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William Bligh

1754 - 1817

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William Bligh (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was a Royal Navy vice-admiral and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New South Wales from 1806 to 1808. He is best known for his role in the mutiny on HMS Bounty, which occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command. The reasons behind the mutiny continue to be debated. After being set adrift in Bounty's launch by the mutineers, Bligh and those loyal to him stopped for supplies on Tofua, losing one man to native attacks. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Bligh is the 552nd most popular military personnel (up from 637th in 2019), the 1,213th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,138th in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, William Bligh ranks 552 out of 2,058. Before him are Günther Korten, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, Aegidius, Qi Jiguang, Artabazos II, and Deng Ai. After him are Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, Erich Fellgiebel, Yevhen Konovalets, William Westmoreland, Roza Shanina, and Franz von Hipper.

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Among people born in 1754, William Bligh ranks 16. Before him are Frederick I of Württemberg, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey, and Louis de Bonald. After him are Jean-Baptiste Regnault, Salawat Yulayev, Salomon Maimon, Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, Franz Xaver von Zach, and Usman dan Fodio. Among people deceased in 1817, William Bligh ranks 18. Before him are Duke Louis of Württemberg, Abraham Gottlob Werner, Nakşidil Sultan, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, Fyodor Ushakov, and Theroigne de Mericourt. After him are Jean-André Deluc, Ibrahim Bey, Usman dan Fodio, Étienne Méhul, Andrea Appiani, and Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Bligh ranks 1,213 out of 8,785. Before him are Williamina Fleming (1857), Mary Kingsley (1862), William Hague (1961), Reginald Johnston (1874), Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195), and Roger Daltrey (1944). After him are Tom Simpson (1937), A. J. Ayer (1910), Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), Jill Ireland (1936), Pete Postlethwaite (1946), and Ken Robinson (1950).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, William Bligh ranks 26. Before him are Charles Lee (1731), Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891), Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738), Harold Bride (1890), Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861), and John Franklin (1786). After him are James Paul Moody (1887), George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718), Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883), Frederick Browning (1896), Arnold Jackson (1891), and Harold Lowe (1882).

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