Perseus (Russian: Персей, romanized: Persey) was the code name of a hypothetical Soviet atomic spy that, if real, would have allegedly breached United States national security by infiltrating Los Alamos National Laboratory during the development of the Manhattan Project, and consequently, would have been instrumental for the Soviets in the development of nuclear weapons. Among researchers of the subject there is some consensus that Perseus was actually a creation of Soviet intelligence. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Perseus has received more than 7,733,322 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Perseus is the 1,475th most popular military personnel.
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Among military personnels, Perseus ranks 1,475 out of 1,468. Before him are Charles Lee, Mark Milley, Cort Adeler, Frederick Townsend Ward, Nozu Michitsura, and Timothy Laurence. After him are Richard O'Connor, Nikola Ivanov, John Shalikashvili, Axel von dem Bussche, Lionel Dunsterville, and Ivan Maslennikov.
1731 - 1782
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 1,469
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 1,470
1622 - 1675
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 1,471
1831 - 1862
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 1,472
1840 - 1908
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 1,473
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 1,474
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 1,475
1889 - 1981
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 1,476
1861 - 1940
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 1,477
1936 - 2011
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 1,478
1919 - 1993
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 1,479
1865 - 1946
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 1,480
1900 - 1954
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 1,481