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Smedley Butler

1881 - 1940

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Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940) was an American whistleblower, antiwar activist and former major general in the Marines. During his 34-year military career, he fought in the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Mexican Revolution, World War I, and the Banana Wars. At the time of his death, Butler was the most decorated Marine in U.S. military history. By the end of his career, Butler had received sixteen medals, including five for heroism; he is the only Marine to be awarded the Marine Corps Brevet Medal as well as two Medals of Honor, all for separate actions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Smedley Butler is the 1,775th most popular military personnel (down from 1,600th in 2019), the 7,278th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,061st in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Smedley Butler ranks 1,775 out of 2,058. Before him are James Van Fleet, George Pickett, Chi Haotian, Mikhail Devyataev, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, and Maria Wittek. After him are Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, Volodymyr Pravyk, Mickey Marcus, Paul von Plehwe, Manuel Goded Llopis, and Felix Graf von Bothmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Smedley Butler ranks 180. Before him are Juan José de Amézaga, Clive Bell, Eleanor Farjeon, Eugen Bolz, Jess Willard, and Jim Bellamy. After him are Abram Deborin, Eetje Sol, Henri Grégoire, Mordecai Kaplan, Louella Parsons, and Ludwik Rajchman. Among people deceased in 1940, Smedley Butler ranks 150. Before him are Einar Benediktsson, Otto Toeplitz, Nathanael West, Martti Marttelin, Edgar Adams, and Paul Passy. After him are István Énekes, La Jana, Saint-Pol-Roux, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, and Albert Richter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Smedley Butler ranks 7,280 out of 20,380. Before him are Brian Greene (1963), Roscoe Lockwood (1875), Robert Preston (1918), David Spade (1964), Albert William Herre (1868), and Jack Irons (1962). After him are Freddie Spencer (1961), Adam Riess (1969), Lewis Arquette (1935), Noah Emmerich (1965), Wendell Willkie (1892), and Armand Duplantis (1999).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Smedley Butler ranks 117. Before him are Joseph Hooker (1814), William Guarnere (1923), Henry Gunther (1895), Lewis Powell (1844), James Van Fleet (1892), and George Pickett (1825). After him are Mickey Marcus (1901), Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806), Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805), Frederick Townsend Ward (1831), Eugene Sledge (1923), and Oliver Hazard Perry (1785).

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