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Tommy Franks

1945 - Today

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Tommy Ray Franks (born 17 June 1945) is a retired United States Army general. His last army post was as the Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing United States military operations in a 25-country region, including the Middle East. Franks succeeded General Anthony Zinni to this position on 6 July 2000 and served until his retirement on 7 July 2003. Franks was the United States general leading the attack on the Taliban in Afghanistan in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Franks is the 1,577th most popular military personnel (down from 1,327th in 2019), the 5,769th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,907th in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Tommy Franks ranks 1,577 out of 2,058. Before him are Hans von Funck, Doris Miller, Jean Decoux, Robert Gould Shaw, Otto Deßloch, and François Le Fort. After him are Yakov Smushkevich, Erich Abraham, Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, Bernardo de Gálvez, Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin, and François Perrier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Tommy Franks ranks 340. Before him are Michael Blake, Patricia Crone, Gordon Thomson, Marion Rung, Roberta Bondar, and David A. Granger. After him are Walter Momper, Tammi Terrell, Ivan Lins, Norio Wakamoto, Diahnne Abbott, and Steinar Amundsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Franks ranks 5,769 out of 20,380. Before him are Betty Buckley (1947), Bill Goldberg (1966), Emmy Rossum (1986), Bruce Glover (1932), David Miller (1909), and George Andrew Reisner (1867). After him are Hank Jones (1918), Leon Fleisher (1928), Eugene Odum (1913), James Burton (1939), Charles Yerkes (1837), and Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Tommy Franks ranks 98. Before him are Hal Moore (1922), Nathanael Greene (1742), Nelson A. Miles (1839), James M. Gavin (1907), Doris Miller (1919), and Robert Gould Shaw (1837). After him are Arleigh Burke (1901), Richmond K. Turner (1885), Henry Halleck (1815), Carlos Hathcock (1942), Christine Jorgensen (1926), and J. Lawton Collins (1896).

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