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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 as a brigadier general during the American Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Buford has received more than 779,638 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Buford is the 1,614th most popular military personnel (down from 1,424th in 2019), the 9,834th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,944th in 2019) and the 155th most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Buford ranks 1,614 out of 1,468. Before him are Constand Viljoen, George Henry Thomas, Juan de Salcedo, Alif Hajiyev, Salman Raduyev, and Leonidas Polk. After him are Andy McNab, Richard H. Anderson, Earl Van Dorn, Frederick E. Morgan, Sterling Price, and Redvers Buller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1826, John Buford ranks 57. Before him are Friedrich Chrysander, Henry Clifton Sorby, August Ahlqvist, Joseph Victor von Scheffel, Sereno Watson, and Matvey Gusev. After him are José Eusebio Otalora, Dinah Craik, and Henry John Stephen Smith. Among people deceased in 1863, John Buford ranks 53. Before him are John F. Reynolds, Nikolai Turczaninow, Charles Robert Cockerell, Juan Francisco de Vidal, Juan Francisco Giró, and Miguel de San Román. After him are Earl Van Dorn, John B. Floyd, John J. Crittenden, and Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Buford ranks 9,834 out of 18,182. Before him are Jennette McCurdy (1992), Camryn Manheim (1961), Steven Lisberger (1951), Geraldo Rivera (1943), Lorenzo Snow (1814), and Jeff Ament (1963). After him are Priscilla Dean (1896), Stanley Anderson (1939), T.I. (1980), Lowell Sherman (1888), Patricia Tallman (1957), and Michael Landes (1972).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, John Buford ranks 155. Before him are James L. Jones (1943), Edmund Kirby Smith (1824), William J. Hardee (1815), Lewis H. Brereton (1890), George Henry Thomas (1816), and Leonidas Polk (1806). After him are Richard H. Anderson (1821), Earl Van Dorn (1820), Sterling Price (1809), George Rogers Clark (1752), Nathaniel Lyon (1818), and John O'Connor (1920).

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