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Arleigh Burke

1901 - 1996

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Arleigh Albert Burke (October 19, 1901 – January 1, 1996) was an admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), the lead ship of her class of Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyers, was commissioned in Burke's honor in 1991. The honor of naming a US naval vessel after a living figure was only the fourth time it had been bestowed since 1861. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arleigh Burke is the 1,593rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,258th in 2019), the 5,869th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,687th in 2019) and the 99th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Arleigh Burke ranks 1,593 out of 2,058. Before him are Pierre André de Suffren, Alfredo Astiz, Douglas Bader, Mikhail Yegorov, Georges Mouton, and Abbakka Chowta. After him are Gaius Cassius Longinus, Pierre Bosquet, John de Robeck, Jinichi Kusaka, Ali Aaltonen, and Zhang Zongchang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Arleigh Burke ranks 204. Before him are Konstantinos Kollias, William Daniels, Louis Boyer, Gustav Knuth, Arne Borg, and Mark Oliphant. After him are Haj Ali Razmara, Frank Zamboni, Hugo Haas, Alfred Müller-Armack, Frederick Loewe, and Louis Clarke. Among people deceased in 1996, Arleigh Burke ranks 178. Before him are Paul Rand, San Yu, Vagn Holmboe, Mikael Tariverdiev, Aruna Asaf Ali, and Arthur Rudolph. After him are Inger Jacobsen, Yahya Ayyash, Og Mandino, Yulii Khariton, Jurandir de Freitas, and Lew Ayres.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arleigh Burke ranks 5,869 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam J. Jones (1954), Richard N. Frye (1920), Walter Sutton (1877), Ralph Hartley (1888), Ernest Fenollosa (1853), and Gus Hall (1910). After him are Alvan Graham Clark (1832), Michael Cole (1968), Mark Tornillo (1954), Paul J. Weitz (1932), Syd Field (1935), and Mary Blair (1911).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Arleigh Burke ranks 99. Before him are Nathanael Greene (1742), Nelson A. Miles (1839), James M. Gavin (1907), Doris Miller (1919), Robert Gould Shaw (1837), and Tommy Franks (1945). After him are Richmond K. Turner (1885), Henry Halleck (1815), Carlos Hathcock (1942), Christine Jorgensen (1926), J. Lawton Collins (1896), and Eddie Slovik (1920).

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