1837 - 1863
Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 – July 18, 1863) was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born into a Boston upper class abolitionist family, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment (the 54th Massachusetts) in the Northeast. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Gould Shaw has received more than 2,934,461 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Robert Gould Shaw is the 1,226th most popular military personnel (up from 1,260th in 2019), the 4,097th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,020th in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, Robert Gould Shaw ranks 1,226 out of 1,468. Before him are Pavel Batov, Stefan Rowecki, Paul Gorguloff, Maurice d'Elbée, Andrés Avelino Cáceres, and Albert Sidney Johnston. After him are Alfred Saalwächter, Georgi Todorov, Alfredo Astiz, José de Palafox y Melci, 1st Duke of Zaragoza, Paul Kray, and Mundus.
1897 - 1985
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 1,220
1895 - 1944
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 1,221
1895 - 1932
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 1,222
1752 - 1794
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 1,223
1836 - 1923
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 1,224
1803 - 1862
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 1,225
1837 - 1863
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 1,226
1883 - 1945
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 1,227
1858 - 1934
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 1,228
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 1,229
1775 - 1847
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 1,230
1735 - 1804
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 1,231
450 - 536
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 1,232
Among people born in 1837, Robert Gould Shaw ranks 62. Before him are Hans von Marées, Zhang Zhidong, Nicolás Avellaneda, Dwight L. Moody, Kabayama Sukenori, and Horace Parnell Tuttle. After him are Henry Becque, Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar, Ernst Ziller, Tigran Chukhajian, Walter Hauser, and Altaf Hussain Hali. Among people deceased in 1863, Robert Gould Shaw ranks 29. Before him are Auguste Bravais, Peter Andreas Munch, Kamehameha IV, Giovanni Battista Amici, Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg, and James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin. After him are Edward Robinson, Ignacio Comonfort, August Beer, Michel Garicoïts, Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, and Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark.
1837 - 1887
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 56
1837 - 1909
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 57
1837 - 1885
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 58
1837 - 1899
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 59
1837 - 1922
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 60
1837 - 1923
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 61
1837 - 1863
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 62
1837 - 1899
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 63
1837 - 1888
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 64
1837 - 1923
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 65
1837 - 1898
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 66
1837 - 1902
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 67
1837 - 1914
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 68
1811 - 1863
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 23
1810 - 1863
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 24
1834 - 1863
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 25
1786 - 1863
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 26
1805 - 1863
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 27
1811 - 1863
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 28
1837 - 1863
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 29
1794 - 1863
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 30
1812 - 1863
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 31
1825 - 1863
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 32
1797 - 1863
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 33
1791 - 1863
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 34
1792 - 1863
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 35
Among people born in United States, Robert Gould Shaw ranks 4,097 out of 18,182. Before him are Bill Bryson (1951), Albert Sidney Johnston (1803), Gladys Knight (1944), Arielle Dombasle (1953), John Perkins (1945), and Angélica María (1943). After him are Stephen Breyer (1938), Martha Chase (1927), James P. Allison (1948), Michael Buffer (1944), Robert Crumb (1943), and Brad Bird (1957).
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 4,091
1803 - 1862
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4,092
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4,093
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4,094
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4,095
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4,096
1837 - 1863
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,097
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,098
1927 - 2003
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,099
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,100
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,101
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,102
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,103
Among military personnels born in United States, Robert Gould Shaw ranks 70. Before him are William Calley (1943), Alvin York (1887), James Jesus Angleton (1917), Walter Short (1880), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), and Albert Sidney Johnston (1803). After him are Herman Kahn (1922), Eddie Slovik (1920), Frank Serpico (1936), Carlos Hathcock (1942), James Longstreet (1821), and Joseph Hooker (1814).
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 64
1887 - 1964
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 65
1917 - 1987
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 66
1880 - 1949
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 67
1943 - 2006
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 68
1803 - 1862
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 69
1837 - 1863
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 70
1922 - 1983
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 71
1920 - 1945
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 72
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 73
1942 - 1999
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 74
1821 - 1904
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 75
1814 - 1879
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 76