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Francis Pegahmagabow

1891 - 1952

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Francis Pegahmagabow MM & two bars ( peg-ə-MAG-ə-boh; March 9, 1891 – August 5, 1952) was an Ojibwe soldier, politician and activist in Canada. He was the most highly decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of the First World War. Three times awarded the Military Medal and seriously wounded, he was an expert marksman and scout. Credited with killing 378 Germans and capturing 300 more, he is considered as one of the deadliest snipers in history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Pegahmagabow is the 1,840th most popular military personnel (up from 1,870th in 2019), the 451st most popular biography from Canada (down from 448th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Francis Pegahmagabow ranks 1,840 out of 2,058. Before him are Juan Aldama, Anton Grasser, Andreas Miaoulis, Perseus, Alexandros Othonaios, and Harry Crerar. After him are Christopher Cradock, Márcio Melo, Olha Ilkiv, John F. Reynolds, Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, and Adrianos Komnenos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Francis Pegahmagabow ranks 235. Before him are Dmitry Furmanov, Karel Petrů, Paolo Salvi, Nikolai Golovanov, Anton Grasser, and Béla von Kehrling. After him are Marguerite Clayton, Victor Varconi, Hendrik Adamson, Bernhard Zondek, Bjarne Pettersen, and Lorenzo Mangiante. Among people deceased in 1952, Francis Pegahmagabow ranks 156. Before him are Louis Wirth, Aleksandr Andronov, Katherine Sophie Dreier, Concepción Aleixandre, Maryse Bastié, and François Gagnepain. After him are Curly Howard, Frank Kugler, Delfina Bunge, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Gus Dillon, and Alan Noble.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Francis Pegahmagabow ranks 451 out of 1,622. Before him are Wilfred Lucas (1871), Hilda Cameron (1912), Richard Williams (1933), Anne Murray (1945), Michel Tremblay (1942), and Harry Crerar (1888). After him are Alannah Myles (1958), Donald Arnold (1935), Katherine DeMille (1911), Daniel Lanois (1951), Monique Mercure (1930), and Matt Craven (1956).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Canada

Among military personnels born in Canada, Francis Pegahmagabow ranks 4. Before him are Henry Clinton (1730), George Lawrence Price (1892), and Harry Crerar (1888). After him are Billy Bishop (1894).

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