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George Kennan

1845 - 1924

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George Kennan (February 16, 1845 – May 10, 1924) was an American explorer noted for his travels in the Kamchatka and Caucasus regions of the Russian Empire. He was a cousin twice removed of the American diplomat and historian George F. Kennan, whose birthday he shared. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Kennan is the 406th most popular explorer (down from 367th in 2019), the 7,611th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,898th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, George Kennan ranks 406 out of 498. Before him are Frederick William Beechey, George Nares, Richard Maack, Étienne Brûlé, Johannes Rebmann, and Edward Belcher. After him are Grímur Kamban, Charles Francis Hall, Dirk Hartog, Fyodor Konyukhov, Edward John Eyre, and Jørgen Jørgensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, George Kennan ranks 94. Before him are José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Herbert Giles, Archibald Sayce, Hermann Bollé, and Facundo Machaín. After him are Johann Berger, William Christie, Sámuel Teleki, Henry Sweet, Lobengula, and William Healey Dall. Among people deceased in 1924, George Kennan ranks 113. Before him are E. D. Morel, Thomas H. Ince, Hannibal Sehested, Stefan Toshev, Conrad Magnusson, and Louis Perrée. After him are William Hemsley, Lin Shu, Vlastimil Tusar, Joseph Timchenko, Lloyd Hildebrand, and Josefine Swoboda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Kennan ranks 7,613 out of 20,380. Before him are Ruby Bridges (1954), Daniel J. Boorstin (1914), Forest Ray Moulton (1872), Regis Philbin (1931), Edmund Wilson (1895), and Margaret Harwood (1885). After him are Gary Hall Jr. (1974), Margaret Avery (1944), Leighton Meester (1986), Carol Ann Susi (1952), Roxanne Hart (1952), and Clarence Williams III (1939).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, George Kennan ranks 28. Before him are John C. Frémont (1813), Meriwether Lewis (1774), Elisha Kent Kane (1820), Edward S. Curtis (1868), John Wesley Powell (1834), and Nathaniel Palmer (1799). After him are Charles Francis Hall (1821), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Frederick Russell Burnham (1861), Matthew Henson (1866), John Colter (1774), and Adolphus Greely (1844).

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