1923 - 2014
William J. Guarnere Sr. (April 28, 1923 – March 8, 2014) was a United States Army paratrooper who fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division. Guarnere wrote Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story with long-time friend Edward "Babe" Heffron and journalist Robyn Post in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Guarnere has received more than 2,283,546 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Guarnere is the 1,449th most popular military personnel (down from 1,221st in 2019), the 5,670th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,610th in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, William Guarnere ranks 1,449 out of 1,468. Before him are Diogo Lopes de Sequeira, Richard S. Ewell, Conrad Albrecht, Mariya Oktyabrskaya, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, and Ian Hamilton. After him are Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, David Stirling, Dietrich Kraiss, Harold Rainsford Stark, Malik Ambar, and Juan Aldama.
1465 - 1530
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 1,443
1817 - 1872
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 1,444
1880 - 1969
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 1,445
1905 - 1944
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 1,446
1726 - 1799
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 1,447
1853 - 1947
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 1,448
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 1,449
1724 - 1816
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 1,450
1915 - 1990
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 1,451
1889 - 1944
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 1,452
1880 - 1972
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 1,453
1548 - 1626
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 1,454
1774 - 1811
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 1,455
Among people born in 1923, William Guarnere ranks 260. Before him are Menahem Pressler, Henryk Gulbinowicz, Bülent Ulusu, Hrant Shahinyan, François Cavanna, and Bülent Eken. After him are Richard Herrmann, Ruth Williams Khama, Norman Smith, Inger Jacobsen, Eugene Sledge, and Otar Korkia. Among people deceased in 2014, William Guarnere ranks 248. Before him are Ilija Pantelić, Gordon Tullock, François Cavanna, Mohammed Fahim, Knut Nystedt, and Ignatius Zakka I Iwas. After him are Brian Hart, Joep Lange, Ferdinando Terruzzi, Richard N. Frye, Mary Stewart, and Sandra Bem.
1923 - 2023
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 254
1923 - 2020
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 255
1923 - 2015
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 256
1923 - 1996
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 257
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 258
1923 - 2016
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 259
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 260
1923 - 1962
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 261
1923 - 2002
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 262
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 263
1923 - 1996
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 264
1923 - 2001
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 265
1923 - 2005
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 266
1942 - 2014
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 242
1922 - 2014
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 243
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 244
1957 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 245
1915 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 246
1931 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 247
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 248
1936 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 249
1954 - 2014
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 250
1924 - 2014
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 251
1920 - 2014
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 252
1916 - 2014
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 253
1944 - 2014
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 254
Among people born in United States, William Guarnere ranks 5,670 out of 18,182. Before him are John J. McCloy (1895), Janice Dickinson (1955), Norman Spinrad (1940), Jon Huntsman Jr. (1960), Nicholas Pileggi (1933), and Rafer Johnson (1935). After him are Anna Louise Strong (1885), Boz Scaggs (1944), Forrest Smithson (1884), Van Johnson (1916), Roy Thinnes (1938), and Frank J. Tipler (1947).
1895 - 1989
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,664
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,665
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,666
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,667
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,668
1935 - 2020
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,669
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,670
1885 - 1970
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,671
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,672
1884 - 1962
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,673
1916 - 2008
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,674
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,675
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 5,676
Among military personnels born in United States, William Guarnere ranks 98. Before him are Nathanael Greene (1742), Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845), Moe Berg (1902), Lewis Powell (1844), Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883), and Richard S. Ewell (1817). After him are Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Eugene Sledge (1923), Smedley Butler (1881), Robert Anderson (1805), J. D. Tippit (1924), and Mark Milley (1958).
1742 - 1786
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 92
1845 - 1912
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 93
1902 - 1972
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 94
1844 - 1865
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 95
1883 - 1953
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 96
1817 - 1872
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 97
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 98
1880 - 1972
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 99
1923 - 2001
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 100
1881 - 1940
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 101
1805 - 1871
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 102
1924 - 1963
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 103
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 104