MILITARY PERSONNEL

James M. Gavin

1907 - 1990

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James Maurice Gavin (March 22, 1907 – February 23, 1990), sometimes called "Jumpin' Jim" and "the jumping general", was a senior United States Army officer, with the rank of lieutenant general, who was the third Commanding General (CG) of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. During the war, he was often referred to as "The Jumping General" because of his practice of taking part in combat jumps with the paratroopers under his command; he was the only American general officer to make four combat jumps in the war. Gavin was the youngest major general to command an American division in World War II, being only 37 upon promotion, and the youngest lieutenant general after the war, in March 1955. He was awarded two Distinguished Service Crosses and several other decorations for his service in the war. During combat, he was known for his habit of carrying an M1 rifle, typically carried by enlisted U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James M. Gavin has received more than 933,893 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. James M. Gavin is the 1,475th most popular military personnel (down from 1,135th in 2019), the 4,367th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,699th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 930k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year James M. Gavin has had the most page views in the with 116,323 views, followed by German (11,893), and French (6,412). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (46.28%), Persian (45.28%), and Portuguese (40.21%)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, James M. Gavin ranks 1,475 out of 2,058. Before him are Vetranio, Thomas C. Kinkaid, Alexander Svechin, Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus, Maria Quitéria, and Segismundo Casado. After him are François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, Karl Koller, Søren Kam, Zhang Zongchang, Coenus, and Dobromir Chrysos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, James M. Gavin ranks 180. Before him are Petro Grigorenko, Janusz Kusociński, Sándor Veress, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Amedeo Nazzari, and Ethel Smith. After him are Sukhdev Thapar, Benny Carter, Roger Vailland, Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança, Paul Magloire, and Joseph-Armand Bombardier. Among people deceased in 1990, James M. Gavin ranks 138. Before him are Julijans Vaivods, Luís Carlos Prestes, Štefan Čambal, Rodolfo Orlandini, Xu Xiangqian, and Terry-Thomas. After him are Gordon Bunshaft, Rocky Graziano, Gordon Jackson, Magda Julin, Alfred Sauvy, and Sabicas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James M. Gavin ranks 4,367 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Wisdom (1953), Signe Toly Anderson (1941), Antonia Maury (1866), James Michael Harvey (1949), Russ Tamblyn (1934), and Maceo Parker (1943). After him are Lucretia Mott (1793), Katherine Kelly Lang (1961), Evelyn Furtsch (1914), Scott Bradley (1891), Benny Carter (1907), and Patty Duke (1946).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, James M. Gavin ranks 72. Before him are Anthony McAuliffe (1898), William Calley (1943), James Longstreet (1821), Walter Short (1880), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), and Thomas C. Kinkaid (1888). After him are William Guarnere (1923), Nathanael Greene (1742), Alvin York (1887), Courtney Hodges (1887), Braxton Bragg (1817), and Herman Kahn (1922).

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