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James Bowie

1796 - 1836

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James Bowie ( BOO-ee) (April 10, 1796 – March 6, 1836) was an American military officer, landowner and slave trader who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution. He was among the Americans who died at the Battle of the Alamo. Stories of him as a fighter and frontiersman, both real and fictitious, have made him a legendary figure in Texas history and a folk hero of American culture. Bowie was born on April 10, 1796, in Logan County, Kentucky. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Bowie is the 959th most popular military personnel (down from 710th in 2019), the 3,271st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,057th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, James Bowie ranks 959 out of 2,058. Before him are Saitō Dōsan, Magnus Stenbock, Jacques Doriot, Inés Suárez, Ardaric, and Wakisaka Yasuharu. After him are Dietrich Kraiss, Wilhelm Marschall, Dimitrios Ioannidis, Bertram Ramsay, Hōjō Ujiyasu, and Matthew Ridgway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, James Bowie ranks 25. Before him are Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia, François Mignet, Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao, Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony, and Karl Ernst Claus. After him are Jean-Gaspard Deburau, Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, August von Platen-Hallermünde, John Stevens Henslow, David Roberts, and Abdullah Abdul Kadir. Among people deceased in 1836, James Bowie ranks 27. Before him are Aaron Burr, James Mill, William Henry, Edward Turner Bennett, Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, and Carle Vernet. After him are William Elford Leach, Karel Hynek Mácha, John Loudon McAdam, Norbert Burgmüller, Ferdinand Raimund, and Heinrich Schrader.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Bowie ranks 3,271 out of 20,380. Before him are Bruce Campbell (1958), David Blaine (1973), Amadeo Giannini (1870), Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867), J. P. Guilford (1897), and Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934). After him are Matthew Ridgway (1895), Al Matthews (1942), Bud Powell (1924), Henry Flagler (1830), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), and Robert Rossen (1908).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, James Bowie ranks 56. Before him are Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Joseph Dunford (1955), Joseph E. Johnston (1807), Frank Jack Fletcher (1885), Joseph Stilwell (1883), and George B. McClellan (1826). After him are Matthew Ridgway (1895), Frank Serpico (1936), Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), P. G. T. Beauregard (1818), Charlie Wilson (1933), and Philip Sheridan (1831).

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