MILITARY PERSONNEL
Melvin Purvis
1903 - 1960

Melvin Purvis
Melvin Horace Purvis II (October 24, 1903 – February 29, 1960) was an FBI agent instrumental in capturing bank robbers John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd in 1934. All of this would later overshadow his military career which saw him directly involved with General George Patton, Hermann Göring, and the Nuremberg Trials. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Melvin Purvis is the 1,424th most popular military personnel (up from 1,557th in 2019), the 4,942nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,801st in 2019) and the 84th most popular American Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Melvin Purvis ranks 1,424 out of 2,058. Before him are Josef Kammhuber, Mikhail Diterikhs, Eino Rahja, Mohammad Ali Jafari, Georgios Zoitakis, and Friedrich Kirchner. After him are Pavel Batov, Guido Starhemberg, Vladimir Kappel, Kurt Feldt, Sayf al-Din Khushqadam, and Valentin Varennikov.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJosef Kammhuber
1896 - 1986
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,418
Mikhail Diterikhs
1874 - 1937
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,419
Eino Rahja
1885 - 1936
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,420
Mohammad Ali Jafari
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,421
Georgios Zoitakis
1910 - 1996
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 1,422
Friedrich Kirchner
1885 - 1960
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 1,423
Melvin Purvis
1903 - 1960
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,424
Pavel Batov
1897 - 1985
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,425
Guido Starhemberg
1657 - 1737
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,426
Vladimir Kappel
1883 - 1920
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,427
Kurt Feldt
1897 - 1970
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 1,428
Sayf al-Din Khushqadam
1413 - 1467
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 1,429
Valentin Varennikov
1923 - 2009
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,430
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Melvin Purvis ranks 173. Before him are Ivar Johansson, Louis Seigner, Felice Bonetto, Adolf Kainz, Ferenc Nagy, and Lili Kraus. After him are Fernando Paternoster, Joseph Cornell, Germán Busch, Orde Wingate, Cyril Jackson, and Diana Vreeland. Among people deceased in 1960, Melvin Purvis ranks 114. Before him are Pavel Peter Gojdič, Maud Menten, Eduard Pütsep, Yury Olesha, Joseph Vendryes, and Friedrich Kirchner. After him are Knud Enemark Jensen, Agnes Arber, Dmitry Gulia, Nima Yooshij, Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, and Toyohiko Kagawa.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsIvar Johansson
WRESTLER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 167
Louis Seigner
ACTOR
1903 - 1991
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 168
Felice Bonetto
RACING DRIVER
1903 - 1953
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 169
Adolf Kainz
ATHLETE
1903 - 1948
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 170
Ferenc Nagy
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 171
Lili Kraus
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1986
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 172
Melvin Purvis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1960
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 173
Fernando Paternoster
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1967
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 174
Joseph Cornell
PAINTER
1903 - 1972
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 175
Germán Busch
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1939
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 176
Orde Wingate
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1944
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 177
Cyril Jackson
ASTRONOMER
1903 - 1988
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 178
Diana Vreeland
DESIGNER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 179
Others Deceased in 1960
Go to all RankingsPavel Peter Gojdič
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1960
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 108
Maud Menten
CHEMIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 109
Eduard Pütsep
WRESTLER
1898 - 1960
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 110
Yury Olesha
WRITER
1899 - 1960
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 111
Joseph Vendryes
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1960
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 112
Friedrich Kirchner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1960
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 113
Melvin Purvis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1960
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 114
Knud Enemark Jensen
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1960
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 115
Agnes Arber
HISTORIAN
1879 - 1960
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 116
Dmitry Gulia
WRITER
1874 - 1960
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 117
Nima Yooshij
WRITER
1897 - 1960
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 118
Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1960
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 119
Toyohiko Kagawa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1888 - 1960
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 120
In United States
Among people born in United States, Melvin Purvis ranks 4,942 out of 20,380. Before him are Lana Wood (1946), Willie Dixon (1915), T-Bone Walker (1910), Ralph Rose (1885), Evelyn Nesbit (1884), and John Geiger (1873). After him are Teddy Wilson (1912), Layne Staley (1967), Geoff Pierson (1949), Benjamin Libet (1916), Carole Landis (1919), and James Marsden (1973).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLana Wood
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 4,936
Willie Dixon
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1992
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 4,937
T-Bone Walker
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1975
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 4,938
Ralph Rose
ATHLETE
1885 - 1913
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 4,939
Evelyn Nesbit
ACTOR
1884 - 1967
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 4,940
John Geiger
ATHLETE
1873 - 1956
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 4,941
Melvin Purvis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1960
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 4,942
Teddy Wilson
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 4,943
Layne Staley
MUSICIAN
1967 - 2002
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 4,944
Geoff Pierson
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 4,945
Benjamin Libet
PSYCHOLOGIST
1916 - 2007
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 4,946
Carole Landis
ACTOR
1919 - 1948
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 4,947
James Marsden
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 4,948
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States
Among military personnels born in United States, Melvin Purvis ranks 84. Before him are Albert Sidney Johnston (1803), Theodore Van Kirk (1921), Holland Smith (1882), Naomi Parker Fraley (1921), Herman Kahn (1922), and Walter Short (1880). After him are Marc Mitscher (1887), Walter Bedell Smith (1895), Anthony McAuliffe (1898), Walton Walker (1889), Thomas C. Kinkaid (1888), and Courtney Hodges (1887).
Albert Sidney Johnston
1803 - 1862
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 78
Theodore Van Kirk
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 79
Holland Smith
1882 - 1967
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 80
Naomi Parker Fraley
1921 - 2018
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 81
Herman Kahn
1922 - 1983
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 82
Walter Short
1880 - 1949
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 83
Melvin Purvis
1903 - 1960
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 84
Marc Mitscher
1887 - 1947
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 85
Walter Bedell Smith
1895 - 1961
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 86
Anthony McAuliffe
1898 - 1975
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 87
Walton Walker
1889 - 1950
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 88
Thomas C. Kinkaid
1888 - 1972
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 89
Courtney Hodges
1887 - 1966
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 90