1882 - 1967
Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith, KCB (April 20, 1882 – January 12, 1967) was a general in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He is sometimes called the "father" of modern U.S. amphibious warfare. His nickname, "Howlin' Mad" Smith, had been given to him by his troops in the Dominican Republic in 1916.On the eve of World War II, General Smith directed extensive Army, Navy, and Marine amphibious training, which was a major factor in successful U.S. landings in both the Atlantic and Pacific. He subsequently helped prepare U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Holland Smith has received more than 474,065 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Holland Smith is the 1,037th most popular military personnel (up from 1,090th in 2019), the 3,314th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,727th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, Holland Smith ranks 1,037 out of 1,468. Before him are Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan, François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Grigory Shtern, Captain Tom, Adolphe Pégoud, and Richard Ruoff. After him are Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, Chram, Agustina de Aragón, Mikhail Katukov, Demetrios Ypsilantis, and Georg von der Marwitz.
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,031
1753 - 1798
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 1,032
1900 - 1941
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,033
1920 - 2021
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,034
1889 - 1915
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 1,035
1883 - 1967
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 1,036
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 1,037
1684 - 1761
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 1,038
600 - 560
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 1,039
1786 - 1857
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 1,040
1900 - 1976
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 1,041
1793 - 1832
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 1,042
1856 - 1929
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,043
Among people born in 1882, Holland Smith ranks 119. Before him are Shigenori Tōgō, Kamo, Emma Jung, Halil Kut, Douglas Mawson, and Arnold Rothstein. After him are Leo White, Takenoshin Nakai, Geraldine Farrar, Robert Hichens, Donald Crisp, and Hugh Dowding. Among people deceased in 1967, Holland Smith ranks 107. Before him are George Lincoln Rockwell, Joseph Cardijn, Gregory Goodwin Pincus, Isaac Deutscher, Ernst Niekisch, and Richard Ruoff. After him are Tudor Arghezi, Miklós Kállay, Alberto Bayo, Geraldine Farrar, Eugen Fischer, and Josef Frank.
1882 - 1950
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 113
1882 - 1922
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 114
1882 - 1955
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 115
1882 - 1957
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 116
1882 - 1958
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 117
1882 - 1928
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 118
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 119
1882 - 1948
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 120
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 121
1882 - 1967
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 122
1882 - 1940
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 123
1882 - 1974
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 124
1882 - 1970
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 125
1918 - 1967
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 101
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 102
1903 - 1967
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 103
1907 - 1967
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 104
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 105
1883 - 1967
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 106
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 107
1880 - 1967
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 108
1887 - 1967
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 109
1892 - 1967
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 110
1882 - 1967
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 111
1874 - 1967
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 112
1885 - 1967
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 113
Among people born in United States, Holland Smith ranks 3,314 out of 18,182. Before him are Garret Hobart (1844), E. C. Segar (1894), Alan Wilson (1943), Ken Jenkins (1940), Irene Dunne (1898), and Jason Miller (1939). After him are Craig T. Nelson (1944), Dan Hedaya (1940), Bugs Moran (1893), Chris Wallace (1947), Harlan Ellison (1934), and Claire Trevor (1910).
1844 - 1899
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 3,308
1894 - 1938
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 3,309
1943 - 1970
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 3,310
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 3,311
1898 - 1990
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3,312
1939 - 2001
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3,313
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3,314
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3,315
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 3,316
1893 - 1957
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 3,317
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 3,318
1934 - 2018
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 3,319
1910 - 2000
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 3,320
Among military personnels born in United States, Holland Smith ranks 50. Before him are Alexander Haig (1924), Joseph Stilwell (1883), Ernest King (1878), Walton Walker (1889), John Basilone (1916), and David Petraeus (1952). After him are Monte Melkonian (1957), Lucius D. Clay (1898), Alexander Vandegrift (1887), Kit Carson (1809), Doris Miller (1919), and George Dewey (1837).
1924 - 2010
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 44
1883 - 1946
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 45
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 46
1889 - 1950
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 47
1916 - 1945
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 48
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 49
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 50
1957 - 1993
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 51
1898 - 1978
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 52
1887 - 1973
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 53
1809 - 1868
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 54
1919 - 1943
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 55
1837 - 1917
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 56