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David Petraeus

1952 - Today

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David Howell Petraeus (; born 7 November 1952) is a retired United States Army general who served as the fourth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from September 2011 until his resignation in November 2012. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, Petraeus served 37 years in the United States Army. His last assignments in the Army were as commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A) from July 2010 to July 2011. His other four-star assignments include serving as the 10th commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) from October 2008 to June 2010, and as commanding general, Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) from February 2007 to September 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. David Petraeus is the 1,245th most popular military personnel (down from 1,101st in 2024), the 4,249th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,204th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, David Petraeus ranks 1,245 out of 2,058. Before him are Nina Lobkovskaya, Hans Graf von Sponeck, Peisander, Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, and Grigory Shtern. After him are Mariya Oktyabrskaya, Eyal Zamir, Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, Semyon Krivoshein, François Joseph Westermann, and Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, David Petraeus ranks 208. Before him are Rishi Kapoor, Rosemarie Ackermann, Vasco Rossi, Simon MacCorkindale, Jorge Olguín, and Diane Venora. After him are Harold Faltermeyer, Vinnie Vincent, Pat Cox, Wolfgang Rihm, Jacob Miller, and Adi Shamir.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Petraeus ranks 4,249 out of 20,380. Before him are Willa Cather (1873), Cassie Ventura (1986), Richard M. Karp (1935), Fred Brooks (1931), Beatrice Straight (1914), and Angelo Dundee (1921). After him are Buddy Guy (1936), Vincent Pastore (1946), Peter T. King (1944), Virginia Madsen (1961), Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), and Betsy Ross (1752).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, David Petraeus ranks 73. Before him are Carl Brashear (1931), Kit Carson (1809), Monte Melkonian (1957), John Basilone (1916), Lucius D. Clay (1898), and George Dewey (1837). After him are John C. Woods (1911), Charles Robert Jenkins (1940), Alexander Vandegrift (1887), William Calley (1943), Albert Sidney Johnston (1803), and Theodore Van Kirk (1921).

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