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William D. Leahy

1875 - 1959

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William Daniel Leahy ( LAY-(h)ee; 6 May 1875 – 20 July 1959) was an American naval officer and was the most senior United States military officer on active duty during World War II; he held several titles and exercised considerable influence over foreign and military policy. As a fleet admiral, he was the first flag officer ever to hold a five-star rank in the U.S. Armed Forces. An 1897 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Leahy saw active service in the Spanish–American War, the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion in China, the Banana Wars in Central America, and World War I. He was the first member of his cadet class to reach flag rank, as the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance from 1927 to 1931. He subsequently served as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation from 1933 to 1936, and commanded the Battle Fleet from 1936 to 1937. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William D. Leahy is the 332nd most popular military personnel (up from 1,584th in 2019), the 1,134th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,961st in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, William D. Leahy ranks 332 out of 2,058. Before him are Jiang Wei, Nearchus, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Georg von Trapp, Hugo Sperrle, and Nikolai Yudenich. After him are Eduard Dietl, Kul Tigin, Arthur Nebe, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Wilhelm Bittrich, and Charles François Dumouriez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, William D. Leahy ranks 30. Before him are Edgar Rice Burroughs, Thomas Burke, Fritz Kreisler, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Edgar Wallace, and Giovanni Gentile. After him are Henri Lebesgue, Antonio Machado, Anatoly Lunacharsky, Paul Landowski, Matthias Erzberger, and Zhang Zuolin. Among people deceased in 1959, William D. Leahy ranks 27. Before him are Errol Flynn, Ettore Majorana, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Buddy Holly, Alfred Schütz, and Ritchie Valens. After him are Ernest Bloch, Mike Hawthorn, Enrico De Nicola, Edmond Debeaumarché, Jose P. Laurel, and Carlos Saavedra Lamas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William D. Leahy ranks 1,134 out of 20,380. Before him are George H. Hitchings (1905), Karl Barry Sharpless (1941), Roger Wolcott Sperry (1913), L. Frank Baum (1856), Lewis Strauss (1896), and William Kaelin Jr. (1957). After him are Frank B. Kellogg (1856), Adam Sandler (1966), Robert Ludlum (1927), William Saroyan (1908), John Franklin Enders (1897), and Lenny Kravitz (1964).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, William D. Leahy ranks 21. Before him are J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Alvin York (1887), Omar Bradley (1893), Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887), Ernest King (1878), and Paul Tibbets (1915). After him are Matthew C. Perry (1794), John J. Pershing (1860), Mark Milley (1958), Albert Pike (1809), Carl Spaatz (1891), and Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943).

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