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John Paul Jones

1747 - 1792

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John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-born naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regarded by several commentators as one of the greatest naval commanders in the military history of the United States. Born in Arbigland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Jones became a sailor at the age of thirteen, and served onboard several different merchantmen, including slave ships. After killing a mutinous subordinate, he fled to the British colony of Virginia to avoid being arrested and in c. 1775 joined the newly established Continental Navy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Paul Jones is the 1,400th most popular military personnel (down from 1,292nd in 2019), the 2,722nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,189th in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Paul Jones ranks 1,400 out of 2,058. Before him are Herzi Halevi, Ignacio Allende, Paul Gorguloff, Walther von Hünersdorff, Movses Silikyan, and Lengvenis. After him are Silvestras Žukauskas, Hans Jordan, Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Henry Tandey, Saad el-Shazly, and Kurt von der Chevallerie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1747, John Paul Jones ranks 23. Before him are Armand Louis de Gontaut, George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Józef Wybicki, Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Grigory Shelikhov, and Timothy Dexter. After him are Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, Alexander Bezborodko, Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, Eugenio Espejo, Iolo Morganwg, and Benjamin Vulliamy. Among people deceased in 1792, John Paul Jones ranks 33. Before him are Yazid of Morocco, Adam Gottlob Moltke, Guillaume Le Gentil, John Burgoyne, George Browne, and René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou. After him are Charles Simon Favart, Davit Guramishvili, George Mason, Paul Möhring, and Samuel Hearne.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Paul Jones ranks 2,723 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul Davies (1946), Eduardo Paolozzi (1924), William Hope Hodgson (1877), Willehad (735), Charles Boycott (1832), and Julia McKenzie (1941). After him are Alan Price (1942), Henry Tandey (1891), Edmund Gwenn (1877), Beatrice Tinsley (1941), Trevor Horn (1949), and Richard Johnson (1927).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Paul Jones ranks 65. Before him are Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (1888), John Burgoyne (1722), John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), Edward Vernon (1684), and Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889). After him are Henry Tandey (1891), Patrick Gordon (1635), George Rooke (1650), John Alcock (1892), Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880), and Max Horton (1883).

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