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Richard Myers

1942 - Today

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Richard Bowman "Dick" Myers (born 1 March 1942) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As chairman, Myers was the highest ranking uniformed officer of the United States military forces. He also served as the 14th president of Kansas State University from 2016 to 2022. Myers became the chairman of the Joint Chiefs on 1 October 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Richard Myers is the 2,022nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,982nd in 2024), the 12,463rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,171st in 2019) and the 188th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Richard Myers ranks 2,022 out of 2,058. Before him are George Rogers Clark, Andy McNab, Islam Bibi, Daniel Hagari, John Buford, and Stanley A. McChrystal. After him are Sékouba Konaté, Leonidas Polk, Oleg Mityaev, Isaac Shelby, Crispus Attucks, and Denys Prokopenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Richard Myers ranks 685. Before him are Mridula Sinha, Lynn Davies, Guion Bluford, Gerry Ashworth, Nené, and Dan McKenzie. After him are Paul Hinder, Olivia Cole, Adrian Metcalfe, Mario Savio, Dick Butkus, and Ellen Meiksins Wood.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Myers ranks 12,467 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Zubrin (1952), Dan Fogelberg (1951), Terry Richardson (1965), C. J. Hunter (1968), Juanita M. Kreps (1921), and Greg Evigan (1953). After him are Bam Margera (1979), Vivian Vance (1909), Phil Morris (1959), Mr. Porter (1978), Estes Kefauver (1903), and Harold Lockwood (1887).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Richard Myers ranks 188. Before him are Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), Evan McMullin (1976), Earl Van Dorn (1820), George Rogers Clark (1752), John Buford (1826), and Stanley A. McChrystal (1954). After him are Leonidas Polk (1806), Isaac Shelby (1750), Crispus Attucks (1723), William J. Hardee (1815), Henry Warner Slocum (1827), and John S. Bull (1934).

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