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Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

1891 - 1969

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Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969), was a senior and highly decorated British Army officer who served in both of the world wars. In addition, following the end of his military career, he served as Governor General of Canada and became the first Lord Lieutenant of Greater London in 1965. Alexander was born in London and was educated at Harrow before moving on to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, for training as an army officer of the Irish Guards. He rose to prominence through his service in the First World War, and continued his military career through various British campaigns across Europe and Asia during the interwar period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis is the 425th most popular military personnel (up from 461st in 2019), the 961st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 833rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Military Personnel.

Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis was a British Army officer who commanded the Allied forces in North Africa during the Second World War. He was also the 18th Governor-General of Canada from 1952 to 1958.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis ranks 425 out of 2,058. Before him are Huang Zhong, Muqali, Reinhard Scheer, Gaius Claudius Glaber, Henri Guisan, and Erasmo of Narni. After him are La Hire, Bahram Chobin, Tarrare, Li Mu, Nicolas Chauvin, and Leonid Govorov.

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Among people born in 1891, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis ranks 37. Before him are Henry Morgenthau Jr., Fumimaro Konoe, Carl Spaatz, Jose P. Laurel, Shukri al-Quwatli, and Michael Chekhov. After him are Antonio Segni, Yrjö Väisälä, Hans Reichenbach, Ole Kirk Christiansen, Arthur Drewry, and Max Amann. Among people deceased in 1969, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis ranks 39. Before him are Witold Gombrowicz, Sonja Henie, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Abdirashid Shermarke, Josef von Sternberg, and Alexandra David-Néel. After him are Vito Genovese, Wacław Sierpiński, Boris Karloff, Vjekoslav Luburić, B. Traven, and Enrique Ballestrero.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis ranks 961 out of 8,785. Before him are Kevin Keegan (1951), Richard Arkwright (1732), William Holman Hunt (1827), Naomi Campbell (1970), Thomas Malory (1405), and Francis Hutcheson (1694). After him are Edmund Spenser (1552), Jessica Tandy (1909), Brenda Blethyn (1946), Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817), Robert FitzRoy (1805), and John Ray (1627).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis ranks 21. Before him are Jack Phillips (1887), Hugh Dowding (1882), Timothy Laurence (1955), Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861), Henry Maitland Wilson (1881), and Charles Lee (1731). After him are Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738), Harold Bride (1890), Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861), John Franklin (1786), William Bligh (1754), and James Paul Moody (1887).

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