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Calamity Jane

1852 - 1903

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Martha Jane Canary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits, she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Late in her life, she appeared in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. She is said to have exhibited compassion to others, especially to the sick and needy. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Calamity Jane is the 120th most popular explorer (down from 97th in 2019), the 1,729th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,270th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Calamity Jane ranks 120 out of 498. Before her are Carsten Niebuhr, Thomas Cavendish, Sacagawea, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Juan de la Cosa, and René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. After her are Lope de Aguirre, Hugh Glass, Michael Rockefeller, Chris McCandless, George Vancouver, and Alvise Cadamosto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Calamity Jane ranks 30. Before her are Hipólito Yrigoyen, Tewfik Pasha, John Louis Emil Dreyer, Paul Bourget, Pietro Gasparri, and Julius Richard Petri. After her are Daniel Burley Woolfall, Victor Adler, Terauchi Masatake, Arnold Toynbee, Hans Vaihinger, and Edmund Leighton. Among people deceased in 1903, Calamity Jane ranks 19. Before her are Otto Weininger, Gemma Galgani, Gotse Delchev, George Gissing, Alexander Bain, and Draga Mašin. After her are Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Vasily Dokuchaev, Marcel Renault, Sabino Arana, Camillo Sitte, and Richard Jordan Gatling.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Calamity Jane ranks 1,729 out of 20,380. Before her are Mark Spitz (1950), Mike Powell (1963), Aaron Copland (1900), Josiah Warren (1798), Superstar Billy Graham (1943), and Merton Miller (1923). After her are Otis Redding (1941), Bruce Dern (1936), Dan Schneider (1966), Ben Stiller (1965), Ed O'Neill (1946), and Robert Pine (1941).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Calamity Jane ranks 6. Before her are Daniel Boone (1734), William Clark (1770), Richard E. Byrd (1888), Davy Crockett (1786), and Sacagawea (1780). After her are Hugh Glass (1783), Michael Rockefeller (1938), Chris McCandless (1968), Frederick Cook (1865), George W. De Long (1844), and Simon Fraser (1776).

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