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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sidney Smith

1764 - 1840

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Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith (21 June 1764 – 26 May 1840) was a British naval and intelligence 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 16,915 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sidney Smith is the 1,167th most popular military personnel, the 2,211th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 54th most popular British Military Personnel.

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  • 17k

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  • 51.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sidney Smith ranks 1,167 out of 1,468. Before him are Miguel Cabanellas, Mile Mrkšić, Leosthenes, John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, William Calley, and Nina Lobkovskaya. After him are Germanus, Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten, Michael von Melas, Johann von Aldringen, Alvin York, and Gyula Cseszneky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1764, Sidney Smith ranks 20. Before him are John Goodricke, Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo, Charles Percier, Barbara von Krüdener, Dorothea von Schlegel, and Jens Baggesen. After him are Marie-Joseph Chénier, Andrés Manuel del Río, Valentino Fioravanti, Josef Abel, Edward Livingston, and John Mawe. Among people deceased in 1840, Sidney Smith ranks 29. Before him are Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, Marcellin Champagnat, Anne Lister, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia, Dingane kaSenzangakhona, and Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier. After him are Karl Otfried Müller, Frances Burney, Carl Blechen, Johann Michael Vogl, Nicholas Aylward Vigors, and Constantine Samuel Rafinesque.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sidney Smith ranks 2,211 out of 7,765. Before him are David Trimble (1944), George Bentham (1800), George Herbert (1593), J. B. Priestley (1894), John William Draper (1811), and Peter Hammill (1948). After him are William Bayliss (1860), John Owen (1616), Lindsay Duncan (1950), Midge Ure (1953), Philip Stone (1924), and Shakin' Stevens (1948).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Sidney Smith ranks 54. Before him are James Wolfe (1727), Claude Auchinleck (1884), David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871), Hugh Dowding (1882), Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890), and John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886). After him are Eddie Chapman (1914), Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889), Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), Patrick Gordon (1635), Claude Choules (1901), and Horatio Gates (1727).

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