MILITARY PERSONNEL

Thomas J. Hudner Jr.

1924 - 2017

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Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. (August 31, 1924 – November 13, 2017) was a United States Navy officer and naval aviator. He rose to the rank of captain, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions in trying to save the life of his wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas J. Hudner Jr. has received more than 1,279,272 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. is the 1,953rd most popular military personnel, the 10,286th most popular biography from United States and the 169th most popular American Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 43.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ranks 1,953 out of 2,058. Before him are Max Horton, Yuliia Paievska, Franciszek Gągor, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, Zebulon Pike, and Mikhail Tolstykh. After him are George Rogers Clark, Constand Viljoen, Isa Munayev, Leonid Khabarov, Ruslan Gelayev, and Sterling Price.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ranks 454. Before him are George Amick, Earl Scruggs, Ralph Miliband, James Lighthill, Robert Sobukwe, and Arvo Viitanen. After him are Ruhi Sarıalp, Matti Kassila, Hugh Huxley, Frank Church, Sam Jones, and Georges Dransart. Among people deceased in 2017, Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ranks 516. Before him are Kaci Kullmann Five, Lika Kavzharadze, Jan Szczepański, Stephen Furst, Isabelle Daniels, and Anne Buttimer. After him are Lisbeth Korsmo, Roger Smith, Josef Augusta, Don Gordon, Seija Simola, and Jean E. Sammet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ranks 10,286 out of 20,380. Before him are Leila Denmark (1898), Renée Fleming (1959), Robert A. M. Stern (1939), George B. Seitz (1888), Curtis Armstrong (1953), and Wesley Coe (1879). After him are Richard Morris Hunt (1827), Diamond Dallas Page (1956), Marc Blucas (1972), William Barr (1950), George Rogers Clark (1752), and Scott Kelly (1964).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ranks 169. Before him are Thomas C. Hart (1877), John Sullivan (1740), Elmo Zumwalt (1920), Lewis H. Brereton (1890), John Sedgwick (1813), and Zebulon Pike (1779). After him are George Rogers Clark (1752), Sterling Price (1809), David Dixon Porter (1813), Naomi Parker Fraley (1921), George Henry Thomas (1816), and John Buford (1826).

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