MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sidney Smith

1764 - 1840

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Sir William Sidney Smith (21 June 1764 – 26 May 1840) was a British naval officer and politician. Serving in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, he rose to the rank of admiral in the Royal Navy. Smith was known for his outspoken character and penchant for acting on his own initiative, which caused a great deal of friction with many of his superiors and colleagues. His military skill, personal intelligence and enterprise led to his involvement in a variety of tasks which involved warfare, diplomacy and espionage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sidney Smith is the 1,614th most popular military personnel (down from 1,468th in 2019), the 3,217th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,445th in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sidney Smith ranks 1,614 out of 2,058. Before him are Richmond K. Turner, Aliagha Shikhlinski, Edward Braddock, Mutsuhiro Watanabe, Andrew Scott Waugh, and Georgi Todorov. After him are Henry Halleck, Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, Gerhard von Schwerin, Erich Buschenhagen, Michel-Joseph Maunoury, and James Somerville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1764, Sidney Smith ranks 26. Before him are Charles Percier, Gustav Hugo, Jens Baggesen, Marie-Joseph Chénier, Valentino Fioravanti, and János Bihari. After him are Henriette Herz, Josef Abel, Edward Livingston, John Mawe, Carl Fredrik Fallén, and Johann Wilhelm Meigen. Among people deceased in 1840, Sidney Smith ranks 40. Before him are Frances Burney, John Cockerill, Joseph Johann von Littrow, José Antonio Pavón Jiménez, Anthony Carlisle, and Johann Michael Vogl. After him are John Adair, John Abbot, Paul Rudolf von Bilguer, Karl Leberecht Immermann, James Prinsep, and John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sidney Smith ranks 3,218 out of 8,785. Before him are Eric Frank Russell (1905), Simon McBurney (1957), Spencer Gore (1850), Sergey Kapitsa (1928), Reginald Owen (1887), and George Hillyard (1864). After him are George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827), Peter Gethin (1940), Pippa Middleton (1983), Ken Aston (1915), Chris Wolstenholme (1978), and Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Sidney Smith ranks 77. Before him are Max Horton (1883), Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892), Ronald Speirs (1920), Douglas Bader (1910), Edward Braddock (1695), and Andrew Scott Waugh (1810). After him are Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), James Somerville (1882), Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891), Flora Sandes (1876), and Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772).

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