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Douglas MacArthur

1880 - 1964

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Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American general who served as a top commander during World War II and the Korean War, achieving the rank of General of the Army. He served with distinction in World War I; as chief of staff of the United States Army from 1930 to 1935; as Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area, from 1942 to 1945 during WWII; as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers overseeing the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951; and as head of the United Nations Command in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. MacArthur was nominated for the Medal of Honor three times, and awarded it for his WWII service in the Philippines. He is one of only five people to hold the rank of General of the Army, and the only person to hold the rank of Field Marshal in the Philippine Army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Douglas MacArthur is the 49th most popular military personnel (down from 40th in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from United States (down from 127th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Military Personnel.

Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He is most famous for his service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and is one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the US Army.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Douglas MacArthur ranks 49 out of 2,058. Before him are Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Guan Yu, Stonewall Jackson, Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, and Alfred Jodl. After him are Hiroo Onoda, Seleucus I Nicator, Alfred Dreyfus, Germanicus, Isoroku Yamamoto, and Lü Bu.

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Among people born in 1880, Douglas MacArthur ranks 5. Before him are George Marshall, Helen Keller, Guillaume Apollinaire, and Alfred Wegener. After him are Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Fedor von Bock, John Boyd Orr, Robert Musil, Oswald Spengler, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Franz Marc. Among people deceased in 1964, Douglas MacArthur ranks 3. Before him are Jawaharlal Nehru, and Leo Szilard. After him are Herbert Hoover, Victor Francis Hess, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Paul of Greece, Hans von Euler-Chelpin, James Franck, Alma Mahler, Rachel Carson, and Norbert Wiener.

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Among people born in United States, Douglas MacArthur ranks 200 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Hanks (1956), John Jay (1745), Brad Pitt (1963), Gene Cernan (1934), Whitney Houston (1963), and William James Sidis (1898). After him are Ed Asner (1929), Herbert Hoover (1874), Henry Fonda (1905), Noah Webster (1758), Denzel Washington (1954), and Francis Ford Coppola (1939).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Douglas MacArthur ranks 2. Before him are Stonewall Jackson (1824). After him are Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934), Wild Bill Hickok (1837), George S. Patton (1885), Robert E. Lee (1807), Yonatan Netanyahu (1946), Robert Peary (1856), George Armstrong Custer (1839), Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915), Chester W. Nimitz (1885), and William Halsey Jr. (1882).

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