1886 - 1969
Raymond Ames Spruance (July 3, 1886 – December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy admiral during World War II. He commanded U.S. naval forces during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, one of the most significant naval battles of the Pacific Theatre. He also commanded Task Force 16 at the Battle of Midway, comprising the carriers Enterprise and Hornet. At Midway, dive bombers from Enterprise sank four larger carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raymond A. Spruance has received more than 1,320,538 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Raymond A. Spruance is the 453rd most popular military personnel (down from 412th in 2019), the 1,301st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,171st in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Military Personnel.
Raymond A. Spruance was a United States Navy admiral in World War II. He is most famous for his victory in the Battle of Midway, which was a major turning point in the war in the Pacific.
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Among military personnels, Raymond A. Spruance ranks 453 out of 1,468. Before him are Levin August von Bennigsen, Theodoros Kolokotronis, Hasdrubal Gisco, George Maniakes, Oghul Qaimish, and Saburō Sakai. After him are Pavel Nakhimov, Jan Kubiš, Paul von Rennenkampf, Okita Sōji, Gustav Wagner, and Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria.
1745 - 1826
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 447
1770 - 1843
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 448
300 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 449
998 - 1043
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 450
1250 - 1251
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 451
1916 - 2000
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 452
1886 - 1969
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 453
1802 - 1855
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 454
1913 - 1942
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 455
1854 - 1918
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 456
1842 - 1868
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 457
1911 - 1980
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 458
1614 - 1662
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 459
Among people born in 1886, Raymond A. Spruance ranks 43. Before him are Aron Nimzowitsch, Paul Tillich, Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Henri Coandă, Archibald Hill, and Garegin Nzhdeh. After him are Jisaburō Ozawa, Dong Biwu, Rex Stout, Franz Rosenzweig, Alain-Fournier, and Vittorio Pozzo. Among people deceased in 1969, Raymond A. Spruance ranks 39. Before him are Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Alexandra David-Néel, Boris Karloff, Robert Taylor, Wacław Sierpiński, and Walter Christaller. After him are Eberhard von Mackensen, Vjekoslav Luburić, Allen Dulles, Zakir Husain, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, and Vito Genovese.
1886 - 1935
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 37
1886 - 1965
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 38
1886 - 1954
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 39
1886 - 1972
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 40
1886 - 1977
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 41
1886 - 1955
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 42
1886 - 1969
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 43
1886 - 1966
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 44
1886 - 1975
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 45
1886 - 1975
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 46
1886 - 1929
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 47
1886 - 1914
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 48
1886 - 1968
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 49
1910 - 1969
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 33
1868 - 1969
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 34
1887 - 1969
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 35
1911 - 1969
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 36
1882 - 1969
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 37
1893 - 1969
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 38
1886 - 1969
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 39
1889 - 1969
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 40
1914 - 1969
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 41
1893 - 1969
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 42
1897 - 1969
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 43
1906 - 1969
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 44
1897 - 1969
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 45
Among people born in United States, Raymond A. Spruance ranks 1,301 out of 18,182. Before him are Hugh David Politzer (1949), Aaron Copland (1900), Dean Reed (1938), Kelly McGillis (1957), Lucille Ball (1911), and George Carlin (1937). After him are Larry Bird (1956), Nora Roberts (1950), Frederick Douglass (1818), Harrison Schmitt (1935), Linda Lee Cadwell (1945), and Cass Elliot (1941).
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,295
1900 - 1990
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,296
1938 - 1986
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,297
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,298
1911 - 1989
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,299
1937 - 2008
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,300
1886 - 1969
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,301
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,302
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,303
1818 - 1895
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,304
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,305
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,306
1941 - 1974
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,307
Among military personnels born in United States, Raymond A. Spruance ranks 17. Before him are John J. Pershing (1860), Albert Pike (1809), William Tecumseh Sherman (1820), Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821), Stonewall Jackson (1824), and Yonatan Netanyahu (1946). After him are Richard Winters (1918), Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934), William Westmoreland (1914), Husband E. Kimmel (1882), Benedict Arnold (1741), and Creighton Abrams (1914).
1860 - 1948
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 11
1809 - 1891
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 12
1820 - 1891
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 13
1821 - 1877
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 14
1824 - 1863
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 15
1946 - 1976
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 16
1886 - 1969
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 17
1918 - 2011
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 18
1934 - 2012
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 19
1914 - 2005
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 20
1882 - 1968
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 21
1741 - 1801
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 22
1914 - 1974
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 23