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Billy Bishop

1894 - 1956

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Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, (8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War. He was officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war, and also received a Victoria Cross. During the Second World War, Bishop was instrumental in setting up and promoting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Bishop is the 1,848th most popular military personnel (down from 1,837th in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 402nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Billy Bishop ranks 1,848 out of 2,058. Before him are Márcio Melo, Olha Ilkiv, John F. Reynolds, Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Adrianos Komnenos, and Mindarus. After him are Jonathan M. Wainwright, John Eisenhower, James Wilkinson, Afanasy Beloborodov, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, and Hemedti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Billy Bishop ranks 219. Before him are Albert Préjean, James P. Johnson, Renzo De Vecchi, Georgy Ivanov, Billy Gilbert, and Rudolf Geiger. After him are Tommy Green, Raymond Schwartz, Yan Gamarnik, Mikhail Suslin, André Jousseaume, and Johannes Block. Among people deceased in 1956, Billy Bishop ranks 182. Before him are Khadr El-Touni, Benjamin Glazer, Leonard Peterson, Otto Scheff, Christian Gitsham, and Artur Văitoianu. After him are Frank Brangwyn, Werner Haas, Frederick G. Donnan, William Thompson, Wollmar Boström, and Preston Tucker.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Billy Bishop ranks 462 out of 1,622. Before him are Matt Craven (1956), Steven Ogg (1973), Wyndham Lewis (1882), Duncan Regehr (1952), Rae Dawn Chong (1961), and Marcel Dionne (1951). After him are Richard Manuel (1943), George Romanes (1848), Jagmeet Singh (1979), Xavier Dolan (1989), Maryse Ouellet (1983), and Jack Carson (1910).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Canada

Among military personnels born in Canada, Billy Bishop ranks 5. Before him are Henry Clinton (1730), George Lawrence Price (1892), Harry Crerar (1888), and Francis Pegahmagabow (1891).

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