MILITARY PERSONNEL
Jack Churchill
1906 - 1996

Jack Churchill
John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996) was a British Army officer. Nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack", he fought in the Second World War with a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword, and a set of bagpipes. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Churchill is the 1,273rd most popular military personnel (down from 957th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Sri Lankan Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Jack Churchill ranks 1,273 out of 2,058. Before him are Rudolf Maister, Al-Salih Hajji, Hermann Boehm, Heinrich Ehrler, Olivier V de Clisson, and Nagakura Shinpachi. After him are Jirō Minami, Nuri Killigil, Mikhail Kovalyov, Teutobod, Caupolicán, and J. F. C. Fuller.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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1874 - 1934
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,267
Al-Salih Hajji
1372 - 1412
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,268
Hermann Boehm
1884 - 1972
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 1,269
Heinrich Ehrler
1917 - 1945
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 1,270
Olivier V de Clisson
1336 - 1407
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 1,271
Nagakura Shinpachi
1839 - 1915
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 1,272
Jack Churchill
1906 - 1996
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 1,273
Jirō Minami
1874 - 1955
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 1,274
Nuri Killigil
1881 - 1949
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 1,275
Mikhail Kovalyov
1897 - 1967
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 1,276
Teutobod
200 BC - 101 BC
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 1,277
Caupolicán
1500 - 1558
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 1,278
J. F. C. Fuller
1878 - 1966
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 1,279
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Jack Churchill ranks 163. Before him are Endre Kabos, Samad Vurgun, Thomas S. Gates Jr., T. H. White, Bob King, and Jørgen Juve. After him are Buddhadasa, Jacques Pills, Charley Borah, Flávio Costa, Philo Farnsworth, and Princess Anne of Orléans. Among people deceased in 1996, Jack Churchill ranks 127. Before him are Edison Denisov, Tamara Toumanova, Tito Okello, Jerry Siegel, Hussein Kamel al-Majid, and Gottfried von Einem. After him are Annabella, Dan Flavin, Henri Nouwen, José Manuel Fuente, Stanko Todorov, and Hyman Minsky.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsEndre Kabos
FENCER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 157
Samad Vurgun
WRITER
1906 - 1956
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 158
Thomas S. Gates Jr.
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1983
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 159
T. H. White
WRITER
1906 - 1964
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 160
Bob King
ATHLETE
1906 - 1965
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 161
Jørgen Juve
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1983
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 162
Jack Churchill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1996
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 163
Buddhadasa
WRITER
1906 - 1993
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 164
Jacques Pills
SINGER
1906 - 1970
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 165
Charley Borah
ATHLETE
1906 - 1980
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 166
Flávio Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1999
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 167
Philo Farnsworth
INVENTOR
1906 - 1971
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 168
Princess Anne of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1986
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 169
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsEdison Denisov
COMPOSER
1929 - 1996
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 121
Tamara Toumanova
ACTOR
1919 - 1996
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 122
Tito Okello
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1996
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 123
Jerry Siegel
COMIC ARTIST
1914 - 1996
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 124
Hussein Kamel al-Majid
POLITICIAN
1954 - 1996
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 125
Gottfried von Einem
COMPOSER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 126
Jack Churchill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1996
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 127
Annabella
ACTOR
1907 - 1996
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 128
Dan Flavin
SCULPTOR
1933 - 1996
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 129
Henri Nouwen
PSYCHOLOGIST
1932 - 1996
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 130
José Manuel Fuente
CYCLIST
1945 - 1996
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 131
Stanko Todorov
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1996
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 132
Hyman Minsky
ECONOMIST
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 133
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, Jack Churchill ranks 16 out of 51. Before him are Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945), Aryadeva (200), Malcolm Ranjith (1947), St John Philby (1885), Michael Ondaatje (1943), and S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899). After him are Maithripala Sirisena (1951), D. S. Senanayake (1883), William Chester Minor (1834), M. G. Ramachandran (1917), John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841), and Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (1933).
Others born in Sri Lanka
Go to all RankingsMahinda Rajapaksa
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 10
Aryadeva
WRITER
200 - 250
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 11
Malcolm Ranjith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 12
St John Philby
EXPLORER
1885 - 1960
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 13
Michael Ondaatje
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 14
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1959
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 15
Jack Churchill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1996
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 16
Maithripala Sirisena
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 17
D. S. Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1952
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 18
William Chester Minor
PHYSICIAN
1834 - 1920
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 19
M. G. Ramachandran
ACTOR
1917 - 1987
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 20
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1841 - 1920
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 21
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 22
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Sri Lanka
Among military personnels born in Sri Lanka, Jack Churchill ranks 1. After him are John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841), Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810), and Ajantha Mendis (1985).
Jack Churchill
1906 - 1996
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 1
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
1841 - 1920
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 2
Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
1810 - 1890
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 3
Ajantha Mendis
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.34
Rank: 4