1875 - 1959
William Daniel Leahy () (May 6, 1875 – July 20, 1959) was an American naval officer. The most senior United States military officer on active duty during World War II, he held several titles and exercised considerable influence over foreign and military policy. As a fleet admiral, he was the first flag officer ever to hold a five-star rank in the U.S. Armed Forces. An 1897 graduate of Annapolis, Leahy saw active service in the Spanish–American War, the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion in China, the Banana Wars in Central America, and World War I. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William D. Leahy has received more than 1,074,132 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). William D. Leahy is the 1,367th most popular military personnel (down from 1,211th in 2019), the 5,031st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,533rd in 2019) and the 86th most popular American Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, William D. Leahy ranks 1,367 out of 1,468. Before him are Yakov Smushkevich, Hermann Boehm, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, John Burgoyne, Pavel Kurochkin, and Tommy Franks. After him are Datames, Nikolay Shchors, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, Ronald Speirs, and Shirase Nobu.
1902 - 1941
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 1,361
1884 - 1972
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 1,362
1797 - 1868
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 1,363
1722 - 1792
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 1,364
1900 - 1989
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 1,365
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 1,366
1875 - 1959
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 1,367
500 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 1,368
1895 - 1919
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 1,369
1900 - 1981
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 1,370
1889 - 1964
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 1,371
1920 - 2007
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 1,372
1861 - 1946
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 1,373
Among people born in 1875, William D. Leahy ranks 108. Before him are Henning Jakob Henrik Lund, Reginald Punnett, Alexander Goldenweiser, Luigi Carnera, Beppo Levi, and Charles D. B. King. After him are Eusebio Ayala, Fritz Manteuffel, Henrik Sjöberg, Uemura Shōen, Marie Marvingt, and Henri Callot. Among people deceased in 1959, William D. Leahy ranks 109. Before him are Vincent Richards, Giuseppe Bottai, Mutara III Rudahigwa, Edmund Goulding, Maxie Long, and William J. Donovan. After him are Maxwell Anderson, Sténio Vincent, Fernand Bouisson, Alfonso López Pumarejo, Johan Bojer, and Boughera El Ouafi.
1875 - 1948
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 102
1875 - 1967
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 103
1875 - 1961
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 104
1875 - 1962
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 105
1875 - 1961
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 106
1875 - 1961
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 107
1875 - 1959
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 108
1875 - 1942
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 109
1875 - 1941
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 110
1875 - 1905
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 111
1875 - 1949
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 112
1875 - 1963
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 113
1875 - 1956
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 114
1903 - 1959
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 103
1895 - 1959
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 104
1911 - 1959
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 105
1891 - 1959
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 106
1878 - 1959
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 107
1883 - 1959
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 108
1875 - 1959
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 109
1888 - 1959
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 110
1874 - 1959
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 111
1874 - 1959
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 112
1886 - 1959
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 113
1872 - 1959
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 114
1898 - 1959
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 115
Among people born in United States, William D. Leahy ranks 5,031 out of 18,182. Before him are Ron Kovic (1946), David Rasche (1944), Louis Leon Thurstone (1887), Brendan Eich (1961), Frank Marshall (1946), and Peter Sarsgaard (1971). After him are Loretta Swit (1937), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), Amy Madigan (1950), Thomas H. Ince (1880), Alex Rocco (1936), and Robert Evans (1930).
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 5,025
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 5,026
1887 - 1955
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 5,027
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 5,028
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 5,029
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 5,030
1875 - 1959
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 5,031
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 5,032
1799 - 1888
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 5,033
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 5,034
1880 - 1924
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 5,035
1936 - 2015
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 5,036
1930 - 2019
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 5,037
Among military personnels born in United States, William D. Leahy ranks 86. Before him are Christine Jorgensen (1926), Hal Moore (1922), Carl Spaatz (1891), J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Benjamin Briggs (1835), and Tommy Franks (1945). After him are Richard Marcinko (1940), Walter Bedell Smith (1895), Anthony McAuliffe (1898), George Pickett (1825), Irvin McDowell (1818), and Nathanael Greene (1742).
1926 - 1989
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 80
1922 - 2017
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 81
1891 - 1974
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 82
1833 - 1864
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 83
1835 - 1872
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 84
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 85
1875 - 1959
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 86
1940 - 2021
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 87
1895 - 1961
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 88
1898 - 1975
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 89
1825 - 1875
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 90
1818 - 1885
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 91
1742 - 1786
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 92