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John Marshall

1748 - 1819

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Captain John Marshall (Marshallese: Jo̧o̧n M̧ajeļ) (26 February 1748 NS (15 February 1747 OS) – 1819) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Pacific. The Marshall Islands are named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Marshall is the 186th most popular explorer (up from 382nd in 2019), the 1,733rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,312th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Marshall ranks 186 out of 498. Before him are Edward Wilson, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney, Sophie Blanchard, Niccolò de' Conti, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn, and Matthew Flinders. After him are Hanno the Navigator, James Bruce, Annie Londonderry, Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, Alexander Mackenzie, and Johann Anton Güldenstädt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1748, John Marshall ranks 18. Before him are Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Adamantios Korais, Anders Sparrman, Christian Gottlob Neefe, Timur Shah Durrani, and Benedict Joseph Labre. After him are Petar I Petrović-Njegoš, Dominique, comte de Cassini, Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, Asaf-ud-Daula, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, and Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. Among people deceased in 1819, John Marshall ranks 16. Before him are Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco, Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, Abbé Faria, and Sophie Blanchard. After him are Erik Acharius, Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, Bodawpaya, Johan David Åkerblad, and Alexander Tormasov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Marshall ranks 1,733 out of 8,785. Before him are John Charles (1931), Steven Gerrard (1980), Elizabeth Blount (1500), James Murray (1837), Paul Radmilovic (1886), and Jimmy Greaves (1940). After him are George Mary Searle (1839), Blanche of Lancaster (1345), Carol Reed (1906), Ben Cross (1947), Greg Lake (1947), and Henry Sidgwick (1838).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, John Marshall ranks 27. Before him are Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (1764), Samuel Wallis (1728), Isabella Bird (1831), Martin Frobisher (1535), Edward Wilson (1872), and Matthew Flinders (1774). After him are James Bruce (1730), Alexander Mackenzie (1764), Douglas Mawson (1882), John Rolfe (1585), Mark Sykes (1879), and Richard Chancellor (1521).

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