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Carl Brashear

1931 - 2006

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Carl Maxie Brashear (19 January 1931 – 25 July 2006) was a United States Navy sailor. He was a Master Diver, rising to the position in 1970, despite having his lower left leg amputated in 1966. The 2000 film Men of Honor was based on his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Brashear is the 1,131st most popular military personnel (down from 1,008th in 2019), the 3,831st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,898th in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Carl Brashear ranks 1,131 out of 2,058. Before him are Erwin Jaenecke, August Karl von Goeben, Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, Chelsea Manning, Mohamed Oufkir, and Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. After him are Kenneth Anderson, Blas de Lezo, Li Ling, Ivan Sidorenko, Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Alexander von Krobatin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Carl Brashear ranks 187. Before him are Heisuke Hironaka, Shintaro Katsu, Larry Silverstein, Atsuko Ikeda, Rajko Kuzmanović, and Johnny Kitagawa. After him are William P. Clark Jr., Sergio Sebastiani, Lucio Urtubia, John Houghton, Philip Baker Hall, and Dan Gurney. Among people deceased in 2006, Carl Brashear ranks 143. Before him are Gérard Oury, Gennadiy Aygi, Jack Williamson, George Koval, Rocío Dúrcal, and Trevor Berbick. After him are Wilson Pickett, Allan Kaprow, Shin Sang-ok, Maynard Ferguson, Richard Bright, and Ferenc Szusza.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Brashear ranks 3,831 out of 20,380. Before him are Candice King (1987), Arthur Janov (1924), Mildred Dresselhaus (1930), Cy Twombly (1928), Johnny Kitagawa (1931), and Captain Beefheart (1941). After him are Gerard Damiano (1928), Dee Wallace (1948), Kenny Loggins (1948), Peter Strauss (1947), Dolley Madison (1768), and Lee Konitz (1927).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Carl Brashear ranks 67. Before him are Charlie Wilson (1933), Philip Sheridan (1831), John O'Connor (1920), Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738), Wesley Clark (1944), and Chelsea Manning (1987). After him are Kit Carson (1809), Monte Melkonian (1957), John Basilone (1916), Lucius D. Clay (1898), George Dewey (1837), and David Petraeus (1952).

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