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John French, 1st Earl of Ypres

1852 - 1925

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Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, (28 September 1852 – 22 May 1925), known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a senior British Army officer. Born in Kent, he saw brief service as a midshipman in the Royal Navy, before becoming a cavalry officer. He achieved rapid promotion and distinguished himself on the Gordon Relief Expedition. He became a national hero during the Second Boer War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John French, 1st Earl of Ypres is the 798th most popular military personnel (up from 996th in 2019), the 1,640th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,687th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John French, 1st Earl of Ypres ranks 798 out of 2,058. Before him are Nikolay Gumilyov, Hans Karl von Diebitsch, John Hanning Speke, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, Hans von Salmuth, and Emiliano Mercado del Toro. After him are Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan, Soemu Toyoda, Cleombrotus, Hermann Priess, Jahangir Mirza, and Hiroshi Ōshima.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, John French, 1st Earl of Ypres ranks 41. Before him are Hans Vaihinger, Edmund Leighton, Joseph Freinademetz, Théophile Delcassé, John Harvey Kellogg, and Ion Luca Caragiale. After him are I. L. Peretz, Max von Gallwitz, Leopoldo Alas, Charles W. Fairbanks, Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and Henri Gervex. Among people deceased in 1925, John French, 1st Earl of Ypres ranks 58. Before him are Cyril Genik, Vincenzo Peruggia, Thomas R. Marshall, Nikolai Golitsyn, René Viviani, and Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow. After him are Khải Định, Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Robert Koldewey, Joel Hastings Metcalf, Sidney Reilly, and Aristide Bruant.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John French, 1st Earl of Ypres ranks 1,640 out of 8,785. Before him are George Bentham (1800), Frances Shand Kydd (1936), Anthony Trollope (1815), John Hanning Speke (1827), Julian Glover (1935), and James Cosmo (1947). After him are Lucinda Riley (1965), Thomas Hodgkin (1798), Walafrid Strabo (808), Oliver Lodge (1851), Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836), and Nigel Short (1965).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John French, 1st Earl of Ypres ranks 34. Before him are George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718), Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883), Frederick Browning (1896), Arnold Jackson (1891), Harold Lowe (1882), and John Hanning Speke (1827). After 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).

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