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David Stirling

1915 - 1990

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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish officer in the British Army and the founder and creator of the Special Air Service (SAS). Under his leadership, the SAS carried out hit-and-run raids behind the Axis lines of the North African campaign. He saw active service during the Second World War until he was captured in January 1943. He spent the rest of the war in captivity, despite making several attempts to escape. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Stirling is the 1,200th most popular military personnel (up from 1,367th in 2019), the 2,349th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,303rd in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, David Stirling ranks 1,200 out of 2,058. Before him are Monte Melkonian, Ōtomo no Otomaro, Samad bey Mehmandarov, Nikolai Nebogatov, Máximo Gómez, and Alexander Matrosov. After him are John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, Yang Kyoungjong, Katō Yoshiaki, Matteo I Visconti, Nikolai Linevich, and Richard Montgomery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, David Stirling ranks 114. Before him are J. C. R. Licklider, Herman Wouk, Sergio Bertoni, Caterina Boratto, Hanns Martin Schleyer, and Artur London. After him are Jo Van Fleet, Herma Bauma, Richard Hamming, Paul Castellano, Tim, and Henner Henkel. Among people deceased in 1990, David Stirling ranks 117. Before him are Andrei Kirilenko, Paul Tortelier, Naoto Tajima, Shigeo Shingo, J. C. R. Licklider, and José Napoleón Duarte. After him are Luigi Beccali, Otto Ambros, Štefan Čambal, Irene Dunne, Rashad Khalifa, and Feng Youlan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Stirling ranks 2,349 out of 8,785. Before him are Alex Turner (1986), Julian Lennon (1963), James Stirling (1692), Cary Elwes (1962), Cecil Beaton (1904), and Chris Bristow (1937). After him are John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885), John Hughes (1814), Millicent Fawcett (1847), Ken Tyrrell (1924), Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), and Marie Stopes (1880).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, David Stirling ranks 54. Before him are Horatio Gates (1727), David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871), FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775), Arthur Percival (1887), and Robert Maynard (1684). After him are John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885), Claude Choules (1901), J. F. C. Fuller (1878), John Fastolf (1380), Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (1888), and John Burgoyne (1722).

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