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Buffalo Bill

1846 - 1917

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William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. One of the most famous figures of the American Old West, Cody started his legend at the young age of 23. Shortly thereafter he started performing in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars. He founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883, taking his large company on tours in the United States and, beginning in 1887, in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Buffalo Bill is the 13th most popular celebrity (up from 16th in 2019), the 544th most popular biography from United States (down from 487th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Celebrity.

Buffalo Bill was a famous American showman and soldier. He is most famous for his Wild West Show that toured the United States and Europe.

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Among celebrities, Buffalo Bill ranks 13 out of 265. Before him are Kaspar Hauser, Lina Medina, Mary Mallon, Simonetta Vespucci, Robert Wadlow, and Millvina Dean. After him are Jon Brower Minnoch, Blanche Monnier, Don King, Geli Raubal, Joseph Merrick, and Tollund Man.

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Among people born in 1846, Buffalo Bill ranks 6. Before him are Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Peter Carl Fabergé, and Wilhelm Maybach. After him are Comte de Lautréamont, George Westinghouse, Edmondo De Amicis, Wladimir Köppen, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, and Prince Leopold of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1917, Buffalo Bill ranks 14. Before him are Eduard Buchner, Adolf von Baeyer, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Emil von Behring, Emil Theodor Kocher, and Edward Burnett Tylor. After him are Franz Brentano, Dragutin Dimitrijević, John William Waterhouse, Ludwig Minkus, Mackenzie Bowell, and Scott Joplin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buffalo Bill ranks 544 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Belushi (1954), Kim Basinger (1953), Sarah Vaughan (1924), Daniel Boone (1734), Joseph Henry (1797), and Anne Hathaway (1982). After him are Robert Woodrow Wilson (1936), Danny Trejo (1944), John Malkovich (1953), Raymond Chandler (1888), Robert Fulton (1765), and Henry James (1843).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Buffalo Bill ranks 6. Before him are Wallis Simpson (1896), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), Margaret Brown (1867), Phineas Gage (1823), and Robert Wadlow (1918). After him are Jon Brower Minnoch (1941), Don King (1931), Roy Sullivan (1912), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Rodney King (1965), and Kim Kardashian (1980).

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