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John Forrest

1847 - 1918

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Sir John Forrest (22 August 1847 – 2 September 1918) was an Australian explorer and politician. He was the first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901) and a long-serving cabinet minister in federal politics. Forrest was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, to Scottish immigrant parents. He was the colony's first locally born surveyor, coming to public notice in 1869 when he led an expedition into the interior in search of Ludwig Leichhardt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Forrest is the 492nd most popular explorer (down from 488th in 2019), the 523rd most popular biography from Australia (down from 459th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Forrest ranks 492 out of 498. Before him are Benjamin Morrell, Erling Kagge, John Rae, William Lashly, James Wordie, and Thomas Mitchell. After him are Ezra Meeker, Sue Hendrickson, Ann Bancroft, Marek Kamiński, Tim Flannery, and Laura Dekker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, John Forrest ranks 107. Before him are Albert Pinkham Ryder, Christine Ladd-Franklin, Morton Betts, Ormond Stone, John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, and Anna Howard Shaw.  Among people deceased in 1918, John Forrest ranks 184. Before him are Joseph F. Smith, Anna Held, Birt Acres, Jakob Jakobsen, Walter Chaffe, and Harold Lockwood. After him are John Redmond, and J. Donald Cameron.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Forrest ranks 523 out of 1,143. Before him are Luke Roberts (1977), Luke Bracey (1989), Andrew Cooper (1964), Nathaniel Buzolic (1983), Zoe Caldwell (1933), and Derek Muller (1982). After him are Paul Scully-Power (1944), John Aloisi (1976), Ashleigh Barty (1996), Katherine Langford (1996), Joel Griffiths (1979), and Shane Warne (1969).

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Among EXPLORERS In Australia

Among explorers born in Australia, John Forrest ranks 4. Before him are Luís Vaz de Torres (1565), Hubert Wilkins (1888), and Hamilton Hume (1797). After him are Tim Flannery (1956).

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