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Henry Allingham

1896 - 2009

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Henry William Allingham (6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009) was an English supercentenarian. He is the longest-lived man ever recorded from the United Kingdom, a First World War veteran, and, for one month, the verified oldest living man in the world. He is also the second-oldest military veteran ever, and at the time of his death was the 12th-verified oldest man of all time. Allingham was the oldest-ever surviving member of any of the British Armed Forces, and one of the last surviving veterans of the First World War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Allingham is the 996th most popular military personnel (down from 906th in 2019), the 2,000th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,585th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Henry Allingham ranks 996 out of 2,058. Before him are Georgios Karaiskakis, Huijong of Goryeo, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, Qin Liangyu, Takasugi Shinsaku, and Yakov Pavlov. After him are Yan Liang, François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé, Walter Weiß, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, P. G. T. Beauregard, and Hamazasp Babadzhanian.

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Among people born in 1896, Henry Allingham ranks 103. Before him are Fayzulla Khodzhayev, Pierre Jeanneret, Carl Ludwig Siegel, Boris Podolsky, William A. Wellman, and Stanisława Leszczyńska. After him are Besse Cooper, Ludwik Fleck, Tadj ol-Molouk, He Long, Heimito von Doderer, and Erich Hückel. Among people deceased in 2009, Henry Allingham ranks 115. Before him are Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Claude Berri, Hélio Gracie, Edward Schillebeeckx, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and Tayeb Salih. After him are Merce Cunningham, Rosanna Schiaffino, Vasily Aksyonov, Bea Arthur, Robert Enke, and Susanna Agnelli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Allingham ranks 2,000 out of 8,785. Before him are Ouida (1839), William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), Sophie Turner (1996), Dennis Nilsen (1945), Mary Astell (1666), and John Fletcher (1579). After him are Roger Hodgson (1950), Pauline Moran (1947), Kenneth Grahame (1859), Alan Bates (1934), Joanne Whalley (1961), and Charles Hatchett (1765).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Henry Allingham ranks 41. Before him are Paddy Roy Bates (1921), Joseph Boxhall (1884), Woodes Rogers (1679), John Moore (1761), Bertram Ramsay (1883), and William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729). After him are Andrew Parker Bowles (1939), Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890), Richard Dannatt (1950), James Wolfe (1727), Robert Blake (1599), and Arthur Rostron (1869).

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