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Annie Oakley

1860 - 1926

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Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Moses; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter and folk heroine who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Oakley developed hunting skills as a child in order to provide for her impoverished family in western Ohio. At age 15, she won a shooting contest against an experienced marksman, Frank E. Butler, whom she married in 1876. The pair joined Buffalo Bill in 1885, performing in Europe before royalty and other heads of state. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Annie Oakley is the 75th most popular celebrity (down from 62nd in 2019), the 3,597th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,704th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Celebrity.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Annie Oakley ranks 75 out of 265. Before her are Aaron Kosminski, Titus van Rijn, Babushka Lady, Lizzie Borden, Madeleine Astor, and Ethel Kennedy. After her are Florence Owens Thompson, Victor Kugler, Daisy, Princess of Pless, Denise Perrier, Barbara Hutton, and Evelyn McHale.

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Among people born in 1860, Annie Oakley ranks 66. Before her are Florence Harding, Sidney Paget, Lizzie Borden, Bruno Liljefors, Carl Anton Larsen, and Karel Kramář. After her are Oda Krohg, Michel Zevaco, Simon Dubnow, Katō Takaaki, Manuel Teixeira Gomes, and André Prévost. Among people deceased in 1926, Annie Oakley ranks 52. Before her are Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Victor Babeș, Léon Charles Thévenin, Albert Robida, and Krste Misirkov. After her are Bertha Wegmann, Ye Wanyong, Katō Takaaki, Enrico Toselli, Lars Magnus Ericsson, and Luther Burbank.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Annie Oakley ranks 3,597 out of 20,380. Before her are Chester Carlson (1906), Fred Rogers (1928), Eric Carmen (1949), Rhea Perlman (1948), Octavia Spencer (1972), and Andy Williams (1927). After her are Doris Hart (1925), Tommy Mottola (1949), Walter Cunningham (1932), Tom Wilson (1931), Edmond O'Brien (1915), and Machine Gun Kelly (1990).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Annie Oakley ranks 31. Before her are William Masters (1915), Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867), Babushka Lady (1930), Lizzie Borden (1860), Madeleine Astor (1893), and Ethel Kennedy (1928). After her are Florence Owens Thompson (1903), Barbara Hutton (1912), Evelyn McHale (1923), Brandon Teena (1972), John Rogan (1867), and Genie (1957).

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