1807 - 1870
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Northern Virginia—the Confederacy's most powerful army—from 1862 until its surrender in 1865, earning a reputation as a skilled tactician. A son of Revolutionary War officer Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III, Lee was a top graduate of the United States Military Academy and an exceptional officer and military engineer in the United States Army for 32 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert E. Lee has received more than 17,370,049 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Robert E. Lee is the 92nd most popular military personnel (up from 129th in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from United States (up from 367th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Military Personnel.
Robert E. Lee was a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He is most famous for leading the Confederate army to defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Among military personnels, Robert E. Lee ranks 92 out of 1,468. Before him are Alexander Suvorov, Hattori Hanzō, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Jan Žižka, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, and Subutai. After him are Albert Kesselring, John of Austria, Desmond Doss, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Hephaestion, and Hermann Hoth.
1730 - 1800
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 86
1542 - 1597
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 87
1746 - 1817
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 88
1360 - 1424
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 89
1876 - 1956
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 90
1175 - 1248
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 91
1807 - 1870
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 92
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 93
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 94
1919 - 2006
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 95
1896 - 1968
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 96
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 97
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 98
Among people born in 1807, Robert E. Lee ranks 2. Before him is Giuseppe Garibaldi. After him are Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Jules Grévy, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Lajos Batthyány, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Bezmiâlem Sultan, Louis Agassiz, Harriet Taylor Mill, Anthony Mary Claret, and Princess Charlotte of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1870, Robert E. Lee ranks 3. Before him are Charles Dickens and Alexandre Dumas. After him are Prosper Mérimée, Josef Strauss, Comte de Lautréamont, Frédéric Bazille, Alexander Herzen, Francisco Solano López, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, and Ferdinand von Wrangel.
1807 - 1882
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 1
1807 - 1870
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 2
1807 - 1876
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 3
1807 - 1891
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 4
1807 - 1872
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 5
1807 - 1849
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 6
1807 - 1882
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 7
1807 - 1853
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 8
1807 - 1873
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 9
1807 - 1858
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 10
1807 - 1870
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 11
1807 - 1873
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 12
1812 - 1870
HPI: 82.45
Rank: 1
1802 - 1870
HPI: 81.83
Rank: 2
1807 - 1870
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 3
1803 - 1870
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 4
1827 - 1870
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 5
1846 - 1870
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 6
1841 - 1870
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 7
1812 - 1870
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 8
1827 - 1870
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 9
1797 - 1870
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 10
1798 - 1870
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 11
1797 - 1870
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Robert E. Lee ranks 233 out of 18,182. Before him are Orson Welles (1915), Colonel Sanders (1890), Cameron Diaz (1972), Michael Jordan (1963), Spencer Tracy (1900), and Peter Falk (1927). After him are Henry Miller (1891), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), J. Edgar Hoover (1895), Philip Kotler (1931), Rita Hayworth (1918), and Brigham Young (1801).
1915 - 1985
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 227
1890 - 1980
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 228
1972 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 229
1963 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 230
1900 - 1967
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 231
1927 - 2011
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 232
1807 - 1870
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 233
1891 - 1980
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 234
1925 - 1968
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 235
1895 - 1972
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 236
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 237
1918 - 1987
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 238
1801 - 1877
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 239
Among military personnels born in United States, Robert E. Lee ranks 2. Before him are Douglas MacArthur (1880). After him are Desmond Doss (1919), Robert Peary (1856), George S. Patton (1885), Chester W. Nimitz (1885), George Armstrong Custer (1839), Paul Tibbets (1915), Matthew C. Perry (1794), Omar Bradley (1893), John J. Pershing (1860), and Albert Pike (1809).
1880 - 1964
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 1
1807 - 1870
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 2
1919 - 2006
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 3
1856 - 1920
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 4
1885 - 1945
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 5
1885 - 1966
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 6
1839 - 1876
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 7
1915 - 2007
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 8
1794 - 1858
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 9
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 10
1860 - 1948
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 11
1809 - 1891
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 12