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John Colter

1774 - 1812

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John Colter (c.1770–1775 – May 7, 1812 or November 22, 1813) was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered for explorations he made during the winter of 1807–1808, when he became the first known person of European descent to enter the region which later became Yellowstone National Park and to see the Teton Mountain Range. Colter spent months alone in the wilderness and is widely considered to be the first known mountain man. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Colter is the 465th most popular explorer (down from 423rd in 2019), the 10,184th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,711th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Colter ranks 465 out of 498. Before him are Edgeworth David, George Grey, Henry Seebohm, Tom Crean, Edgar Evans, and Aleksandra Potanina. After him are Robert McClure, Hubert Wilkins, Samuel Hearne, Robert O'Hara Burke, Louis Hennepin, and Oscar Baumann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1774, John Colter ranks 40. Before him are Edward Charles Howard, W. J. Coffee, Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Michael Levytsky, Elizabeth Ann Seton, and Juan Aldama. After him is Robert Jameson. Among people deceased in 1812, John Colter ranks 28. Before him are Charles Cameron, Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Joseph Woelfl, Matvey Kazakov, Richard Kirwan, and Isaac Brock. After him is Joel Barlow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Colter ranks 10,186 out of 20,380. Before him are Lynn Harrell (1944), Jean Parker (1915), David Bordwell (1947), Jack Holt (1888), Earl Eby (1894), and Frankie Muniz (1985). After him are Bob Foster (1942), June Gable (1945), James H. Clark (1944), John Perry Barlow (1947), Alan Jay Lerner (1918), and Richard B. Spencer (1978).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, John Colter ranks 33. Before him are Nathaniel Palmer (1799), George Kennan (1845), Charles Francis Hall (1821), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Frederick Russell Burnham (1861), and Matthew Henson (1866). After him are Adolphus Greely (1844), Wiley Post (1898), Benjamin Morrell (1795), Ezra Meeker (1830), Sue Hendrickson (1949), and Ann Bancroft (1955).

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