MILITARY PERSONNEL
Neil Ritchie
1897 - 1983
Neil Ritchie
General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars. During the Second World War he commanded the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign from November 1941 until he was dismissed in June 1942 after a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Gazala. A 1914 graduate of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Ritchie was commissioned into the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neil Ritchie has received more than 185,382 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Neil Ritchie is the 1,458th most popular military personnel (down from 1,290th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Guyana and the most popular Guyanese Military Personnel.
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190k
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47.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.26
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Neil Ritchie ranks 1,458 out of 1,468. Before him are Dietrich Kraiss, Harold Rainsford Stark, Malik Ambar, Juan Aldama, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, and Sigizmund Levanevsky. After him are François Fournier-Sarlovèze, Eugene Sledge, Smedley Butler, Fritz Julius Kuhn, Władysław Raginis, and Guo Boxiong.
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Dietrich Kraiss
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HPI: 48.08
Rank: 1,452
Harold Rainsford Stark
1880 - 1972
HPI: 48.06
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Malik Ambar
1548 - 1626
HPI: 48.00
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Juan Aldama
1774 - 1811
HPI: 47.99
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HPI: 47.98
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Sigizmund Levanevsky
1902 - 1937
HPI: 47.96
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Neil Ritchie
1897 - 1983
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 1,458
François Fournier-Sarlovèze
1773 - 1827
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 1,459
Eugene Sledge
1923 - 2001
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 1,460
Smedley Butler
1881 - 1940
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 1,461
Fritz Julius Kuhn
1896 - 1951
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 1,462
Władysław Raginis
1908 - 1939
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 1,463
Guo Boxiong
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 1,464
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Neil Ritchie ranks 199. Before him are Nikolai Gikalo, Gene Tunney, Dorothy Arzner, Géza von Bolváry, Alexander Lernet-Holenia, and Henri Frankfort. After him are Pixinguinha, Erik Malmberg, Rosa Ponselle, Isaías Medina Angarita, Roman Vishniac, and Blind Willie Johnson. Among people deceased in 1983, Neil Ritchie ranks 150. Before him are Harry James, Oddbjørn Hagen, Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Otto Heckmann, Gunnar Thoroddsen, and James Jamerson. After him are Jānis Ivanovs, Gyula Lázár, Adrian Boult, José Iraragorri, Nina Dumbadze, and Mordecai Kaplan.
Others Born in 1897
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Nikolai Gikalo
1897 - 1938
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 193
Gene Tunney
1897 - 1978
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 194
Dorothy Arzner
1897 - 1979
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 195
Géza von Bolváry
1897 - 1961
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 196
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
1897 - 1976
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 197
Henri Frankfort
1897 - 1954
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 198
Neil Ritchie
1897 - 1983
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 199
Pixinguinha
1897 - 1973
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 200
Erik Malmberg
1897 - 1964
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 201
Rosa Ponselle
1897 - 1981
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 202
Isaías Medina Angarita
1897 - 1953
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 203
Roman Vishniac
1897 - 1990
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 204
Blind Willie Johnson
1897 - 1945
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 205
Others Deceased in 1983
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Harry James
1916 - 1983
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 144
Oddbjørn Hagen
1908 - 1983
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 145
Jorge Ibargüengoitia
1928 - 1983
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 146
Otto Heckmann
1901 - 1983
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 147
Gunnar Thoroddsen
1910 - 1983
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 148
James Jamerson
1936 - 1983
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 149
Neil Ritchie
1897 - 1983
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 150
Jānis Ivanovs
1906 - 1983
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 151
Gyula Lázár
1911 - 1983
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 152
Adrian Boult
1889 - 1983
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 153
José Iraragorri
1912 - 1983
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 154
Nina Dumbadze
1919 - 1983
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 155
Mordecai Kaplan
1881 - 1983
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 156
In Guyana
Among people born in Guyana, Neil Ritchie ranks 4 out of 19. Before him are Eddy Grant (1948), Arthur Chung (1918), and David A. Granger (1945). After him are CCH Pounder (1952), Cheddi Jagan (1918), Sam Hinds (1943), Donald Ramotar (1950), Desmond Hoyte (1929), Forbes Burnham (1923), Walter Rodney (1942), and Moses Nagamootoo (1947).
Others born in Guyana
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Eddy Grant
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 1
Arthur Chung
1918 - 2008
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 2
David A. Granger
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 3
Neil Ritchie
1897 - 1983
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 4
CCH Pounder
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 5
Cheddi Jagan
1918 - 1997
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 6
Sam Hinds
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 7
Donald Ramotar
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 8
Desmond Hoyte
1929 - 2002
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 9
Forbes Burnham
1923 - 1985
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 10
Walter Rodney
1942 - 1980
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 11
Moses Nagamootoo
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 12
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Guyana
Among military personnels born in Guyana, Neil Ritchie ranks 1.
