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Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill

1772 - 1842

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General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, (11 August 1772 – 10 December 1842) was a British Army officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Hill became Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in 1828. Well-liked by the soldiers under his command, he was nicknamed "Daddy Hill". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill is the 2,028th most popular military personnel (down from 2,005th in 2024), the 6,072nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,792nd in 2019) and the 131st most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill ranks 2,028 out of 2,058. Before him are Denis Berezovsky, Henry Warner Slocum, Albert Agarunov, Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, Benjamin Bonneville, and Narasimhagupta. After him are Igor Konashenkov, Zaza Gogava, John S. Bull, Nikolai Yevmenov, Yevgeny Rodionov, and Dan Caine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1772, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill ranks 46. Before him are Vicente López Portaña, Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, Frans Michael Franzén, William H. Crawford, Paul Louis Courier, and Sándor Kisfaludy.  Among people deceased in 1842, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill ranks 44. Before him are William Ellery Channing, Archibald Menzies, William Hobson, James Barbour, John Sell Cotman, and Amos Eaton. After him are Chand Kaur, and Daniel Beale.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill ranks 6,076 out of 8,785. Before him are Gloria Holden (1903), Thomas Shadwell (1642), Janet Munro (1934), Rosemarie Frankland (1943), Philippe Sands (1960), Stephen Merchant (1974), Callum Turner (1990), and Frank Bruno (1961). After him are Max Sciandri (1967), Hannah Murray (1989), Arthur Lowe (1915), and Craig Bellamy (1979).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill ranks 131. Before him are Hubert Gough (1870), Charles James Napier (1782), James Abbott (1807), William Gott (1897), Andy McNab (1959), and Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (1803). After him are Craig Harrison (1974), George Cathcart (1794), and Patrick Kay (1921).

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