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Isaac Shelby

1750 - 1826

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Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was an American politician and military officer who was the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina. He also fought in Lord Dunmore's War, the American Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. While governor, he led the Kentucky militia in the Battle of the Thames, an action that was rewarded with a Congressional Gold Medal. Counties in nine states, and several cities and military bases, have been named in his honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Shelby is the 1,996th most popular military personnel (up from 2,015th in 2019), the 12,559th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,122nd in 2019) and the 188th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Isaac Shelby ranks 1,996 out of 2,058Before him are John Buford, Stanley A. McChrystal, Richard Myers, Sékouba Konaté, Leonidas Polk, and Oleg Mityaev. After him are Crispus Attucks, Denys Prokopenko, Khattiya Sawasdipol, William J. Hardee, Andrey Mordvichev, and Denis Berezovsky.

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Among people born in 1750, Isaac Shelby ranks 46Before him are Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, Aaron Arrowsmith, Prince Frederick of Great Britain, Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa, John André, and Frederick Muhlenberg.  Among people deceased in 1826, Isaac Shelby ranks 53Before him are Nicolas Fuss, Antoni Malczewski, Ferdinand Bauer, Germanos III of Old Patras, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, and Iolo Morganwg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Isaac Shelby ranks 12,563 out of 20,380Before him are Christa Miller (1964), Jimmie Johnson (1975), Dallas Roberts (1970), Howard Georgi (1947), Frank Ocean (1987), and Antonio Tarver (1968). After him are Keone Young (1947), Gary Herbert (1947), Les Brown (1912), André 3000 (1975), Mario Savio (1942), and Taylor Hill (1996).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Isaac Shelby ranks 188Before him are Earl Van Dorn (1820), George Rogers Clark (1752), John Buford (1826), Stanley A. McChrystal (1954), Richard Myers (1942), and Leonidas Polk (1806). After him are Crispus Attucks (1723), William J. Hardee (1815), Henry Warner Slocum (1827), John S. Bull (1934), Henry Heth (1825), and H. R. McMaster (1962).