1650 - 1722
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S.) was an English soldier and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at the court of the House of Stuart under James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and early 1680s, earning military and political advancement through his courage and diplomatic skill. He is known for never having lost a battle.Churchill's role in defeating the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 helped secure James on the throne, but he was a key player in the military conspiracy that led to James being deposed during the Glorious Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough has received more than 2,527,949 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough is the 212th most popular military personnel (down from 170th in 2019), the 401st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 346th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Military Personnel.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, is most famous for his military career as a general in the British Army. He served in the Nine Years' War, the War of the Spanish Succession, and the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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Among military personnels, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ranks 212 out of 1,468. Before him are Sun Jian, Zhou Yu, Lavr Kornilov, Wilhelm Mohnke, Maxime Weygand, and Alfred von Tirpitz. After him are Giovanni Giustiniani, Sun Ce, Date Masamune, Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Bertrand du Guesclin, and Pedro de Valdivia.
155 - 191
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 206
175 - 210
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 207
1870 - 1918
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 208
1911 - 2001
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 209
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 210
1849 - 1930
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 211
1650 - 1722
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 212
1418 - 1453
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 213
175 - 200
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 214
1567 - 1636
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 215
229 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 216
1320 - 1380
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 217
1497 - 1553
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 218
Among people born in 1650, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ranks 2. Before him is William III of England. After him are Thomas Savery, Ahmad Khani, Jean Bart, Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Vincenzo Coronelli, Frederick Casimir Kettler, Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark, Joachim Neander, Nell Gwyn, and Robert de Visée. Among people deceased in 1722, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ranks 4. Before him are Kangxi Emperor, Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine, and Bartholomew Roberts. After him are John Toland, Johann Adam Reincken, Johann Kuhnau, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, Pierre Varignon, Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins, Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse, and Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg.
1650 - 1702
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 1
1650 - 1722
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 2
1650 - 1715
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 3
1650 - 1707
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 4
1650 - 1702
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 5
1650 - 1714
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 6
1650 - 1718
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 7
1650 - 1698
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 8
1650 - 1705
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 9
1650 - 1680
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 10
1650 - 1687
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 11
1650 - 1733
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 12
1654 - 1722
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 1
1652 - 1722
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 2
1682 - 1722
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 3
1650 - 1722
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 4
1670 - 1722
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Rank: 5
1643 - 1722
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Rank: 6
1660 - 1722
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 7
1651 - 1722
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 8
1654 - 1722
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 9
1642 - 1722
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 10
1639 - 1722
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 11
1673 - 1722
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ranks 401 out of 7,765. Before him are J. M. Barrie (1860), Ian Holm (1931), Fred Hoyle (1915), Frank Whittle (1907), Robert Fripp (1946), and Richard Owen (1804). After him are Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), Jim Clark (1936), Millvina Dean (1912), Joseph Lister (1827), Thomas Gainsborough (1727), and Thomas Carlyle (1795).
1860 - 1937
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 395
1931 - 2020
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 396
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 397
1907 - 1996
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 398
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 399
1804 - 1892
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 400
1650 - 1722
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 401
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 402
1936 - 1968
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 403
1912 - 2009
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 404
1827 - 1912
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 405
1727 - 1788
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 406
1795 - 1881
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 407
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ranks 10. Before him are T. E. Lawrence (1888), Bernard Montgomery (1887), Edward Smith (1850), Alexander Selkirk (1676), Rudolf Abel (1903), and Gertrude Bell (1868). After him are Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738), John Franklin (1786), Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861), John Hanning Speke (1827), John Hawkins (1532), and James Paul Moody (1887).
1888 - 1935
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 4
1887 - 1976
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 5
1850 - 1912
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 6
1676 - 1721
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 7
1903 - 1971
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 8
1868 - 1926
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 9
1650 - 1722
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 10
1738 - 1805
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 11
1786 - 1847
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 12
1861 - 1936
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 13
1827 - 1864
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 14
1532 - 1595
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 15
1887 - 1912
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 16