MILITARY PERSONNEL

William Rosecrans

1819 - 1898

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William Starke Rosecrans (September 6, 1819 – March 11, 1898) was an American inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and U.S. Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War. He was the victor at prominent battles in the Western theater of the American Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Rosecrans has received more than 593,059 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. William Rosecrans is the 1,916th most popular military personnel (down from 1,573rd in 2019), the 9,229th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,470th in 2019) and the 156th most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, William Rosecrans ranks 1,916 out of 2,058. Before him are Eddie Rickenbacker, Christy Mathewson, Willis Augustus Lee, Guy Simonds, Lisa Franchetti, and Mamadu Ture Kuruma. After him are John C. Pemberton, Joseph Dunford, James Wilkinson, Hemedti, Suheil al-Hassan, and Albert Agarunov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1819, William Rosecrans ranks 97. Before him are Joseph Bazalgette, Yuri Samarin, Yakov Polonsky, Monier Monier-Williams, Alexander Melville Bell, and George Salmon. After him are Narcyza Żmichowska, Henry Tate, Samuel Brannan, and John W. Geary. Among people deceased in 1898, William Rosecrans ranks 77. Before him are Axel Gudbrand Blytt, Don Carlos Buell, Yakov Polonsky, Hieronymous Theodor Richter, Johan Lange, and Yelena Polenova. After him are Thomas F. Bayard, Luiza Pesjak, Georg Bühler, Samuel Plimsoll, George Grey, and Benjamin Mountfort.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Rosecrans ranks 9,229 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Hillerman (1925), Adam Goldberg (1970), Jeanne Cooper (1928), Jim Hanks (1961), Terrence Mann (1951), and Seasick Steve (1951). After him are Dean Cundey (1946), Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847), Leon Shamroy (1901), Gwen Torrence (1965), Lamar Hunt (1932), and Judee Sill (1944).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, William Rosecrans ranks 156. Before him are John Abizaid (1951), James Stockdale (1923), Eddie Rickenbacker (1890), Christy Mathewson (1880), Willis Augustus Lee (1888), and Lisa Franchetti (1964). After him are John C. Pemberton (1814), Joseph Dunford (1955), James Wilkinson (1757), William Hood Simpson (1888), John Schofield (1831), and Gail Halvorsen (1920).

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