New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

MILITARY PERSONNEL

Nathan Hale

1755 - 1776

Photo of Nathan Hale

Icon of person Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale (June 6, 1755 – September 22, 1776) was an American Patriot, soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and executed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nathan Hale has received more than 2,693,411 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Nathan Hale is the 1,504th most popular military personnel (down from 1,372nd in 2019), the 6,498th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,015th in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Nathan Hales by language


Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Nathan Hale ranks 1,504 out of 1,468. Before him are Natalya Kovshova, Stefan Toshev, Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Oliver Hazard Perry, Henry Halleck, and Friedrich Sixt von Armin. After him are Murat Karayılan, Flora Sandes, Kliment Boyadzhiev, J. Lawton Collins, Franz Sigel, and Hans von Rosen.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1755, Nathan Hale ranks 40. Before him are Stanisław Staszic, Gilbert Stuart, Fausto Elhuyar, Sarah Siddons, Abol-Fath Khan Zand, and Robert Kerr. After him are Jacques Labillardière, Jean Louis Marie Poiret, Johann Christoph Wendland, Thomas Hardwicke, William Bradford, and Nicolas Fuss. Among people deceased in 1776, Nathan Hale ranks 13. Before him are Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller, John Ellis, Sabah I bin Jaber, Johann Adolf Scheibe, and Johann Jakob Breitinger. After him is James Ferguson.

Others Born in 1755

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1776

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Nathan Hale ranks 6,498 out of 18,182. Before him are Jennifer Capriati (1976), Chris Andersen (1978), Pat Torpey (1953), Richard Burgi (1958), Jay Gould (1836), and Richard Powers (1957). After him are Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947), Nick Carter (1980), Betty Buckley (1947), David Weber (1952), Matthew Labyorteaux (1966), and Molly Ringwald (1968).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Nathan Hale ranks 111. Before him are Frederick Townsend Ward (1831), John Bell Hood (1831), Richard Bong (1920), Richmond K. Turner (1885), Oliver Hazard Perry (1785), and Henry Halleck (1815). After him are J. Lawton Collins (1896), John Pope (1822), Mickey Marcus (1901), Raymond T. Odierno (1954), Peter Pace (1945), and Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806).

American born Military Personnels

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous
  • DatawheelCL