MILITARY PERSONNEL
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
1862 - 1935

Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935), was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since the Canadian Confederation. Known to friends as "Bungo", Byng was born to a noble family at Wrotham Park in Hertfordshire, England and educated at Eton College, along with his brothers. Upon graduation, he received a commission as a militia officer and saw service in Egypt and Sudan before enrolling in the Staff College, Camberley. There, he befriended individuals who would be his contemporaries when he attained senior rank in France. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy is the 1,883rd most popular military personnel (up from 1,942nd in 2019), the 4,531st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,890th in 2019) and the 110th most popular British Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy ranks 1,883 out of 2,058. Before him are Oliver Leese, Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, Robert L. Eichelberger, Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos, Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, and Charles Q. Brown Jr.. After him are Rufina Gasheva, Sergey Gritsevets, Mikhail Yefremov, George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, Elmo Zumwalt, and James Stockdale.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOliver Leese
1894 - 1978
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 1,877
Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten
1861 - 1921
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 1,878
Robert L. Eichelberger
1886 - 1961
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 1,879
Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos
1874 - 1941
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 1,880
Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah
1291 - 1358
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 1,881
Charles Q. Brown Jr.
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 1,882
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
1862 - 1935
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 1,883
Rufina Gasheva
1921 - 2012
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,884
Sergey Gritsevets
1909 - 1939
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 1,885
Mikhail Yefremov
1897 - 1942
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 1,886
George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
1866 - 1948
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 1,887
Elmo Zumwalt
1920 - 2000
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,888
James Stockdale
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 1,889
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1862, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy ranks 142. Before him are Antoni Lange, Christopher Cradock, Horatio Caro, M. R. James, Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, and John R. Commons. After him are Adolf Bartels, Júlia Lopes de Almeida, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Semyon Nadson, Cecilio Báez, and Frank Weston Benson. Among people deceased in 1935, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy ranks 134. Before him are Pieter Cort van der Linden, Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, Thelma Todd, Vernon Lee, Nikodem Caro, and Guido Balzarini. After him are Jón Þorláksson, José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez, Herbert Ponting, Silverio Izaguirre, George William Russell, and Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading.
Others Born in 1862
Go to all RankingsAntoni Lange
WRITER
1862 - 1929
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 136
Christopher Cradock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1862 - 1914
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 137
Horatio Caro
CHESS PLAYER
1862 - 1920
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 138
M. R. James
WRITER
1862 - 1936
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 139
Boris Borisovich Golitsyn
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1916
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 140
John R. Commons
ECONOMIST
1862 - 1945
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 141
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1862 - 1935
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 142
Adolf Bartels
WRITER
1862 - 1945
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 143
Júlia Lopes de Almeida
WRITER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 144
Gustav von Seyffertitz
ACTOR
1862 - 1943
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 145
Semyon Nadson
WRITER
1862 - 1887
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 146
Cecilio Báez
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1941
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 147
Frank Weston Benson
PAINTER
1862 - 1951
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 148
Others Deceased in 1935
Go to all RankingsPieter Cort van der Linden
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1935
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 128
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
CHEMIST
1857 - 1935
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 129
Thelma Todd
ACTOR
1906 - 1935
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 130
Vernon Lee
WRITER
1856 - 1935
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 131
Nikodem Caro
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 132
Guido Balzarini
ATHLETE
1874 - 1935
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 133
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1862 - 1935
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 134
Jón Þorláksson
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1935
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 135
José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1935
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 136
Herbert Ponting
EXPLORER
1870 - 1935
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 137
Silverio Izaguirre
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1935
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 138
George William Russell
WRITER
1867 - 1935
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 139
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1935
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 140
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy ranks 4,532 out of 8,785. Before him are Roger Allam (1953), Robert Morison (1620), Michael Crawford (1942), Sophie Muller (1962), Alan Clark (1952), and Cecil Griffiths (1900). After him are Kingsley Ben-Adir (1986), James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (1929), William Martin Leake (1777), Calvin Harris (1984), Robin Trower (1945), and Timothy West (1934).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRoger Allam
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 4,526
Robert Morison
BIOLOGIST
1620 - 1683
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,527
Michael Crawford
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,528
Sophie Muller
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,529
Alan Clark
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,530
Cecil Griffiths
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,531
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1862 - 1935
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,532
Kingsley Ben-Adir
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 4,533
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
NOBLEMAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 4,534
William Martin Leake
WRITER
1777 - 1860
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4,535
Calvin Harris
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4,536
Robin Trower
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4,537
Timothy West
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 4,538
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy ranks 110. Before him are Miles Dempsey (1896), Boston Corbett (1832), Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663), John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), and Oliver Leese (1894). After him are George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866), John André (1750), Reginald Wingate (1861), Albert Ball (1896), John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735), and John Dill (1881).
Miles Dempsey
1896 - 1969
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 104
Boston Corbett
1832 - 1894
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 105
Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer
1857 - 1932
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 106
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
1663 - 1690
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 107
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 108
Oliver Leese
1894 - 1978
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 109
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
1862 - 1935
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 110
George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
1866 - 1948
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 111
John André
1750 - 1780
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 112
Reginald Wingate
1861 - 1953
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 113
Albert Ball
1896 - 1917
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 114
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
1735 - 1823
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 115
John Dill
1881 - 1944
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 116