MILITARY PERSONNEL

Laskarina Bouboulina

1771 - 1825

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Laskarina Pinotsi, commonly known as Bouboulina (Greek: Λασκαρίνα (Μπουμπουλίνα) Πινότση; 1771 – 22 May 1825), was a Greek naval commander in the Greek War of Independence in 1821, considered the first woman to attain the rank of admiral. Bouboulina was born in Constantinople in 1771. Her father was Stavrianos Pinotsis, an Arvanite from Hydra and her mother was Skevo Kokkini, descendant of the Byzantine Kokkinis family. During her youth, she developed an interest in sailing which was facilitated by her stepfather's liberal attitude to education. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laskarina Bouboulina is the 392nd most popular military personnel (up from 407th in 2019), the 383rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 382nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Turkish Military Personnel.

Laskarina Bouboulina is most famous for being the only woman to lead a naval fleet in a battle.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Laskarina Bouboulina ranks 392 out of 2,058. Before her are Prokop the Great, Alexander Samsonov, Henry Maitland Wilson, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Erich Priebke, and Jean-Andoche Junot. After her are Carl Spaatz, Charles Lee, Hermann Balck, Gustav Wagner, Gerhard Barkhorn, and Gerhard von Scharnhorst.

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Among people born in 1771, Laskarina Bouboulina ranks 14. Before her are Antoine-Jean Gros, Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, Alois Senefelder, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, Marie François Xavier Bichat, and Jean-Andoche Junot. After her are Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark, Mungo Park, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, Ferdinando Paer, Joseph Diez Gergonne, and Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1825, Laskarina Bouboulina ranks 13. Before her are Eli Whitney, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Pauline Bonaparte, Henry Fuseli, Jean Paul, and Dmitry Bortniansky. After her are Bernard Germain de Lacépède, Vivant Denon, Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein, Mikhail Miloradovich, Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and Johann Friedrich Pfaff.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Laskarina Bouboulina ranks 383 out of 1,347. Before her are Cornelius Castoriadis (1922), Artemidorus (200), Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257), Telipinu (-1600), Midhat Pasha (1822), and Walter Sydney Adams (1876). After her are Gyges of Lydia (-790), Ahmet Davutoğlu (1959), Theodore II Palaiologos (1396), Paul of Samosata (200), Antipas of Pergamum (100), and Onesimus (1).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Türkiye

Among military personnels born in Türkiye, Laskarina Bouboulina ranks 6. Before her are Stilicho (359), Narses (478), Dragut (1485), Eumenes (-362), and Andranik (1865). After her are Thomas the Slav (800), Osman Nuri Pasha (1832), Mundus (450), Artabazos II (-400), Artaphernes (-600), and Heraclius the Elder (600).

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