MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sidney Smith

1764 - 1840

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Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith (21 June 1764 – 26 May 1840) was a British Royal Navy officer. Serving in the American and French revolutionary wars and Napoleonic Wars, he rose to the rank of Admiral. Smith was known for his outspoken character and penchant for acting on his own initiative, which caused a great deal of friction with many of his superiors and colleagues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sidney Smith has received more than 17,730 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sidney Smith is the 1,467th most popular military personnel (down from 1,167th in 2019), the 2,444th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,205th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular British Military Personnel.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.42

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  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sidney Smith ranks 1,467 out of 2,058. Before him are Vasyl Makukh, Vasily Gordov, Artabanes, Curt Haase, Gerhard von Schwerin, and Dmitry Karbyshev. After him are Alexander Ivanovich Ostermann-Tolstoy, Vetranio, Thomas C. Kinkaid, Alexander Svechin, Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus, and Maria Quitéria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1764, Sidney Smith ranks 24. Before him are Dorothea von Schlegel, Jens Baggesen, Charles Percier, Marie-Joseph Chénier, Valentino Fioravanti, and Andrés Manuel del Río. After him are János Bihari, Josef Abel, Henriette Herz, Edward Livingston, John Mawe, and William Pinkney. Among people deceased in 1840, Sidney Smith ranks 35. Before him are Karl Otfried Müller, Johann Michael Vogl, Frances Burney, Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier, Dingane kaSenzangakhona, and Carl Blechen. After him are Franz Meyen, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Anthony Carlisle, Karl Leberecht Immermann, Joseph Johann von Littrow, and John Abbot.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sidney Smith ranks 2,444 out of 8,785. Before him are Ian Khama (1953), Robert T. A. Innes (1861), Charles James Fox (1749), John Henry Mackay (1864), Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891), and John Shrapnel (1942). After him are Grace Elliott (1754), J. B. Priestley (1894), Ray Clemence (1948), Auguste Couder (1789), John Osborne (1929), and John Evelyn (1620).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Sidney Smith ranks 62. Before him are J. F. C. Fuller (1878), John Paul Jones (1747), Gregor MacGregor (1786), David Stirling (1915), Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880), and Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772). After him are John Alcock (1892), Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (1888), Patrick Gordon (1635), Douglas Bader (1910), Henry Maitland Wilson (1881), and Thomas Gage (1719).

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