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John Paul Jones

1747 - 1792

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John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-born American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regarded by several commentators as one of the greatest naval commanders in the military history of the United States. Born in Arbigland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Jones became a sailor at the age of thirteen, and served in the British Merchant Navy, including several slave ships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Paul Jones has received more than 4,414,973 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). John Paul Jones is the 1,291st most popular military personnel (down from 1,020th in 2019), the 2,188th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,898th in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Paul Jones ranks 1,291 out of 2,058. Before him are Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg, Niels Juel, Adolf Diekmann, Ferenc Wesselényi, Vladimir Kappel, and Felix von Luckner. After him are Nikolai Linevich, Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, Miguel Ricardo de Álava, Oleg Kalugin, Hans Graf von Sponeck, and August Kork.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1747, John Paul Jones ranks 16. Before him are Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Leopold Koželuch, Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria, Józef Wybicki, Armand Louis de Gontaut, and Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz. After him are Grigory Shelikhov, Timothy Dexter, George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, Franz von Paula Schrank, and Antoine Nicolas Duchesne. Among people deceased in 1792, John Paul Jones ranks 29. Before him are Maximilian Hell, Antonio Rosetti, Guillaume Le Gentil, Yazid of Morocco, John Smeaton, and John Burgoyne. After him are René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Adam Gottlob Moltke, Charles Simon Favart, George Browne, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, and Frederick North, Lord North.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Paul Jones ranks 2,188 out of 8,785. Before him are Gerald of Wales (1146), Wilfred Owen (1893), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967), Bernard Williams (1929), John Miles (1949), and John Cleland (1709). After him are Lytton Strachey (1880), Bob Peck (1945), George Robert Waterhouse (1810), Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838), Paul Young (1956), and William Speirs Bruce (1867).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Paul Jones ranks 57. Before him are Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890), Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889), Ronald Speirs (1920), David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871), Claude Choules (1901), and J. F. C. Fuller (1878). After him are Gregor MacGregor (1786), David Stirling (1915), Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880), Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), Sidney Smith (1764), and John Alcock (1892).

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