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John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent

1735 - 1823

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Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (9 January 1735 – 13 March 1823) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. Jervis served throughout the latter half of the 18th century and into the 19th, and was an active commander during the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for his victory at the 1797 Battle of Cape St. Vincent, from which he earned his titles, and as a patron of Horatio Nelson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent is the 1,899th most popular military personnel (down from 1,871st in 2019), the 4,686th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,188th in 2019) and the 115th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent ranks 1,899 out of 2,058. Before him are Nathan Hale, Moe Berg, John André, Sterling Price, Reginald Wingate, and Albert Ball. After him are James Joseph Dresnok, Leo Tornikios, Kanhoji Angre, Aviv Kochavi, John Dill, and William Alexander Morgan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1735, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent ranks 31. Before him are Joseph Ducreux, Ivan Kulibin, Domenico Vandelli, Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Ulrika Pasch, and Tobias Furneaux. After him are Jesse Ramsden, and Button Gwinnett. Among people deceased in 1823, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent ranks 33. Before him are Antonio Nariño, Grace Elliott, Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, Aaron Arrowsmith, Johann Baptist Allgaier, and Erik Johan Stagnelius. After him are Daniel Steibelt, Charles Hutton, and William Bartram.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent ranks 4,687 out of 8,785. Before him are John Prescott (1938), Joe Fry (1915), Amos Burn (1848), James Nesbitt (1965), James Collinson (1825), and Thomas Tomkins (1572). After him are Yasmin Le Bon (1964), Rebecca Hall (1982), Barry Foster (1931), Ray Park (1974), William Adam (1689), and Matthew Webb (1848).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent ranks 115. Before him are Oliver Leese (1894), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866), John André (1750), Reginald Wingate (1861), and Albert Ball (1896). After him are John Dill (1881), Guy Simonds (1903), Thomas Picton (1758), Frederick E. Morgan (1894), Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), and Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880).

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