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Ann Bancroft

1955 - Today

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Ann Bancroft (born September 29, 1955) is an American author, teacher, adventurer, and public speaker. She was the first woman to finish a number of expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ann Bancroft is the 495th most popular explorer (down from 490th in 2019), the 14,558th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,877th in 2019) and the 39th most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Ann Bancroft ranks 495 out of 498. Before her are William Lashly, James Wordie, Thomas Mitchell, John Forrest, Ezra Meeker, and Sue Hendrickson. After her are Marek Kamiński, Tim Flannery, and Laura Dekker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Ann Bancroft ranks 660. Before her are Janina Ochojska, Steve Roach, Linda Martín Alcoff, Carol Ann Duffy, Nikolay Solodukhin, and John Paulson. After her are Rohini Hattangadi, Butch Johnson, Mike Parson, David Dhawan, Prakash Padukone, and Pete Shelley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ann Bancroft ranks 14,562 out of 20,380. Before her are Jay Arnette (1938), C. Everett Koop (1916), Margaret Bailes (1951), Albert Brewer (1928), Rex Ingram (1895), and Federico Peña (1947). After her are Jared Ingersoll (1749), Richie Guerin (1932), Shelton Benjamin (1975), Matt Hughes (1973), Susan Faludi (1959), and Wendell Phillips (1811).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Ann Bancroft ranks 39. Before her are John Colter (1774), Adolphus Greely (1844), Wiley Post (1898), Benjamin Morrell (1795), Ezra Meeker (1830), and Sue Hendrickson (1949).

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