MILITARY PERSONNEL
Alan Cunningham
1887 - 1983

Alan Cunningham
Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham, (1 May 1887 – 30 January 1983), was a senior officer of the British Army noted for his victories over Italian forces in the East African Campaign during the Second World War. He then commanded Eighth Army in the desert campaign, but was relieved of command during the Crusader battle against Erwin Rommel. Later he served as the seventh and last High Commissioner of Palestine. He was the younger brother of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Cunningham is the 1,605th most popular military personnel (down from 1,438th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Alan Cunningham ranks 1,605 out of 2,058. Before him are Zhang Zongchang, Infante João, Duke of Beja, Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł, Viktor Zolotov, Thermantia, and Alime Abdenanova. After him are Stanley Maude, Pedro Teixeira, Richmond K. Turner, Aliagha Shikhlinski, Edward Braddock, and Mutsuhiro Watanabe.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZhang Zongchang
1881 - 1932
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,599
Infante João, Duke of Beja
1842 - 1861
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,600
Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł
1778 - 1850
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,601
Viktor Zolotov
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,602
Thermantia
386 - 415
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,603
Alime Abdenanova
1924 - 1944
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,604
Alan Cunningham
1887 - 1983
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,605
Stanley Maude
1864 - 1917
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,606
Pedro Teixeira
1585 - 1641
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,607
Richmond K. Turner
1885 - 1961
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,608
Aliagha Shikhlinski
1863 - 1943
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,609
Edward Braddock
1695 - 1755
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,610
Mutsuhiro Watanabe
1918 - 2003
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,611
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Alan Cunningham ranks 177. Before him are Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, Prince Gustav of Denmark, Peter Arshinov, Giorgio Zampori, Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, and Oskar Luts. After him are Joseph Orbeli, Antonio Moreno, Reginald Owen, Thoralf Skolem, Hranush Arshagyan, and Arcadio Larraona Saralegui. Among people deceased in 1983, Alan Cunningham ranks 148. Before him are Mykola Bazhan, Zhang Daqian, Arvīds Pelše, Nichita Stănescu, Vince Gallagher, and Norman Holter. After him are Mary Renault, Burrill Bernard Crohn, José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, Bart Bok, Earl Hines, and Carlo Orlandi.
Others Born in 1887
Go to all RankingsZigfrīds Anna Meierovics
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1925
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 171
Prince Gustav of Denmark
COMPANION
1887 - 1944
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 172
Peter Arshinov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1887 - 1937
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 173
Giorgio Zampori
GYMNAST
1887 - 1965
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 174
Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1943
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 175
Oskar Luts
WRITER
1887 - 1953
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 176
Alan Cunningham
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1983
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 177
Joseph Orbeli
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1887 - 1961
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 178
Antonio Moreno
ACTOR
1887 - 1967
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 179
Reginald Owen
ACTOR
1887 - 1972
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 180
Thoralf Skolem
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1963
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 181
Hranush Arshagyan
WRITER
1887 - 1905
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 182
Arcadio Larraona Saralegui
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1973
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 183
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsMykola Bazhan
WRITER
1904 - 1983
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 142
Zhang Daqian
PAINTER
1899 - 1983
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 143
Arvīds Pelše
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1983
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 144
Nichita Stănescu
WRITER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 145
Vince Gallagher
ATHLETE
1899 - 1983
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 146
Norman Holter
PHYSICIST
1914 - 1983
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 147
Alan Cunningham
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1983
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 148
Mary Renault
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 149
Burrill Bernard Crohn
PHYSICIAN
1884 - 1983
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 150
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1983
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 151
Bart Bok
ASTRONOMER
1906 - 1983
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 152
Earl Hines
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 153
Carlo Orlandi
BOXER
1910 - 1983
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 154
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Alan Cunningham ranks 184 out of 549. Before him are Edna O'Brien (1930), Dorothea Jordan (1761), Yvonne Farrell (1951), John de Robeck (1862), Herbert Brenon (1880), and Jack Gleeson (1992). After him are Finn Bálor (1981), William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620), Elizabeth Bowen (1899), Violet Gibson (1876), Margaret Lindsay Huggins (1848), and William Howard Russell (1820).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsEdna O'Brien
WRITER
1930 - 2024
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 178
Dorothea Jordan
ACTOR
1761 - 1816
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 179
Yvonne Farrell
ARCHITECT
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 180
John de Robeck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1862 - 1928
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 181
Herbert Brenon
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1958
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 182
Jack Gleeson
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 183
Alan Cunningham
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1983
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 184
Finn Bálor
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 185
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker
MATHEMATICIAN
1620 - 1684
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 186
Elizabeth Bowen
WRITER
1899 - 1973
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 187
Violet Gibson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1956
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 188
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1915
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 189
William Howard Russell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1820 - 1907
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 190
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Ireland
Among military personnels born in Ireland, Alan Cunningham ranks 7. Before him are Peter Lacy (1678), Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883), Richard Montgomery (1738), William Brown (1777), George Browne (1698), and John de Robeck (1862). After him are Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833), Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779), and Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864).
Peter Lacy
1678 - 1751
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 1
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
1883 - 1963
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 2
Richard Montgomery
1738 - 1775
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 3
William Brown
1777 - 1857
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 4
George Browne
1698 - 1792
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 5
John de Robeck
1862 - 1928
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 6
Alan Cunningham
1887 - 1983
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 7
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
1833 - 1913
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 8
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough
1779 - 1869
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 9
Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet
1864 - 1922
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 10