MILITARY PERSONNEL

Nick Berg

1978 - 2004

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Nicholas Evan Berg (April 2, 1978 – May 7, 2004) was an American freelance radio-tower repairman who went to Iraq after the United States' invasion of Iraq. He was abducted and beheaded according to a video released in May 2004 by Islamist militants in response to the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse involving the United States Army and Iraqi prisoners. The CIA claimed Berg was murdered by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nick Berg has received more than 1,456,365 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Nick Berg is the 2,045th most popular military personnel (down from 1,654th in 2019), the 16,429th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,957th in 2019) and the 198th most popular American Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Nick Berg ranks 2,045 out of 2,058. Before him are Ricardo Sanchez, Padma Bandopadhyay, Valeriy Chybineyev, Bosco Ntaganda, Richard Dannatt, and Rojda Felat. After him are Sanjay Kumar, Pat Tillman, CC Sabathia, Vladimir Zhoga, Harry B. Liversedge, and Princess Salma bint Abdullah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Nick Berg ranks 728. Before him are Fabio Firmani, Ivan Ilić, Nicolas Mathieu, Okan Yılmaz, Vladimíra Uhlířová, and Gorka Verdugo. After him are Jorge Martín Núñez, Harel Levy, Ryōta Tsuzuki, Mehdi Baala, Virender Sehwag, and Yang Pu. Among people deceased in 2004, Nick Berg ranks 344. Before him are Ken Downing, Kamala Markandaya, Arturo Tolentino, Hicham Zerouali, Terje Bakken, and FannyAnn Eddy. After him are Soundarya, Atefeh Sahaaleh, Pat Tillman, Sergejs Žoltoks, Viktor Zubarev, and Mac Dre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nick Berg ranks 16,429 out of 20,380. Before him are Mariana Klaveno (1979), Charlie McDermott (1990), Mike Castle (1939), Craig Mack (1970), Josie Loren (1987), and Nathan Kress (1992). After him are Bill Callahan (1966), Michael T. Good (1962), CeCe Winans (1964), John Gallagher Jr. (1984), Lionel Hollins (1953), and Willow Shields (2000).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Nick Berg ranks 198. Before him are H. R. McMaster (1962), Hugh McCulloch (1808), Chelsea Manning (1987), Sybil Ludington (1761), Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738), and Ricardo Sanchez (1953). After him are Pat Tillman (1976), CC Sabathia (1980), Harry B. Liversedge (1894), Evan McMullin (1976), and Bowe Bergdahl (1986).

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