MILITARY PERSONNEL
Peter Cosgrove
1947 - Today
Peter Cosgrove
General Sir Peter John Cosgrove, (born 28 July 1947) is an Australian retired senior Army officer who served as the 26th governor-general of Australia, in office from 2014 to 2019. A graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Cosgrove fought in the Vietnam War, receiving the Military Cross in 1971. From 1983 to 1984, he was commander of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and he later served as commander of the 6th Brigade and the 1st Division. Cosgrove rose to prominence in 1999, when he served as commander of the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), which oversaw the peacekeeping mission in East Timor during its transition to independence. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Cosgrove is the 1,746th most popular military personnel (down from 1,713th in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Australia (down from 163rd in 2019) and the most popular Australian Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Peter Cosgrove ranks 1,746 out of 2,058. Before him are Joseph Hooker, Kiichiro Higuchi, Sudirman, Milivoj Ašner, Karl Freiherr von Müffling, and William Guarnere. After him are Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov, Hudson Austin, Harry Patch, Theodor Hoffmann, Guo Boxiong, and Henry Gunther.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Joseph Hooker
1814 - 1879
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,740
Kiichiro Higuchi
1888 - 1970
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 1,741
Sudirman
1916 - 1950
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 1,742
Milivoj Ašner
1913 - 2011
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,743
Karl Freiherr von Müffling
1775 - 1851
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,744
William Guarnere
1923 - 2014
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,745
Peter Cosgrove
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,746
Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov
1851 - 1919
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,747
Hudson Austin
1938 - 2022
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,748
Harry Patch
1898 - 2009
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,749
Theodor Hoffmann
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,750
Guo Boxiong
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 1,751
Henry Gunther
1895 - 1918
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 1,752
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Peter Cosgrove ranks 498. Before him are Jeffrey C. Alexander, Bill Richardson, Vladimir Petrov, Homayoun Ershadi, André Wilms, and Julien Cools. After him are Afanasijs Kuzmins, Klaus Dibiasi, Mike Burton, Alexander Tikhonov, Dave Davies, and Robin Dunbar.
Others Born in 1947
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Jeffrey C. Alexander
SOCIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 492
Bill Richardson
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2023
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 493
Vladimir Petrov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1947 - 2017
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 494
Homayoun Ershadi
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 495
André Wilms
ACTOR
1947 - 2022
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 496
Julien Cools
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 497
Peter Cosgrove
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 498
Afanasijs Kuzmins
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 499
Klaus Dibiasi
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 500
Mike Burton
SWIMMER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 501
Alexander Tikhonov
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 502
Dave Davies
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 503
Robin Dunbar
PSYCHOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 504
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Peter Cosgrove ranks 205 out of 1,143. Before him are John Alexander (1951), Owen Davidson (1943), Ron Mueck (1958), Quentin Bryce (1942), Bill Bowrey (1943), and Alex O'Loughlin (1976). After him are Percy Grainger (1882), Fiona Graham (1961), Margaret Molesworth (1894), Tony Madigan (1930), Darren Cahill (1965), and David Chalmers (1966).
Others born in Australia
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John Alexander
TENNIS PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 199
Owen Davidson
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 200
Ron Mueck
SCULPTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 201
Quentin Bryce
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 202
Bill Bowrey
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 203
Alex O'Loughlin
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 204
Peter Cosgrove
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 205
Percy Grainger
COMPOSER
1882 - 1961
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 206
Fiona Graham
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1961 - 2023
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 207
Margaret Molesworth
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1985
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 208
Tony Madigan
ATHLETE
1930 - 2017
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 209
Darren Cahill
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 210
David Chalmers
PHILOSOPHER
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 211
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Australia
Among military personnels born in Australia, Peter Cosgrove ranks 1. After him are Thomas Blamey (1884).
