MILITARY PERSONNEL
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
1896 - 1989
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
Field Marshal Allan Francis Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, (10 February 1896 – 20 January 1989), known as John Harding, was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and the Second World War, served in the Malayan Emergency, and later advised the British government on the response to the Mau Mau Uprising. He also served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the professional head of the British Army, and was Governor of Cyprus from 1955 to 1957 during the Cyprus Emergency. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton has received more than 199,421 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton is the 1,903rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,564th in 2019), the 4,553rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,125th in 2019) and the 112th most popular British Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
44.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.41
Effective Languages (L*)
2.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton ranks 1,903 out of 2,058. Before him are Henry Wirz, Pierre Bosquet, Carl Gustav Fleischer, Moe Berg, Frank Buckles, and Anthony Wayne. After him are Heinrich Hax, Lewis Armistead, Juan de Salcedo, Nikolai Yevmenov, John Abizaid, and James Stockdale.
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HPI: 45.16
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HPI: 45.13
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HPI: 44.95
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HPI: 44.94
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John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
1896 - 1989
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 1,903
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HPI: 44.89
Rank: 1,904
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HPI: 44.82
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HPI: 44.77
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Nikolai Yevmenov
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HPI: 44.76
Rank: 1,907
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1951 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 1,908
James Stockdale
1923 - 2005
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 1,909
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton ranks 234. Before him are Horacio Muñoz, Marie Prevost, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez, Priscilla Dean, Ella Hall, and Rogers Hornsby. After him are Arthur Tell Schwab, Uberto De Morpurgo, Howard Hanson, Józef Kałuża, Simon Barere, and Okuro Oikawa. Among people deceased in 1989, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton ranks 257. Before him are Georgy Tovstonogov, M. King Hubbert, George Coulouris, Chris Gueffroy, C. L. R. James, and Edward Abbey. After him are Wally Ris, Hemanta Mukherjee, Jim Backus, Frank Henry, György Kulin, and Edvin Laine.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsHoracio Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1976
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 228
Marie Prevost
ACTOR
1896 - 1937
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 229
Rafael Garza Gutiérrez
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1974
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 230
Priscilla Dean
ACTOR
1896 - 1987
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 231
Ella Hall
ACTOR
1896 - 1981
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 232
Rogers Hornsby
BASEBALL PLAYER
1896 - 1963
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 233
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1989
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 234
Arthur Tell Schwab
ATHLETE
1896 - 1945
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 235
Uberto De Morpurgo
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1961
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 236
Howard Hanson
COMPOSER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 237
Józef Kałuża
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1944
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 238
Simon Barere
MUSICIAN
1896 - 1951
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 239
Okuro Oikawa
ASTRONOMER
1896 - 1970
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 240
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsGeorgy Tovstonogov
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 1989
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 251
M. King Hubbert
GEOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 252
George Coulouris
ACTOR
1903 - 1989
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 253
Chris Gueffroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1968 - 1989
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 254
C. L. R. James
WRITER
1901 - 1989
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 255
Edward Abbey
WRITER
1927 - 1989
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 256
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1989
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 257
Wally Ris
SWIMMER
1924 - 1989
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 258
Hemanta Mukherjee
SINGER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 259
Jim Backus
ACTOR
1913 - 1989
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 260
Frank Henry
ATHLETE
1909 - 1989
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 261
György Kulin
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 262
Edvin Laine
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1989
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 263
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton ranks 4,553 out of 8,785. Before him are Kathleen Booth (1922), Dennis Poore (1916), Dave Edmunds (1944), James Herbert (1943), Susan Hampshire (1937), and Harry Blackstaffe (1868). After him are Jeremy Kemp (1935), Najla El Mangoush (1973), Daniel Levy (1962), James Wyatt (1746), Richard Briers (1934), and Walter de la Mare (1873).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsKathleen Booth
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1922 - 2022
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 4,547
Dennis Poore
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1987
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 4,548
Dave Edmunds
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 4,549
James Herbert
WRITER
1943 - 2013
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 4,550
Susan Hampshire
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 4,551
Harry Blackstaffe
ATHLETE
1868 - 1951
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 4,552
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1989
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 4,553
Jeremy Kemp
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 4,554
Najla El Mangoush
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 4,555
Daniel Levy
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 4,556
James Wyatt
ARCHITECT
1746 - 1813
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 4,557
Richard Briers
ACTOR
1934 - 2013
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 4,558
Walter de la Mare
WRITER
1873 - 1956
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 4,559
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton ranks 112. Before him are Albert Ball (1896), John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735), Andrew Scott Waugh (1810), Oliver Leese (1894), John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885), and John Dill (1881). After him are Guy Simonds (1903), Arnold Jackson (1891), George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800), Hubert Gough (1870), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), and Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792).
Albert Ball
1896 - 1917
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 106
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
1735 - 1823
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 107
Andrew Scott Waugh
1810 - 1878
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 108
Oliver Leese
1894 - 1978
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 109
John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
1885 - 1971
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 110
John Dill
1881 - 1944
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 111
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
1896 - 1989
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 112
Guy Simonds
1903 - 1974
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 113
Arnold Jackson
1891 - 1972
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 114
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
1800 - 1888
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 115
Hubert Gough
1870 - 1963
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 116
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
1862 - 1935
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 117
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde
1792 - 1863
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 118