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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). William H. McRaven is the 17,089th most popular politician (down from 16,264th in 2024), the 11,094th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,477th in 2019) and the 845th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William H. McRaven ranks 17,089 out of 19,576. Before 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 Fathi Bashagha, Dennis Hastert, Tarō Kōno, Titus Oates, Vitaly Mutko, and Princess Alia bint Hussein.

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Among people born in 1955, William H. McRaven ranks 505. Before 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 11,096 out of 20,380. Before 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).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William H. McRaven ranks 845. Before 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).

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