MILITARY PERSONNEL
Douglas Bader
1910 - 1982

Douglas Bader
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, (; 21 February 1910 – 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. Bader joined the RAF in 1928, and was commissioned in 1930. In December 1931, while attempting aerobatics, he crashed and lost the lower part of both his legs. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Douglas Bader is the 1,589th most popular military personnel (down from 1,528th in 2019), the 3,145th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,584th in 2019) and the 74th most popular British Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Douglas Bader ranks 1,589 out of 2,058. Before him are François Perrier, Vasyl Makukh, Baba Nobuharu, Hans Felber, Pierre André de Suffren, and Alfredo Astiz. After him are Mikhail Yegorov, Georges Mouton, Abbakka Chowta, Arleigh Burke, Gaius Cassius Longinus, and Pierre Bosquet.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrançois Perrier
1833 - 1888
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,583
Vasyl Makukh
1927 - 1968
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,584
Baba Nobuharu
1514 - 1575
HPI: 58.06
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Hans Felber
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,586
Pierre André de Suffren
1729 - 1788
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,587
Alfredo Astiz
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,588
Douglas Bader
1910 - 1982
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,589
Mikhail Yegorov
1923 - 1975
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,590
Georges Mouton
1770 - 1838
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,591
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1525 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,592
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HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,593
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214 BC - 154 BC
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,594
Pierre Bosquet
1810 - 1861
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 1,595
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Douglas Bader ranks 213. Before him are Carlo Ceresoli, Peter Pears, Fei Xiaotong, Lupita Tovar, Erkki Aaltonen, and Herminio Masantonio. After him are Gus Hall, Gaston Defferre, Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark, Delfín Benítez Cáceres, Fritzi Burger, and Marc Lawrence. Among people deceased in 1982, Douglas Bader ranks 164. Before him are Seraphim Rose, Ed Hamm, Ludwig Bieberbach, Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Gábor Szabó, and Harold Sakata. After him are Haskell Curry, Antonio Guzmán Fernández, Rachel Cohen-Kagan, Alfons Dorfner, Carmelo Robledo, and Irmgard Keun.
Others Born in 1910
Go to all RankingsCarlo Ceresoli
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1995
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 207
Peter Pears
SINGER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 208
Fei Xiaotong
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1910 - 2005
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 209
Lupita Tovar
ACTOR
1910 - 2016
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 210
Erkki Aaltonen
COMPOSER
1910 - 1990
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 211
Herminio Masantonio
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1956
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 212
Douglas Bader
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1982
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 213
Gus Hall
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2000
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 214
Gaston Defferre
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1986
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 215
Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1989
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 216
Delfín Benítez Cáceres
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2004
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 217
Fritzi Burger
SKATER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 218
Marc Lawrence
ACTOR
1910 - 2005
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 219
Others Deceased in 1982
Go to all RankingsSeraphim Rose
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 1982
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 158
Ed Hamm
ATHLETE
1906 - 1982
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 159
Ludwig Bieberbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1886 - 1982
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 160
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1982
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 161
Gábor Szabó
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1982
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 162
Harold Sakata
ACTOR
1920 - 1982
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 163
Douglas Bader
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1982
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 164
Haskell Curry
MATHEMATICIAN
1900 - 1982
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 165
Antonio Guzmán Fernández
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1982
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 166
Rachel Cohen-Kagan
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1982
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 167
Alfons Dorfner
ATHLETE
1911 - 1982
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 168
Carmelo Robledo
BOXER
1912 - 1982
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 169
Irmgard Keun
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 170
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Douglas Bader ranks 3,146 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Hooker (1554), Jason Flemyng (1966), Roger Norrington (1934), Angus Ogilvy (1928), Banastre Tarleton (1754), and Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678). After him are Julian Bream (1933), Jonathan Glazer (1965), Ernst Wilhelm Bohle (1903), Gwendoline Christie (1978), Nick Hornby (1957), and Richard Marquand (1937).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRichard Hooker
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1554 - 1600
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 3,140
Jason Flemyng
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 3,141
Roger Norrington
MUSICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 3,142
Angus Ogilvy
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2004
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,143
Banastre Tarleton
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1833
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,144
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
PHILOSOPHER
1678 - 1751
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,145
Douglas Bader
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1982
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,146
Julian Bream
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,147
Jonathan Glazer
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,148
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1960
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,149
Gwendoline Christie
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,150
Nick Hornby
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,151
Richard Marquand
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 1987
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,152
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom
Douglas Bader is not ranked in United Kingdom