MILITARY PERSONNEL

Elmo Zumwalt

1920 - 2000

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Elmo Russell "Bud" Zumwalt Jr. (November 29, 1920 – January 2, 2000) was a United States Navy officer and the youngest person to serve as Chief of Naval Operations. As an admiral and later the 19th Chief of Naval Operations, Zumwalt played a major role in United States military history, especially during the Vietnam War. A decorated war veteran, Zumwalt reformed United States Navy personnel policies in an effort to improve enlisted life and ease racial tensions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elmo Zumwalt is the 1,888th most popular military personnel (up from 1,938th in 2019), the 9,083rd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,734th in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Elmo Zumwalt ranks 1,888 out of 2,058. Before him are Charles Q. Brown Jr., Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Rufina Gasheva, Sergey Gritsevets, Mikhail Yefremov, and George Milne, 1st Baron Milne. After him are James Stockdale, Augustin Bizimungu, Mikhail Mizintsev, Juan de Salcedo, Nathan Hale, and Moe Berg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Elmo Zumwalt ranks 377. Before him are William Tenn, Osamu Hayaishi, Bella Abzug, Stan Musial, Leonid Shvartsman, and Antoinette Meyer. After him are Kelpo Gröndahl, Clive Dunn, Ted Fujita, Shelly Manne, Osvaldo Sáez, and Edera Cordiale. Among people deceased in 2000, Elmo Zumwalt ranks 273. Before him are Erich Kähler, Federico Wilde, Nat Adderley, Tony Cliff, Stanley Turrentine, and George Koltanowski. After him are Policarpo Paz García, Edward Craven Walker, Václav Horák, Gerardo Romero, Kazimierz Brandys, and Yuriy Lituyev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elmo Zumwalt ranks 9,085 out of 20,380. Before him are Lori Loughlin (1964), Jo Jones (1911), Lex Luger (1958), Dan Coats (1943), Dexter Jackson (1969), and Michael Rosenbaum (1972). After him are Charlie Byrd (1925), Samuel P. Bush (1863), Isabel Sanford (1917), Vince Boryla (1927), Stan Brakhage (1933), and James Stockdale (1923).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Elmo Zumwalt ranks 140. Before him are A. P. Hill (1825), Martin Dempsey (1952), Israel Putnam (1718), Michael Mullen (1946), Robert L. Eichelberger (1886), and Charles Q. Brown Jr. (1962). After him are James Stockdale (1923), Nathan Hale (1755), Moe Berg (1902), Sterling Price (1809), James Joseph Dresnok (1941), and William Alexander Morgan (1928).

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