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Kim Philby

1912 - 1988

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Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby (1 January 1912 – 11 May 1988) was a British intelligence officer and a double agent for the Soviet Union. In 1963, he was revealed to be a member of the Cambridge Five, a spy ring that had divulged British secrets to the Soviets during World War II and in the early stages of the Cold War. Of the five, Philby is believed to have been the most successful in providing secret information to the Soviets. Born in British India, Philby was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Philby is the 343rd most popular military personnel (down from 341st in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from India (down from 105th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Military Personnel.

Kim Philby was a British intelligence officer who was a member of the Cambridge Five spy ring. He was a double agent for the Soviet Union and is most famous for his espionage work.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Kim Philby ranks 343 out of 2,058. Before him are Wilhelm Bittrich, Charles François Dumouriez, Valery Gerasimov, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Matthew C. Perry, and François Joseph Lefebvre. After him are Meng Tian, Nikolai Vatutin, Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, Jozef Gabčík, Dmitry Yazov, and John J. Pershing.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Kim Philby ranks 46. Before him are Woody Guthrie, Karl Malden, Pierre Boulle, Herbert C. Brown, Chien-Shiung Wu, and Elsa Morante. After him are James Callaghan, Sonja Henie, Jozef Gabčík, Otto Ernst Remer, Shoichi Nishimura, and Robert Doisneau. Among people deceased in 1988, Kim Philby ranks 25. Before him are Juan Pujol García, Trevor Howard, Klaus Fuchs, Roy Orbison, Chet Baker, and Hiroaki Sato. After him are Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, Virginia Satir, Raymond Carver, Richard S. Castellano, Felix Wankel, and Clifford D. Simak.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kim Philby ranks 132 out of 1,861. Before him are Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888), Pete Best (1941), Ravi Shankar (1920), Zeb-un-Nissa (1638), Ghiyas ud din Balban (1200), and Abul A'la Maududi (1903). After him are Radha (null), Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936), Ramanuja (1017), Rajendra Chola I (1000), Cliff Richard (1940), and Mahinda (-285).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In India

Among military personnels born in India, Kim Philby ranks 2. Before him are Baji Rao I (1700). After him are Tatya Tope (1814), Mad Mike Hoare (1919), Kenneth Anderson (1891), Rash Behari Bose (1886), Orde Wingate (1903), Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832), John Frost (1912), William Birdwood (1865), Padma Bandopadhyay (1944), and Somnath Sharma (1923).

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