1778 - 1850
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ðe san maɾˈtin] (listen)) or El Libertador of Argentina, Chile and Peru, was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire who served as the Protector of Peru. Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes, in modern-day Argentina, he left the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata at the early age of seven to study in Málaga, Spain. In 1808, after taking part in the Peninsular War against France, San Martín contacted in London South American supporters of independence from Spain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José de San Martín has received more than 1,152,516 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). José de San Martín is the 152nd most popular military personnel (down from 128th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Military Personnel.
José de San Martín is most famous for leading the independence movement in Argentina and Chile, and for being the first president of Argentina.
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Among military personnels, José de San Martín ranks 152 out of 1,466. Before him are Djemal Pasha, Ernst Busch, Erwin von Witzleben, Helmuth Weidling, Semyon Budyonny, and Franz Halder. After him are Georg von Küchler, Johannes Blaskowitz, Walther von Reichenau, Yi Sun-sin, Gaius Julius Caesar, and Amr ibn al-As.
1872 - 1922
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 146
1885 - 1945
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 147
1881 - 1944
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 148
1891 - 1955
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 149
1883 - 1973
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 150
1884 - 1972
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 151
1778 - 1850
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 152
1881 - 1968
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 153
1883 - 1948
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 154
1884 - 1942
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 155
1545 - 1598
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 156
135 BC - 85 BC
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 157
580 - 664
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 158
Among people born in 1778, José de San Martín ranks 6. Before him are Louis Bonaparte, Humphry Davy, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Marie Thérèse of France, and Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. After him are Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Fernando Sor, Bernardo O'Higgins, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, and Clemens Brentano. Among people deceased in 1850, José de San Martín ranks 9. Before him are Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, William Wordsworth, Báb, Zachary Taylor, Daoguang Emperor, and Marie Tussaud. After him are Louise of Orléans, Frédéric Bastiat, Lin Zexu, Johann Heinrich von Thünen, Robert Peel, and Germain Henri Hess.
1778 - 1846
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 1
1778 - 1829
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 2
1778 - 1850
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 3
1778 - 1851
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 4
1778 - 1837
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 5
1778 - 1850
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 6
1778 - 1837
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 7
1778 - 1852
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 8
1778 - 1839
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 9
1778 - 1842
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 10
1778 - 1820
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 11
1778 - 1842
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 12
1778 - 1850
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 3
1770 - 1850
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 4
1819 - 1850
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 5
1784 - 1850
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 6
1782 - 1850
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 7
1761 - 1850
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 8
1778 - 1850
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 9
1812 - 1850
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 10
1801 - 1850
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 11
1785 - 1850
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 12
1783 - 1850
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 13
1788 - 1850
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 14
1802 - 1850
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 15
Among people born in Argentina, José de San Martín ranks 13 out of 900. Before him are Juan Perón (1895), Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Astor Piazzolla (1921), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), Martha Argerich (1941), and Jorge Rafael Videla (1925). After him are Daniel Barenboim (1942), Lionel Messi (1987), Omar Sívori (1935), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Mercedes Sosa (1935), and Mario Kempes (1954).
1895 - 1974
HPI: 79.67
Rank: 7
1911 - 1995
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 8
1921 - 1992
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 9
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 10
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 11
1925 - 2013
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 12
1778 - 1850
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 13
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 14
1987 - Present
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 15
1935 - 2005
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 16
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 17
1935 - 2009
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 18
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 19
Among military personnels born in Argentina, José de San Martín ranks 1. After him are Tamara Bunke (1937), Pedro Eugenio Aramburu (1903), Emilio Eduardo Massera (1925), and Alfredo Astiz (1951).
1778 - 1850
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 1
1937 - 1967
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 2
1903 - 1970
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 3
1925 - 2010
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 4
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 5