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David Thompson

1770 - 1857

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David Thompson (30 April 1770 – 10 February 1857) was an Anglo-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and cartographer, known to some native people as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer". Over Thompson's career, he travelled 90,000 kilometres (56,000 mi) across North America, mapping 4.9 million square kilometres (1.9 million square miles) of the continent along the way. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Thompson is the 479th most popular explorer, the 5,503rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,491st in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, David Thompson ranks 479 out of 498. Before him are Thomas Button, Sarat Chandra Das, Tryggve Gran, Henry Robertson Bowers, Bartholomew Gosnold, and Harry Johnston. After him are Hamilton Hume, Ellen MacArthur, Adolphus Greely, Wiley Post, Henry Worsley, and John Oxley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1770, David Thompson ranks 44. Before him are William Huskisson, Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau, William Nicol, Albrecht Berblinger, James Hogg, and Thomas Phillips.  Among people deceased in 1857, David Thompson ranks 61. Before him are Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer, Karol Kurpiński, Louis McLane, William L. Marcy, Vasily Perovsky, and Rufus Wilmot Griswold.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Thompson ranks 5,505 out of 8,785. Before him are Nigel Lawson (1932), David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905), Harry Wilson (1997), Alfie Allen (1986), Leslie Bricusse (1931), and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (1967). After him are Harvey Barnes (1997), George Lansbury (1859), Douglas Lowe (1902), Dominic Howard (1977), Freema Agyeman (1979), and Brian Stableford (1948).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, David Thompson ranks 77. Before him are Edgar Evans (1876), Samuel Hearne (1745), Thomas Button (1575), Henry Robertson Bowers (1883), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), and Harry Johnston (1858). After him are Ellen MacArthur (1976), Henry Worsley (1960), John Oxley (1785), John Rae (1813), William Lashly (1867), and James Wordie (1889).

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