MILITARY PERSONNEL
Jacques MacDonald
1765 - 1840
Jacques MacDonald
Étienne Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, 1st duc de Tarente (French pronunciation: [etjɛn ʒak ʒozɛf alɛksɑ̃dʁ makdɔnald]; 17 November 1765 – 25 September 1840), was a Marshal of the Empire and military leader during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. While not as famous as the other marshals of Napoleon, he was nonetheless a first-rate and successful general. Macdonald distinguished himself during the War of the First Coalition, with Macdonald being instrumental in the French victory during the Flanders campaign. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques MacDonald has received more than 253,233 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Jacques MacDonald is the 527th most popular military personnel (down from 323rd in 2019), the 1,449th most popular biography from France (down from 891st in 2019) and the 53rd most popular French Military Personnel.
Jacques MacDonald was a French general who was most famous for his role in the Napoleonic Wars. He was the son of an Irish father and French mother, and he served as a general under Napoleon.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
59.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
4.88
Effective Languages (L*)
3.72
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Jacques MacDonald ranks 527 out of 2,058. Before him are Nathan Bedford Forrest, Ernst Lindemann, Dmitry Pozharsky, Roger of Lauria, Stepa Stepanović, and Živojin Mišić. After him are Pál Maléter, Creighton Abrams, Cao Zhen, Lautaro, Tamara Bunke, and Callimachus.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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1821 - 1877
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 521
Ernst Lindemann
1894 - 1941
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 522
Dmitry Pozharsky
1577 - 1642
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 523
Roger of Lauria
1245 - 1305
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 524
Stepa Stepanović
1856 - 1929
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 525
Živojin Mišić
1855 - 1921
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 526
Jacques MacDonald
1765 - 1840
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 527
Pál Maléter
1917 - 1958
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 528
Creighton Abrams
1914 - 1974
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 529
Cao Zhen
185 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 530
Lautaro
1534 - 1557
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 531
Tamara Bunke
1937 - 1967
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 532
Callimachus
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 533
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1765, Jacques MacDonald ranks 11. Before him are Robert Fulton, Pyotr Bagration, Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, Charles Felix of Sardinia, Emma, Lady Hamilton, and Paolo Ruffini. After him are Karl Ludwig Harding, José María Morelos, Michał Kleofas Ogiński, Carl Ludwig Willdenow, Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, and Franz Xaver von Baader. Among people deceased in 1840, Jacques MacDonald ranks 11. Before him are Lucien Bonaparte, Emperor Kōkaku, Siméon Denis Poisson, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, and Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom. After him are Louis de Bonald, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, Maria Beatrice of Savoy, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, and Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Others Born in 1765
Go to all RankingsRobert Fulton
INVENTOR
1765 - 1815
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 5
Pyotr Bagration
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1765 - 1812
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 6
Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1796
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 7
Charles Felix of Sardinia
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1831
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 8
Emma, Lady Hamilton
ACTOR
1765 - 1815
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 9
Paolo Ruffini
MATHEMATICIAN
1765 - 1822
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 10
Jacques MacDonald
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1765 - 1840
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 11
Karl Ludwig Harding
ASTRONOMER
1765 - 1834
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 12
José María Morelos
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1815
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 13
Michał Kleofas Ogiński
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1833
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 14
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
BIOLOGIST
1765 - 1812
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 15
Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1814
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 16
Franz Xaver von Baader
PHILOSOPHER
1765 - 1841
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1840
Go to all RankingsLucien Bonaparte
DIPLOMAT
1775 - 1840
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 5
Emperor Kōkaku
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1840
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 6
Siméon Denis Poisson
MATHEMATICIAN
1781 - 1840
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 7
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1752 - 1840
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 8
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1840
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 9
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1840
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 10
Jacques MacDonald
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1765 - 1840
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 11
Louis de Bonald
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1840
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 12
Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1840
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 13
Maria Beatrice of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1792 - 1840
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 14
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
PAINTER
1759 - 1840
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 15
Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol
PHYSICIAN
1772 - 1840
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 16
Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
COMPANION
1784 - 1840
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 17
In France
Among people born in France, Jacques MacDonald ranks 1,449 out of 6,770. Before him are Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (1326), David Trezeguet (1977), Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre (1725), Louise Abbéma (1853), Louis Vierne (1870), and Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805). After him are Bernard de Tremelay (1100), Michèle Mouton (1951), Vincent d'Indy (1851), Yvette Guilbert (1865), Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734), and Jacques-Germain Soufflot (1713).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJoan I, Countess of Auvergne
POLITICIAN
1326 - 1360
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 1,443
David Trezeguet
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 1,444
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1793
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 1,445
Louise Abbéma
PAINTER
1853 - 1927
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,446
Louis Vierne
MUSICIAN
1870 - 1937
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,447
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
MAGICIAN
1805 - 1871
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,448
Jacques MacDonald
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1765 - 1840
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 1,449
Bernard de Tremelay
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1153
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 1,450
Michèle Mouton
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,451
Vincent d'Indy
COMPOSER
1851 - 1931
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,452
Yvette Guilbert
ACTOR
1865 - 1944
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,453
Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière
WRITER
1734 - 1793
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,454
Jacques-Germain Soufflot
ARCHITECT
1713 - 1780
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,455
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France
Among military personnels born in France, Jacques MacDonald ranks 53. Before him are Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (1393), Aegidius (450), Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761), Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (1476), François Joseph Lefebvre (1755), and Pierre Cambronne (1770). After him are Henri de la Rochejaquelein (1772), Bob Denard (1929), Oenomaus (-105), Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon (1754), Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770), and Joseph Gallieni (1849).
Arthur III, Duke of Brittany
1393 - 1458
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 47
Aegidius
450 - 465
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 48
Jean-Charles Pichegru
1761 - 1804
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 49
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard
1476 - 1524
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 50
François Joseph Lefebvre
1755 - 1820
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 51
Pierre Cambronne
1770 - 1842
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 52
Jacques MacDonald
1765 - 1840
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 53
Henri de la Rochejaquelein
1772 - 1794
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 54
Bob Denard
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 55
Oenomaus
105 BC - 70 BC
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 56
Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon
1754 - 1818
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 57
Louis-Gabriel Suchet
1770 - 1826
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 58
Joseph Gallieni
1849 - 1916
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 59