MILITARY PERSONNEL

James Stockdale

1923 - 2005

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James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator who was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years. Stockdale was the most senior naval officer held captive in Hanoi, North Vietnam. He led aerial attacks from the carrier USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) during the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Stockdale has received more than 2,087,673 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). James Stockdale is the 1,911th most popular military personnel (down from 1,542nd in 2019), the 9,160th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,350th in 2019) and the 151st most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, James Stockdale ranks 1,911 out of 2,058. Before him are John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Heinrich Hax, Lewis Armistead, Juan de Salcedo, Nikolai Yevmenov, and John Abizaid. After him are Eddie Rickenbacker, Christy Mathewson, Willis Augustus Lee, Guy Simonds, Lisa Franchetti, and Mamadu Ture Kuruma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, James Stockdale ranks 408. Before him are Robert Sabatier, Aleksandr Alov, Dolores Fuller, Bill Bruce, Jorge Romo, and Doc Watson. After him are Vic Seixas, Isaac Schwartz, Alex Hannum, Romolo Catasta, Erika Böhm-Vitense, and John M. Allegro. Among people deceased in 2005, James Stockdale ranks 295. Before him are Hubert Curien, Ruth Hussey, Sheree North, Misael Escuti, Kay Stammers, and M. Scott Peck. After him are David Lange, Keith Andes, Long John Baldry, Bruno Manser, John N. Bahcall, and Paul Halla.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Stockdale ranks 9,160 out of 20,380. Before him are Marion Jones Farquhar (1879), Akiva Goldsman (1962), H. C. Robbins Landon (1926), Jeanne Shaheen (1947), Albert White (1895), and Larry Adler (1914). After him are Robinson Jeffers (1887), Debi Diamond (1965), Vic Seixas (1923), John Ortiz (1968), Harold Hackett (1878), and Johnny Messner (1970).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, James Stockdale ranks 151. Before him are Lloyd Fredendall (1883), Moe Berg (1902), Frank Buckles (1901), Anthony Wayne (1745), Lewis Armistead (1817), and John Abizaid (1951). After him are Eddie Rickenbacker (1890), Christy Mathewson (1880), Willis Augustus Lee (1888), Lisa Franchetti (1964), William Rosecrans (1819), and John C. Pemberton (1814).

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