MILITARY PERSONNEL

J. Lawton Collins

1896 - 1987

Photo of J. Lawton Collins

Icon of person J. Lawton Collins

General Joseph Lawton Collins (1 May 1896 – 12 September 1987) was a senior United States Army officer. During World War II, he served in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations, one of a few senior American commanders to do so. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the Korean War. Collins' elder brother, Major General James Lawton Collins, was also in the United States Army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. Lawton Collins is the 1,679th most popular military personnel (down from 1,670th in 2019), the 6,370th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,568th in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of J. Lawton Collins by language

Loading...

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, J. Lawton Collins ranks 1,679 out of 2,058. Before him are Franciszek Kleeberg, Tang Enbo, Aleksandr Baryatinsky, Vladimir Tributs, Tomás de Zumalacárregui, and Miguel Grau Seminario. After him are Thomas Gage, Ma Zhongying, Nikolay Shchors, Alexander Gorbatov, Eddie Slovik, and Mahamat Déby.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, J. Lawton Collins ranks 186. Before him are William Cameron Menzies, Vasily Gordov, Friedrich Waismann, Rodolfo Terlizzi, Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, and Ulises Saucedo. After him are Gerardo Diego, Steponas Darius, William Gopallawa, Ivan Merz, Sofya Yanovskaya, and Arthur Tell Schwab. Among people deceased in 1987, J. Lawton Collins ranks 158. Before him are Madeleine Carroll, Conny Plank, Paul Janes, Ralph Nelson, John Mikaelsson, and Jacob Taubes. After him are Gerardo Diego, Yūjirō Ishihara, Gioacchino Colombo, Petro Grigorenko, Gerhard Fieseler, and Ethel Catherwood.

Others Born in 1896

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1987

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, J. Lawton Collins ranks 6,371 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Albertson (1907), Bradley Whitford (1959), Frank Frazetta (1928), Ossie Davis (1917), Alice Coachman (1923), and Jim Cummings (1952). After him are Ty Dolla Sign (1985), Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823), Larry Coryell (1943), Brian G. Hutton (1935), Kevin Dunn (1956), and Philip Arthur Fisher (1907).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, J. Lawton Collins ranks 104. Before him are Tommy Franks (1945), Arleigh Burke (1901), Richmond K. Turner (1885), Henry Halleck (1815), Carlos Hathcock (1942), and Christine Jorgensen (1926). After him are Eddie Slovik (1920), Braxton Bragg (1817), Frederick C. Weyand (1916), Irvin McDowell (1818), James Jesus Angleton (1917), and Benjamin Briggs (1835).

American born Military Personnels

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous