MILITARY PERSONNEL
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
1886 - 1946
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, (10 July 1886 – 31 March 1946) was a senior British Army officer. As a young officer during the First World War, he was decorated with the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord. During the 1930s he served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (the professional head of the British Army). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort has received more than 896,112 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort is the 1,185th most popular military personnel (down from 1,164th in 2019), the 2,028th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,198th in 2019) and the 48th most popular British Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
900k
Page Views (PV)
53.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
3.92
Effective Languages (L*)
3.40
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort ranks 1,185 out of 2,058. Before him are Andrei Shkuro, Leontius, Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, Josias von Heeringen, Isaac Brock, and Alexios Strategopoulos. After him are Inaros II, John Burgoyne, Claude Auchinleck, Iosif Igelström, Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, and Alexander Tormasov.
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HPI: 53.73
Rank: 1,179
Leontius
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HPI: 53.72
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Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch
1888 - 1971
HPI: 53.72
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Josias von Heeringen
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HPI: 53.71
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Isaac Brock
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HPI: 53.70
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Alexios Strategopoulos
HPI: 53.70
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John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
1886 - 1946
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1,185
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HPI: 53.68
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Iosif Igelström
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HPI: 53.67
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HPI: 53.66
Rank: 1,190
Alexander Tormasov
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HPI: 53.65
Rank: 1,191
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1886, John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort ranks 127. Before him are Otto von Knobelsdorff, Fred Quimby, Fernand Crommelynck, Alexander Miasnikian, Victor Boin, and Itzhak Katzenelson. After him are Takuboku Ishikawa, Pierre Benoit, Bertha Krupp, José Linhares, Paul Lévy, and Mohammed Ben Aarafa. Among people deceased in 1946, John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort ranks 102. Before him are Béla Imrédy, George Washington, Max Pauly, Edmund Glaise-Horstenau, Gerda Steinhoff, and Claus Schilling. After him are Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Ahmad Kasravi, Max von Oppenheim, Albert Sechehaye, François de La Rocque, and Ioannis Rallis.
Others Born in 1886
Go to all RankingsOtto von Knobelsdorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1966
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 121
Fred Quimby
PRODUCER
1886 - 1965
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 122
Fernand Crommelynck
WRITER
1886 - 1970
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 123
Alexander Miasnikian
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1925
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 124
Victor Boin
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1974
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 125
Itzhak Katzenelson
WRITER
1886 - 1944
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 126
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1946
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 127
Takuboku Ishikawa
WRITER
1886 - 1912
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 128
Pierre Benoit
WRITER
1886 - 1962
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 129
Bertha Krupp
BUSINESSPERSON
1886 - 1957
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 130
José Linhares
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1957
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 131
Paul Lévy
MATHEMATICIAN
1886 - 1971
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 132
Mohammed Ben Aarafa
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1976
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 133
Others Deceased in 1946
Go to all RankingsBéla Imrédy
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1946
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 96
George Washington
INVENTOR
1871 - 1946
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 97
Max Pauly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1946
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 98
Edmund Glaise-Horstenau
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1946
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 99
Gerda Steinhoff
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1946
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 100
Claus Schilling
PHYSICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 101
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1946
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 102
Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1946
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 103
Ahmad Kasravi
HISTORIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 104
Max von Oppenheim
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1860 - 1946
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 105
Albert Sechehaye
LINGUIST
1870 - 1946
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 106
François de La Rocque
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1946
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 107
Ioannis Rallis
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 108
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort ranks 2,028 out of 8,785. Before him are John Stevens Henslow (1796), Gordon Milne (1937), Lesley Manville (1956), Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310), Sadiq Khan (1970), and Perry Anderson (1938). After him are John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836), Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563), Robert Torrens (1780), Tony Judt (1948), John Burgoyne (1722), and Claude Auchinleck (1884).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Stevens Henslow
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1861
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 2,022
Gordon Milne
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 2,023
Lesley Manville
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 2,024
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster
WRITER
1310 - 1361
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,025
Sadiq Khan
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,026
Perry Anderson
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,027
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1946
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,028
John Atkinson Grimshaw
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,029
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
POLITICIAN
1563 - 1612
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 2,030
Robert Torrens
ECONOMIST
1780 - 1864
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 2,031
Tony Judt
HISTORIAN
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HPI: 53.69
Rank: 2,032
John Burgoyne
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1722 - 1792
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 2,033
Claude Auchinleck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1981
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 2,034
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort ranks 48. Before him are James Wolfe (1727), Arthur Rostron (1869), Edward Vernon (1684), Harold Bride (1890), Melita Norwood (1912), and Hugh Dowding (1882). After him are John Burgoyne (1722), Claude Auchinleck (1884), Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890), Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889), Ronald Speirs (1920), and David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871).
James Wolfe
1727 - 1759
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 42
Arthur Rostron
1869 - 1940
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 43
Edward Vernon
1684 - 1757
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 44
Harold Bride
1890 - 1956
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 45
Melita Norwood
1912 - 2005
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 46
Hugh Dowding
1882 - 1970
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 47
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
1886 - 1946
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 48
John Burgoyne
1722 - 1792
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 49
Claude Auchinleck
1884 - 1981
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 50
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
1890 - 1967
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 51
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
1889 - 1963
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 52
Ronald Speirs
1920 - 2007
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 53
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
1871 - 1936
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 54