1818 - 1885
Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 – May 4, 1885) was an American army officer. He is best known for his defeat in the First Battle of Bull Run, the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War. In 1862, he was given command of the I Corps of the Army of the Potomac. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irvin McDowell has received more than 389,992 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Irvin McDowell is the 1,407th most popular military personnel (down from 1,344th in 2019), the 5,333rd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,363rd in 2019) and the 91st most popular American Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, Irvin McDowell ranks 1,407 out of 1,468. Before him are Dmitry Lavrinenko, Nadezhda Popova, Alan Cunningham, Friedrich von Ingenohl, Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, and Edward Braddock. After him are Boston Corbett, George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, Christopher Cradock, Philotas, Bipin Rawat, and Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana.
1914 - 1941
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 1,401
1921 - 2013
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 1,402
1887 - 1983
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 1,403
1857 - 1933
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 1,404
300 BC - 216 BC
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 1,405
1695 - 1755
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 1,406
1818 - 1885
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 1,407
1832 - 1894
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 1,408
1697 - 1762
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 1,409
1862 - 1914
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 1,410
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 1,411
1958 - 2021
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 1,412
1761 - 1811
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 1,413
Among people born in 1818, Irvin McDowell ranks 64. Before him are Theodor Kullak, Mahmud Nedim Pasha, Josip Filipović, Louis Faidherbe, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, and Angelica Singleton Van Buren. After him are Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa, Louis Buffet, Mikhail Katkov, Ludwig Traube, Thomas Francis Wade, and Carl Remigius Fresenius. Among people deceased in 1885, Irvin McDowell ranks 53. Before him are Jules Vallès, Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, Henri Dupuy de Lôme, Prince August of Württemberg, Friedrich Kiel, and Ernst Falkbeer. After him are Justo Rufino Barrios, Gaudenzio Marconi, Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, Ernest Goüin, Julius Benedict, and Sidney Gilchrist Thomas.
1818 - 1882
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 58
1818 - 1883
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 59
1818 - 1889
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 60
1818 - 1889
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 61
1818 - 1870
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 62
1818 - 1877
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 63
1818 - 1885
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 64
1818 - 1899
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 65
1818 - 1898
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 66
1818 - 1887
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 67
1818 - 1876
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 68
1818 - 1895
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 69
1818 - 1897
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 70
1832 - 1885
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 47
1821 - 1885
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 48
1816 - 1885
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 49
1813 - 1885
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 50
1821 - 1885
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 51
1819 - 1885
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 52
1818 - 1885
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 53
1835 - 1885
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 54
1841 - 1885
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 55
1804 - 1885
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 56
1815 - 1885
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 57
1804 - 1885
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 58
1850 - 1885
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 59
Among people born in United States, Irvin McDowell ranks 5,333 out of 18,182. Before him are Betsy Palmer (1926), Little Walter (1930), William Rehnquist (1924), Frances Sternhagen (1930), Richard Lewontin (1929), and Camille Paglia (1947). After him are Robert Motherwell (1915), Tom Noonan (1951), Saunders Mac Lane (1909), James Hansen (1941), Lou Donaldson (1926), and Hoagy Carmichael (1899).
1926 - 2015
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 5,327
1930 - 1968
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 5,328
1924 - 2005
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 5,329
1930 - 2023
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 5,330
1929 - 2021
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 5,331
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,332
1818 - 1885
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,333
1915 - 1991
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,334
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,335
1909 - 2005
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,336
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,337
1926 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,338
1899 - 1981
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,339
Among military personnels born in United States, Irvin McDowell ranks 91. Before him are Tommy Franks (1945), William D. Leahy (1875), Richard Marcinko (1940), Walter Bedell Smith (1895), Anthony McAuliffe (1898), and George Pickett (1825). After him are Nathanael Greene (1742), Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845), Moe Berg (1902), Lewis Powell (1844), Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883), and Richard S. Ewell (1817).
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 85
1875 - 1959
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 86
1940 - 2021
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 87
1895 - 1961
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 88
1898 - 1975
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 89
1825 - 1875
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 90
1818 - 1885
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 91
1742 - 1786
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 92
1845 - 1912
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 93
1902 - 1972
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 94
1844 - 1865
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 95
1883 - 1953
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 96
1817 - 1872
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 97