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Charles Wilkes

1798 - 1877

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Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer. He led the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842). During the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865, he commanded USS San Jacinto during the Trent Affair in which he stopped a Royal Mail ship and removed two Confederate diplomats, which almost led to war between the United States and the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Wilkes is the 275th most popular explorer (up from 282nd in 2019), the 4,306th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,873rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Charles Wilkes ranks 275 out of 498. Before him are Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, Juan Fernández, Hjalmar Johansen, Aleksei Chirikov, Pyotr Kozlov, and Grigory Shelikhov. After him are Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Richard Chancellor, László Almásy, William Smith, Pierre Poivre, and Willem de Vlamingh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1798, Charles Wilkes ranks 30. Before him are Andries Pretorius, Massimo d'Azeglio, Thomas Henderson, Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, and Macedonio Melloni. After him are Abigail Fillmore, Alexei Lvov, Carl Blechen, Paolo Savi, Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, and Eduard Friedrich Poeppig. Among people deceased in 1877, Charles Wilkes ranks 37. Before him are Alexander Braun, Walter Bagehot, Alexandre Herculano, Angelica Singleton Van Buren, Louise Bertin, and Johann Christian Poggendorff. After him are José de Alencar, Anthimus VI of Constantinople, Johann von Herbeck, Fernán Caballero, Joseph Bienaimé Caventou, and Nikolay Ogarev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Wilkes ranks 4,306 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Iger (1951), Jerry Brudos (1939), Bud Cort (1948), L. Sprague de Camp (1907), Andrew Yang (1975), and Noah Beery (1882). After him are Arlene Dahl (1925), Russell Means (1939), Betty Everett (1939), Dallas Long (1940), Ross Ulbricht (1984), and Wilfrid Sellars (1912).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Charles Wilkes ranks 19. Before him are Don Walsh (1931), Lincoln Ellsworth (1880), Jimmie Angel (1899), Louise Arner Boyd (1887), Ada Blackjack (1898), and Jedediah Smith (1799). After him are Jim Bridger (1804), Roy Chapman Andrews (1884), John C. Frémont (1813), Meriwether Lewis (1774), Elisha Kent Kane (1820), and Edward S. Curtis (1868).

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