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Florence Owens Thompson

1903 - 1983

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Florence Owens Thompson (born Florence Leona Christie; September 1, 1903 – September 16, 1983) was an American woman who was the subject of Dorothea Lange's photograph Migrant Mother (1936), considered an iconic image of the Great Depression. The Library of Congress titled the image: "Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Florence Owens Thompson is the 76th most popular celebrity (down from 65th in 2019), the 3,807th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,073rd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Celebrity.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Florence Owens Thompson ranks 76 out of 265. Before her are Titus van Rijn, Babushka Lady, Lizzie Borden, Madeleine Astor, Ethel Kennedy, and Annie Oakley. After her are Victor Kugler, Daisy, Princess of Pless, Denise Perrier, Barbara Hutton, Evelyn McHale, and Walther Kadow.

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Among people born in 1903, Florence Owens Thompson ranks 136. Before her are Flaminio Bertoni, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, Boris Blacher, Cigerxwîn, Vladimir Jankélévitch, and Russell Bufalino. After her are Khalid al-Azm, Grigori Aleksandrov, John Wyndham, John Williams, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, and W. V. D. Hodge. Among people deceased in 1983, Florence Owens Thompson ranks 94. Before her are Donald Maclean, Corrie ten Boom, Ibrahim Abboud, Ángel Labruna, Juan López Fontana, and Charlie Rivel. After her are Johan Grøttumsbråten, Grigori Aleksandrov, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Yuri Levitan, Fritz Machlup, and Anthony Blunt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Florence Owens Thompson ranks 3,807 out of 20,380. Before her are Arthur Cronquist (1919), Robert Wisdom (1953), Robert Weinberg (1942), Don Bluth (1937), Chloë Grace Moretz (1997), and Andy Weir (1972). After her are Jim Bausch (1906), Ignacio Zaragoza (1829), Stephen Kovacevich (1940), Alexandra Breckenridge (1982), Michael Buffer (1944), and Sam Loyd (1841).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Florence Owens Thompson ranks 32. Before her are Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867), Babushka Lady (1930), Lizzie Borden (1860), Madeleine Astor (1893), Ethel Kennedy (1928), and Annie Oakley (1860). After her are Barbara Hutton (1912), Evelyn McHale (1923), Brandon Teena (1972), John Rogan (1867), Genie (1957), and Nicky Hilton Rothschild (1983).

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