MILITARY PERSONNEL

John Buford

1826 - 1863

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John Buford Jr. (March 4, 1826 – December 16, 1863) was a United States Army cavalry officer. He fought for the Union during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Buford has received more than 847,502 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Buford is the 1,970th most popular military personnel (down from 1,611th in 2019), the 10,976th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,812th in 2019) and the 175th most popular American Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Buford ranks 1,970 out of 2,058. Before him are Charles James Napier, Maues, Andy McNab, Hikmat Mirzayev, Igor Konashenkov, and George Henry Thomas. After him are Abu Azrael, Igor Sergun, Abu Anas al-Libi, Leonidas Polk, James L. Jones, and Vitaly Gerasimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1826, John Buford ranks 64. Before him are Emily Blackwell, Matvey Gusev, Sereno Watson, Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl, José María Medina, and José Eusebio Otalora. After him are Varina Davis, Dinah Craik, and Henry John Stephen Smith. Among people deceased in 1863, John Buford ranks 58. Before him are Nikolai Turczaninow, Juan Francisco de Vidal, Juan Francisco Giró, Lewis Armistead, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, and Miguel de San Román. After him are Earl Van Dorn, Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, John J. Crittenden, and John B. Floyd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Buford ranks 10,976 out of 20,380. Before him are Slim Thug (1980), Kristy McNichol (1962), Edwin Graves (1897), Joy Page (1924), Michael Moorer (1967), and Pauline Frederick (1883). After him are David Ramsey (1971), Miranda Cosgrove (1993), Molly Picon (1898), Andrew Vachss (1942), Mike Starr (1966), and Ron Freeman (1947).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, John Buford ranks 175. Before him are Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), George Rogers Clark (1752), Sterling Price (1809), David Dixon Porter (1813), Naomi Parker Fraley (1921), and George Henry Thomas (1816). After him are Leonidas Polk (1806), James L. Jones (1943), John O'Connor (1920), Richard Myers (1942), Nathaniel Lyon (1818), and William J. Hardee (1815).

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