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John Byng

1704 - 1757

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Admiral John Byng (baptised 29 October 1704 – 14 March 1757) was a British Royal Navy officer who was court-martialled and executed by firing squad. After joining the navy at the age of thirteen, he participated at the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1718. Over the next thirty years he built up a reputation as a solid naval officer and received promotion to vice-admiral in 1747. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Byng has received more than 595,106 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John Byng is the 1,513th most popular military personnel (down from 1,246th in 2019), the 3,567th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,671st in 2019) and the 94th most popular British Military Personnel.

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  • 46.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Byng ranks 1,513 out of 1,468. Before him are Kliment Boyadzhiev, J. Lawton Collins, Franz Sigel, Hans von Rosen, John Pope, and Mickey Marcus. After him are Berenguer de Palou II, Aaro Pajari, William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Raymond T. Odierno, Marie Ljalková, and Peter Pace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1704, John Byng ranks 17. Before him are Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden, Carlos Seixas, Louis de Jaucourt, Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Charles Pinot Duclos, and Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. After him is Richard Pococke. Among people deceased in 1757, John Byng ranks 22. Before him are Antoine Pesne, Johann Samuel König, Maximilian Ulysses Browne, René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, Daniel Gran, and Princess Caroline of Great Britain. After him is Colley Cibber.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Byng ranks 3,567 out of 7,765. Before him are Jane Ellen Harrison (1850), Wilfred Baddeley (1872), Thomas Morley (1557), Harry Stafford (1869), Chris Craft (1939), and Jay Kay (1969). After him are Jimmy McGrory (1904), Astley Cooper (1768), Alan Bullock (1914), Catherine McCormack (1972), Maud Gonne (1866), and Charles Bennett (1870).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Byng ranks 94. Before him are Guy Simonds (1903), Frederick Browning (1896), Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), Harry Patch (1898), Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), and Flora Sandes (1876). After him are William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891), Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591), Reginald Wingate (1861), Dudley Pound (1877), and Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857).

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