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Charles Lightoller

1874 - 1952

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Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller, (30 March 1874 – 8 December 1952) was a British mariner and naval officer who was the second officer on board the RMS Titanic. During the ship's sinking, and as the officer in charge of loading passengers into lifeboats on the port side, Lightoller strictly enforced the women and children only protocol, not allowing any male passengers to board the lifeboats unless they were needed as auxiliary seamen. He was the most senior officer to survive the disaster. Lightoller served as a commanding officer in the Royal Navy during World War I and he was twice decorated for gallantry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Lightoller is the 305th most popular companion (up from 328th in 2019), the 1,025th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 892nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Companion.

Charles Lightoller was the second officer on the Titanic and was one of the few people to survive the sinking. He helped rescue many passengers and crew members.

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Among companions, Charles Lightoller ranks 305 out of 784. Before him are Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France, Adelaide del Vasto, Linda McCartney, Euphrosyne of Kiev, Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, and Countess Georgina von Wilczek. After him are Mamie Eisenhower, Queen Cheorin, Meketaten, Cecilia Renata of Austria, Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, and Parysatis II.

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Among people born in 1874, Charles Lightoller ranks 42. Before him are Josef Suk, Inessa Armand, Luigi Einaudi, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Henri Guisan, and Reynaldo Hahn. After him are Charles Ives, Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, Auguste Perret, André-Louis Debierne, and Reginald Johnston. Among people deceased in 1952, Charles Lightoller ranks 31. Before him are Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Charles Scott Sherrington, Hattie McDaniel, Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria, Sveinn Björnsson, and Rudolf Slánský. After him are Bedřich Hrozný, Heinrich von Vietinghoff, Pedro Lascuráin, Jack Parsons, Efim Bogoljubov, and Joseph Avenol.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Lightoller ranks 1,025 out of 8,785. Before him are Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), John of Salisbury (1110), Freeman Dyson (1923), Lewis Fry Richardson (1881), Danny Boyle (1956), and Len Deighton (1929). After him are Ida Noddack (1896), David Cameron (1966), Malcolm III of Scotland (1031), Diana Wynne Jones (1934), Thomas Mun (1571), and Lewis Hamilton (1985).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Charles Lightoller ranks 34. Before him are Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862), Amélie of Orléans (1865), Catherine of Lancaster (1373), Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897), Louise of Great Britain (1724), and Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848). After him are Lilian, Princess of Réthy (1916), Anne Hyde (1637), Matilda of Scotland (1080), Eadgyth (910), Judith of Flanders (844), and Cynthia Lennon (1939).

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