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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Isaac Shelby

1750 - 1826

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Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina. He was also a soldier in Lord Dunmore's War, the American Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. While governor, he led the Kentucky militia in the Battle of the Thames, an action that was rewarded with a Congressional Gold Medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaac Shelby has received more than 278,718 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Shelby is the 1,634th most popular military personnel, the 10,637th most popular biography from United States and the 163rd most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 15

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  • 1.99

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  • 3.06

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Isaac Shelby ranks 1,634 out of 1,468. Before him are Nathaniel Lyon, John O'Connor, John Sullivan, Max Horton, Kenneth Anderson, and Zaza Gogava. After him are Zebulon Pike, William Gott, Richard Myers, Henry Heth, Samuel Ryan Curtis, and Charles James Napier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1750, Isaac Shelby ranks 43. Before him are Christian Konrad Sprengel, Besiki, Prince Frederick of Great Britain, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, John André, and Frederick Muhlenberg.  Among people deceased in 1826, Isaac Shelby ranks 48. Before him are Jacob Hübner, John Farey Sr., Ferdinand Bauer, Nicolas Fuss, Iolo Morganwg, and Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Isaac Shelby ranks 10,637 out of 18,182. Before him are Chris Colfer (1990), Don Messick (1926), Jeff Kober (1953), Mark Hanna (1837), Porter Wagoner (1927), and Pat Brown (1905). After him are Vince Boryla (1927), Charles M. Lieber (1959), Danielle Panabaker (1987), Derrick Green (1971), Loren Shriver (1944), and Andrew Sarris (1928).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Isaac Shelby ranks 163. Before him are Earl Van Dorn (1820), Sterling Price (1809), George Rogers Clark (1752), Nathaniel Lyon (1818), John O'Connor (1920), and John Sullivan (1740). After him are Zebulon Pike (1779), Richard Myers (1942), Henry Heth (1825), Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805), Lynndie England (1982), and Chelsea Manning (1987).

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