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William H. McRaven

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William Harry McRaven (born November 6, 1955) is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who served as the ninth commander of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) from August 8, 2011 to August 28, 2014. From 2015 to 2018, he was the chancellor of The University of Texas System. McRaven served from June 13, 2008 to August 2011 as commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and from June 2006 to March 2008 as commander of Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). In addition to his duties as COMSOCEUR, he was designated as the first director of the NATO Special Operations Forces Coordination Center (NSCC), where he was charged with enhancing the capabilities and inter-operability of all NATO Special Operations Forces. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William H. McRaven is the 17,044th most popular politician (down from 16,273rd in 2019), the 11,082nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,480th in 2019) and the 843rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William H. McRaven ranks 17,044 out of 19,576Before him are Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, James Skivring Smith, Yehude Simon, Lee Yuan-tsu, Vladimir Rushailo, and Jussi Halla-aho. After him are Dennis Hastert, Tarō Kōno, Titus Oates, Vitaly Mutko, Maria Kalesnikava, and Princess Alia bint Hussein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, William H. McRaven ranks 505Before him are Renate Künast, Graeme Revell, Chiranjeevi, Francesco Nuti, Silvio Leonard, and Roland Brückner. After him are Heribert Weber, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, Isidoro San José, Jim Neidhart, Alexandru Athanasiu, and András Törőcsik.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William H. McRaven ranks 11,084 out of 20,380Before him are Alan Baxter (1908), Edward Everett Hale (1822), Lewis Armistead (1817), Elizabeth Moon (1945), Bryan D. O'Connor (1946), and Charlyne Yi (1986). After him are Andrew Vachss (1942), Claudio Reyna (1973), Deborah Raffin (1953), Kagney Linn Karter (1987), John F. Seitz (1892), and Ellen Hansell (1869).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William H. McRaven ranks 843Before him are Tom Vilsack (1950), Mark Hanna (1837), Herbert H. Lehman (1878), Nicholas Gilman (1755), Roger Wicker (1951), and James Skivring Smith (1825). After him are Dennis Hastert (1942), Hiram Johnson (1866), Jane Dee Hull (1935), William H. Webster (1924), Susanna M. Salter (1860), and Howell Cobb (1815).