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Maxwell D. Taylor

1901 - 1987

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Maxwell Davenport Taylor (26 August 1901 – 19 April 1987) was a senior United States Army officer and diplomat of the mid-20th century. He served with distinction in World War II, most notably as commander of the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed "The Screaming Eagles." After the war, he served as the fifth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having been appointed by President John F. Kennedy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maxwell D. Taylor has received more than 1,088,465 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Maxwell D. Taylor is the 6,795th most popular politician (down from 6,589th in 2019), the 2,195th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,258th in 2019) and the 147th most popular American Politician.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.86

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  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maxwell D. Taylor ranks 6,795 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmed Izzet Pasha, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Johannes R. Becher, Herod of Chalcis, Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi, and Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha. After him are Marquess of Beixiang, Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, Alexios III of Trebizond, Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein, Tiridates III of Parthia, and Korechika Anami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Maxwell D. Taylor ranks 91. Before him are Nina Berberova, Hendrik Verwoerd, Barbara Cartland, Franciszek Gajowniczek, Nicola Abbagnano, and J. D. Bernal. After him are Stella Adler, George Gallup, Ramón Serrano Suñer, Ludolf von Alvensleben, Henri Cochet, and Ed Sullivan. Among people deceased in 1987, Maxwell D. Taylor ranks 65. Before him are Gretl Braun, Liberace, Abba Kovner, Joop den Uyl, Carlos José Castilho, and Buddy Rich. After him are Gerhard Klopfer, Anny Ondra, He Yingqin, Danny Kaye, Andrei Mironov, and Henri Cochet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maxwell D. Taylor ranks 2,195 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles M. Rice (1952), Edmond Hamilton (1904), Doc Holliday (1851), Dexter Gordon (1923), Paul Cohen (1934), and Dorothy Parker (1893). After him are Patricia Clarkson (1959), Michael Emerson (1954), Don S. Davis (1942), Linda Blair (1959), Richard Ramirez (1960), and Linda Evans (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Maxwell D. Taylor ranks 147. Before him are Cochise (1805), Mike Pompeo (1963), George Wallace (1919), Charles Curtis (1860), Ron Johnson (1955), and Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921). After him are Curtis LeMay (1906), Robert Todd Lincoln (1843), John Conyers (1929), Kamehameha II (1797), Paul P. Harris (1868), and Leland Stanford (1824).

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