MILITARY PERSONNEL

Stanley A. McChrystal

1954 - Today

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Stanley Allen McChrystal (born August 14, 1954) is a retired United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) from 2003 to 2008 during which his organization was credited with the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. His final assignment was as Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, United States Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A). He previously served as Director, Joint Staff from August 2008 to June 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stanley A. McChrystal has received more than 4,605,135 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Stanley A. McChrystal is the 1,874th most popular military personnel (down from 1,533rd in 2019), the 8,282nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,154th in 2019) and the 137th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Stanley A. McChrystal ranks 1,874 out of 2,058Before him are Theodore Van Kirk, Francis Pegahmagabow, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, Lyman Lemnitzer, Don Carlos Buell, and Andrew Scott Waugh. After him are Mariya Smirnova, Alexander Patch, William T. Anderson, Eugene Bullard, Oliver Leese, and Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Stanley A. McChrystal ranks 410Before him are Jean Fernandez, Daniyal Akhmetov, Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle, Martin Strel, Rick Warren, and Ines Pellegrini. After him are Jürgen Trittin, Louisa Hanoune, Takao Doi, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, Raymond T. Odierno, and John Michael Talbot.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stanley A. McChrystal ranks 8,282 out of 20,380Before him are John David Washington (1984), Mark Eaton (1957), Arthur Dove (1880), Jessica Simpson (1980), Arthur Wightman (1922), and Joe Alaskey (1952). After him are Terry McDermott (1940), Kenneth Burke (1897), George Bancroft (1800), Rob Van Dam (1970), Clare Boothe Luce (1903), and Omar Epps (1973).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Stanley A. McChrystal ranks 137Before him are William Alexander Morgan (1928), A. P. Hill (1825), Michael Mullen (1946), Theodore Van Kirk (1921), Lyman Lemnitzer (1899), and Don Carlos Buell (1818). After him are Alexander Patch (1889), William T. Anderson (1839), Eugene Bullard (1895), Raymond T. Odierno (1954), Robert L. Eichelberger (1886), and Edmund Kirby Smith (1824).