MILITARY PERSONNEL

Eddie Rickenbacker

1890 - 1973

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Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (born Edward Rickenbacher, October 8, 1890 – July 23, 1973) was an American fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace of the war. He was also a racing driver, an automotive designer, and a long-time head of Eastern Air Lines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Eddie Rickenbacker is the 1,926th most popular military personnel (down from 1,912th in 2024), the 9,742nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,164th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Eddie Rickenbacker ranks 1,926 out of 2,058. Before him are William Alexander Morgan, William T. Anderson, Alexander Patch, Lyman Lemnitzer, John Bell Hood, and Guy Simonds. After him are Ronen Bar, John Abizaid, Franz von Werra, Malik Ambar, Edmund Kirby Smith, and Neil Ritchie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Eddie Rickenbacker ranks 228. Before him are Néstor Guillén, Colin Carruthers, Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia, Bess Meredyth, Virginie Hériot, and Eoin O'Duffy. After him are Hubert Stevens, Jennie Fletcher, Myra Hess, Fred M. Vinson, John Rupert Firth, and Edgar Kennedy. Among people deceased in 1973, Eddie Rickenbacker ranks 250. Before him are Henrique da Silveira, Sidney Blackmer, William Haines, Dudley Senanayake, Umberto Zanolini, and Arthur Fadden. After him are Gustav Freij, Mário de Noronha, Steve Seymour, Alla Tarasova, Armando Segato, and Nasif Estéfano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Rickenbacker ranks 9,744 out of 20,380. Before him are Anna J. Harrison (1912), Jimmy Garrison (1934), David Hess (1936), Herbert Boyer (1936), Steven Mnuchin (1962), and Daniel Kelly (1883). After him are Mary Miles Minter (1902), A. J. Foyt (1935), Utada Hikaru (1983), Marc Webb (1974), Bonnie J. Dunbar (1949), and Tim Ryan (1973).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Eddie Rickenbacker ranks 152. Before him are James Joseph Dresnok (1941), William Alexander Morgan (1928), William T. Anderson (1839), Alexander Patch (1889), Lyman Lemnitzer (1899), and John Bell Hood (1831). After him are John Abizaid (1951), Edmund Kirby Smith (1824), Christy Mathewson (1880), Raymond T. Odierno (1954), Frank Buckles (1901), and Don Carlos Buell (1818).

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