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Hugh Glass

1783 - 1833

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Hugh Glass (c. 1783 – 1833) was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, trader, hunter and explorer. He is best known for his story of survival and forgiveness after being left for dead by companions when he was mauled by a grizzly bear. No records exist regarding his origins but he is widely said to have been born in Pennsylvania to Scotch-Irish parents. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Glass is the 122nd most popular explorer (down from 84th in 2019), the 1,766th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,019th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Explorer.

Hugh Glass is most famous for being a frontiersman who was mauled by a grizzly bear in 1823.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Hugh Glass ranks 122 out of 498. Before him are Sacagawea, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Juan de la Cosa, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Calamity Jane, and Lope de Aguirre. After him are Michael Rockefeller, Chris McCandless, George Vancouver, Alvise Cadamosto, Pedro de Mendoza, and Pánfilo de Narváez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1783, Hugh Glass ranks 13. Before him are Vasily Zhukovsky, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, Friedrich Sertürner, Johann Heinrich von Thünen, Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, and Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. After him are Catharina of Württemberg, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, William Sturgeon, François Magendie, Roustam Raza, and Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom. Among people deceased in 1833, Hugh Glass ranks 14. Before him are Seraphim of Sarov, Pierre André Latreille, Oliver Wolcott Jr., William Wilberforce, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, and Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach. After him are Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, Edmund Kean, Abbas Mirza, Adamantios Korais, Michał Kleofas Ogiński, and Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hugh Glass ranks 1,766 out of 20,380. Before him are Jacque Fresco (1916), Thomas Schelling (1921), Stevie Nicks (1948), Ronald Dworkin (1931), Courtney Love (1964), and William C. McCool (1961). After him are Paul Ryan (1970), Ronnie Coleman (1964), Kaley Cuoco (1985), Karen Uhlenbeck (1942), Lee Evans (1947), and Fred Ward (1942).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Hugh Glass ranks 7. Before him are Daniel Boone (1734), William Clark (1770), Richard E. Byrd (1888), Davy Crockett (1786), Sacagawea (1780), and Calamity Jane (1852). After him are Michael Rockefeller (1938), Chris McCandless (1968), Frederick Cook (1865), George W. De Long (1844), Simon Fraser (1776), and Don Walsh (1931).

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