MILITARY PERSONNEL

Hugh Thompson Jr.

1943 - 2006

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Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. (April 15, 1943 – January 6, 2006) was a United States Army officer, serving as a warrant officer in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugh Thompson Jr. has received more than 1,471,247 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Hugh Thompson Jr. is the 1,456th most popular military personnel (down from 1,203rd in 2019), the 4,298th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,975th in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hugh Thompson Jr. ranks 1,456 out of 2,058. Before him are Quintus Salvidienus Rufus, Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, Albrecht Brandi, Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, Aris Velouchiotis, and August von Werder. After him are François Le Fort, Henry Clinton, Louis Faidherbe, Geberic, Vasyl Makukh, and Vasily Gordov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Hugh Thompson Jr. ranks 305. Before him are Gisela Hahn, William Calley, Stanley Kamel, Newt Gingrich, Nahas Angula, and Xu Caihou. After him are Aaron Russo, Joanna Shimkus, Serge Lama, Joyce Meyer, Lobo, and Maceo Parker. Among people deceased in 2006, Hugh Thompson Jr. ranks 178. Before him are Mickey Spillane, Tadao Onishi, Andreas Katsulas, Peter Norman, Galina Ustvolskaya, and Vilgot Sjöman. After him are Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Octavia E. Butler, Daniel Schmid, Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Jurij Brězan, and Leon Niemczyk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hugh Thompson Jr. ranks 4,298 out of 20,380. Before him are Bugs Moran (1893), Gregg Allman (1947), Layne Staley (1967), India Summer (1975), Edmund Gettier (1927), and Hugh McDonald (1950). After him are Don Nelson (1940), Michael Johnson (1967), Billy Hayes (1947), John Tukey (1915), Lee Wallard (1910), and Ray Dalio (1949).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Hugh Thompson Jr. ranks 70. Before him are Marc Mitscher (1887), Frank Serpico (1936), Anthony McAuliffe (1898), William Calley (1943), James Longstreet (1821), and Walter Short (1880). After him are Thomas C. Kinkaid (1888), James M. Gavin (1907), William Guarnere (1923), Nathanael Greene (1742), Alvin York (1887), and Courtney Hodges (1887).

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