are Alvin York (1887), James Jesus Angleton (1917), Walter Short (1880), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), Albert Sidney Johnston (1803), and Robert Gould Shaw (1837). After him are Eddie Slovik (1920), Frank Serpico (1936), Carlos Hathcock (1942), James Longstreet (1821), Joseph Hooker (1814), and Braxton Bragg (1817).

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