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Eugene Bullard

1895 - 1961

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Eugene Jacques Bullard (born Eugene James Bullard; October 9, 1895 – October 12, 1961) was one of the first African-American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States. Bullard was one of the few black combat pilots during World War I, along with Pierre Réjon from France, William Robinson Clarke, a Jamaican who flew for the Royal Flying Corps, Domenico Mondelli from Italy, and Ahmet Ali Çelikten of the Ottoman Empire. Also a boxer and a jazz musician, he was called "L'Hirondelle noire" in French (literally "Black Swallow"). All Blood Runs Red, a biography of Bullard by Phil Keith and Tom Clavin, was published in 2019 by Hanover Square Press. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Eugene Bullard is the 1,940th most popular military personnel (down from 1,879th in 2024), the 10,376th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,353rd in 2019) and the 158th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Eugene Bullard ranks 1,940 out of 2,058. Before him are Thomas Picton, Frank Buckles, Christopher G. Cavoli, Don Carlos Buell, Kobi Shabtai, and Aleksandr Lapin. After him are Lloyd Fredendall, Frederick E. Morgan, William Rosecrans, William Hood Simpson, Carl Gustav Fleischer, and Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Eugene Bullard ranks 291. Before him are Aileen Pringle, Mikuláš Galanda, Zoltan Korda, Alice Lake, Milton Margai, and Adam Papée. After him are Florence Vidor, R. J. Mitchell, Willard Rice, Wanda Hawley, Birger Cederin, and Evelyn Brent. Among people deceased in 1961, Eugene Bullard ranks 189. Before him are Kazimierz Laskowski, Whittaker Chambers, Zoltan Korda, Augustus John, Gail Russell, and Miriam A. Ferguson. After him are Augusto Barcía Trelles, Eddie Polo, Adela Pankhurst, Gustaf Rosenquist, Uberto De Morpurgo, and Susanna M. Salter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eugene Bullard ranks 10,378 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Valley (1964), Lin Carter (1930), Laura La Plante (1904), Mary Ford (1924), Dan Calichman (1968), and Tony MacAlpine (1960). After him are Paul Motian (1931), Narada Michael Walden (1952), Robert Burks (1909), Billy Eckstine (1914), Dean Kamen (1951), and Matt Sydal (1983).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Eugene Bullard ranks 158. Before him are John Abizaid (1951), Edmund Kirby Smith (1824), Christy Mathewson (1880), Raymond T. Odierno (1954), Frank Buckles (1901), and Don Carlos Buell (1818). After him are Lloyd Fredendall (1883), William Rosecrans (1819), William Hood Simpson (1888), Anthony Wayne (1745), Chesty Puller (1898), and Lewis H. Brereton (1890).

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