MILITARY PERSONNEL

Nathan Hale

1755 - 1776

Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale (June 6, 1755 – September 22, 1776) was an American Patriot, soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and executed. Hale is considered an American hero and in 1985 was officially designated the state hero of Connecticut. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nathan Hale is the 1,893rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,829th in 2019), the 9,213th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,336th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Nathan Hale ranks 1,893 out of 2,058. Before him are George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, Elmo Zumwalt, James Stockdale, Augustin Bizimungu, Mikhail Mizintsev, and Juan de Salcedo. After him are Moe Berg, John André, Sterling Price, Reginald Wingate, Albert Ball, and John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

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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
Augustin Bizimungu
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,890
Mikhail Mizintsev
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,891
Juan de Salcedo
1549 - 1576
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,892
Nathan Hale
1755 - 1776
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 1,893
Moe Berg
1902 - 1972
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 1,894
John André
1750 - 1780
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 1,895
Sterling Price
1809 - 1867
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 1,896
Reginald Wingate
1861 - 1953
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,897
Albert Ball
1896 - 1917
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,898
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
1735 - 1823
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,899

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1755, Nathan Hale ranks 49. Before him are Nicolas Fuss, Narayan Rao, Thomas Hardwicke, William Bradford, Abol-Fath Khan Zand, and Johann Christoph Wendland. After him are Oliver Evans, Rufus King, and Nicholas Gilman. Among people deceased in 1776, Nathan Hale ranks 15. Before him are Sabah I bin Jaber, Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, Johann Adolf Scheibe, John Ellis, Johann Jakob Breitinger, and Giuseppe Asclepi.

Others Born in 1755

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Nicolas Fuss
MATHEMATICIAN
1755 - 1826
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 43
Narayan Rao
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1773
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 44
Thomas Hardwicke
BIOLOGIST
1755 - 1835
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 45
William Bradford
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1795
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 46
Abol-Fath Khan Zand
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1779
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 47
Johann Christoph Wendland
BIOLOGIST
1755 - 1828
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 48
Nathan Hale
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1776
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 49
Oliver Evans
INVENTOR
1755 - 1819
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 50
Rufus King
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1827
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 51
Nicholas Gilman
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1814
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 52

Others Deceased in 1776

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Sabah I bin Jaber
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1776
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 9
Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1776
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 10
Johann Adolf Scheibe
COMPOSER
1708 - 1776
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 11
John Ellis
BIOLOGIST
1710 - 1776
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 12
Johann Jakob Breitinger
WRITER
1701 - 1776
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 13
Giuseppe Asclepi
ASTRONOMER
1706 - 1776
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 14
Nathan Hale
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1776
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 15