MILITARY PERSONNEL

Peter Cosgrove

1947 - Today

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General Sir Peter John Cosgrove, (born 28 July 1947) is an Australian retired senior Army officer who served as the 26th governor-general of Australia, in office from 2014 to 2019. A graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Cosgrove fought in the Vietnam War, receiving the Military Cross in 1971. From 1983 to 1984, he was commander of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and he later served as commander of the 6th Brigade and the 1st Division. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Cosgrove has received more than 1,149,457 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Cosgrove is the 1,713th most popular military personnel (down from 1,320th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Australia (down from 108th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Military Personnel.

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  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.47

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  • 4.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Peter Cosgrove ranks 1,713 out of 2,058. Before him are Gérard Leman, Tolmides, Charles Lee, Alfred Keller, Felix Graf von Bothmer, and James Joseph Dresnok. After him are Kiichiro Higuchi, Sefer Halilović, Juan Aldama, Guo Boxiong, Mikhail Mizintsev, and William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Peter Cosgrove ranks 455. Before him are Tristan Murail, Benjamin Orr, Klaus Dibiasi, Brian Herbert, Wilko Johnson, and Jan T. Gross. After him are Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, Moses Blah, William Bonin, Đurđica Bjedov, Emiel Puttemans, and Maurizio Micheli.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Peter Cosgrove ranks 163 out of 1,143. Before him are Fred Stolle (1938), Anthony LaPaglia (1959), Ashley Cooper (1936), Betty Cuthbert (1938), David Chalmers (1966), and Norman Brookes (1877). After him are John Bromwich (1918), Daniel Ricciardo (1989), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), Lew Hoad (1934), Jesse Spencer (1979), and Anna Torv (1979).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Australia

Among military personnels born in Australia, Peter Cosgrove ranks 1. After him are Thomas Blamey (1884).

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