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Martin Dempsey

1952 - Today

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Martin “Marty” Edward Dempsey (born March 14, 1952), is an American retired military officer who served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2011 until September 25, 2015, his ceremonial last day (de facto); in actuality, his last day was September 30, 2015 (de jure). He previously served as the 37th chief of Staff of the Army from April 11, 2011, to September 7, 2011. Before that, he served as Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, from December 8, 2008, to April 11, 2011, as Acting Commander, U.S. Central Command, from March 24, 2008, to October 30, 2008, as Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command, from August 2007 to March 23, 2008, and as Commanding General, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq (MNSTC-I), from August 2005 to August 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Dempsey has received more than 1,013,771 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Dempsey is the 1,813th most popular military personnel (down from 1,526th in 2019), the 7,070th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,036th in 2019) and the 120th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Martin Dempsey ranks 1,813 out of 2,058Before him are John Eisenhower, William Birdwood, Luigi Capello, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, Stanley Maude, and Mikhail Yefremov. After him are Marie Ljalková, Aurélio de Lira Tavares, Stefan Toshev, Stephen Decatur, Captain Tom, and Rahim Ademi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Martin Dempsey ranks 388Before him are John L. Hennessy, Henry Padovani, Stanislav Seman, Rosario Livatino, Michael Hirst, and Christopher Loeak. After him are Ricardo Villa, Mokhtar Hasni, Kama Sywor Kamanda, Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher, Rachel Chagall, and Uri Ariel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martin Dempsey ranks 7,070 out of 20,380Before him are Ash Carter (1954), Ally Walker (1961), Jo Jo White (1946), J. Christopher Stevens (1960), Robert Parrish (1916), and Laura San Giacomo (1962). After him are Harold Becker (1928), Leigh Taylor-Young (1945), José M. Hernández (1962), Paul McCarthy (1945), Sherrill Milnes (1935), and Carolyn Porco (1953).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Martin Dempsey ranks 120Before him are Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Peter Pace (1945), John F. Reynolds (1820), Richard S. Ewell (1817), Richard Marcinko (1940), and John Eisenhower (1922). After him are Stephen Decatur (1779), Jacob L. Devers (1887), Oliver Hazard Perry (1785), Nathan Hale (1755), George Crook (1828), and Israel Putnam (1718).