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Stephen Decatur

1779 - 1820

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Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr. (; January 5, 1779 – March 22, 1820) was a United States Navy officer. He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland in Worcester County. His father, Stephen Decatur Sr., was a commodore in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War; he brought the younger Stephen into the world of ships and sailing early on. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Decatur is the 1,958th most popular military personnel (down from 1,818th in 2019), the 11,170th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,127th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Stephen Decatur ranks 1,958 out of 2,058. Before him are Henry Wirz, Comandanta Ramona, Lewis Armistead, Leonid Khabarov, Stepan Poltorak, and David Dixon Porter. After him are John Schofield, Salman Raduyev, Hubert Gough, Willis Augustus Lee, George Henry Thomas, and Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1779, Stephen Decatur ranks 39. Before him are Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, Tabitha Babbitt, Peter Mark Roget, Mountstuart Elphinstone, Zebulon Pike, and Benjamin Silliman. After him are Samuel D. Ingham, and Joseph Story. Among people deceased in 1820, Stephen Decatur ranks 42. Before him are Louise Caroline of Hochberg, Nicolaus Michael Oppel, Alexis Thérèse Petit, Charles Blagden, Palisot de Beauvois, and Benjamin Henry Latrobe. After him are William Ellery, and Henry Grattan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Decatur ranks 11,172 out of 20,380. Before him are Angelina Grimké (1805), John Lawrence LeConte (1825), Pauline Starke (1901), Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922), Little Willie John (1937), and Camilla Belle (1986). After him are Aldo Ray (1926), Peter Goldreich (1939), Augusta Savage (1892), William Cameron Townsend (1896), Beverly Garland (1926), and Norvel Lee (1924).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Stephen Decatur ranks 173. Before him are Zebulon Pike (1779), John Sedgwick (1813), John C. Pemberton (1814), Gail Halvorsen (1920), Lewis Armistead (1817), and David Dixon Porter (1813). After him are John Schofield (1831), Willis Augustus Lee (1888), George Henry Thomas (1816), Hugh McCulloch (1808), James L. Jones (1943), and Lisa Franchetti (1964).

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