MILITARY PERSONNEL

Richard Myers

1942 - Today

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Richard Bowman 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Myers has received more than 397,361 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Myers is the 1,980th most popular military personnel (down from 1,633rd in 2019), the 11,169th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,861st in 2019) and the 179th most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 42.13

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Richard Myers ranks 1,980 out of 2,058Before him are Leonidas Polk, James L. Jones, Vitaly Gerasimov, Zaza Gogava, John O'Connor, and Kenneth Anderson. After him are Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos, Redvers Buller, Nathaniel Lyon, Aytaç Yalman, and William J. Hardee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Richard Myers ranks 652Before him are Alan Rachins, Bobbie Gentry, Andrew Vachss, Howard Jacobson, Adrien Houngbédji, and Donald E. Williams. After him are Ozren Bonačić, Antonio Munguía, Samuel Ramey, Elvin Bishop, Mridula Sinha, and Bob Love.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Myers ranks 11,169 out of 20,380Before him are Frank Ferrer (1966), Dwight Howard (1985), Carrie Preston (1967), Barbara Jordan (1936), Charles Dierkop (1936), and Isidore Mankofsky (1931). After him are John Adams Dix (1798), Jeff Dunham (1962), Jack Angel (1930), Tyler Bates (1965), Paul Orndorff (1949), and John W. Henry (1949).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Richard Myers ranks 179Before him are Naomi Parker Fraley (1921), George Henry Thomas (1816), John Buford (1826), Leonidas Polk (1806), James L. Jones (1943), and John O'Connor (1920). After him are Nathaniel Lyon (1818), William J. Hardee (1815), John Kirby (1963), Earl Van Dorn (1820), Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), and Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805).