WRITER
Laura Bridgman
1829 - 1889

Laura Bridgman
Laura Dewey Lynn Bridgman (December 21, 1829 – May 24, 1889) was the first deaf-blind American child to gain a significant education in the English language, forty-five years before the more famous Helen Keller; Bridgman’s friend Anne Sullivan became Helen Keller's aide. Bridgman was left deaf-blind at the age of two after contracting scarlet fever. She was educated at the Perkins Institution for the Blind where, under the direction of Samuel Gridley Howe, she learned to read and communicate using Braille and the manual alphabet developed by Charles-Michel de l'Épée. For several years, Bridgman gained celebrity status when Charles Dickens met her during his 1842 American tour and wrote about her accomplishments in his American Notes. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laura Bridgman is the 4,079th most popular writer (down from 2,982nd in 2019), the 5,995th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,759th in 2019) and the 459th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Laura Bridgman ranks 4,079 out of 7,302. Before her are Nuruddin Farah, Vira Vovk, André Schwarz-Bart, Laura Cereta, Anne Hébert, and Gleb Uspensky. After her are Yuriy Venelin, Léo Malet, Nossis, Mark Frost, Michel Carré, and Carl Sternheim.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNuruddin Farah
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,073
Vira Vovk
1926 - 2022
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,074
André Schwarz-Bart
1928 - 2006
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,075
Laura Cereta
1469 - 1499
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,076
Anne Hébert
1916 - 2000
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,077
Gleb Uspensky
1843 - 1902
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 4,078
Laura Bridgman
1829 - 1889
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 4,079
Yuriy Venelin
1802 - 1839
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 4,080
Léo Malet
1909 - 1996
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 4,081
Nossis
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 4,082
Mark Frost
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 4,083
Michel Carré
1821 - 1872
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 4,084
Carl Sternheim
1878 - 1942
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 4,085
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1829, Laura Bridgman ranks 57. Before her are Suzanne Manet, Charles Walter De Vis, Jean Dufresne, Lester Allan Pelton, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer. After her are José López Domínguez, Mikayel Nalbandian, Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Frederick Sandys, August Malmström, and Théodore Aubanel. Among people deceased in 1889, Laura Bridgman ranks 64. Before her are Ludwig Anzengruber, José Joaquín Pérez, Ivan Larionov, Ignatz Kolisch, Gustav Lange, and Domingo Santa María. After her are August Ahlqvist, Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov, Josip Filipović, Miles Joseph Berkeley, Sergey Botkin, and Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Others Born in 1829
Go to all RankingsSuzanne Manet
PAINTER
1829 - 1906
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 51
Charles Walter De Vis
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1915
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 52
Jean Dufresne
CHESS PLAYER
1829 - 1893
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 53
Lester Allan Pelton
INVENTOR
1829 - 1908
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 54
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
MUSICIAN
1829 - 1869
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 55
Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1927
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 56
Laura Bridgman
WRITER
1829 - 1889
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 57
José López Domínguez
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1911
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 58
Mikayel Nalbandian
WRITER
1829 - 1866
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 59
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1884
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 60
Frederick Sandys
PAINTER
1829 - 1904
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 61
August Malmström
PAINTER
1829 - 1901
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 62
Théodore Aubanel
WRITER
1829 - 1886
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 63
Others Deceased in 1889
Go to all RankingsLudwig Anzengruber
WRITER
1839 - 1889
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 58
José Joaquín Pérez
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1889
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 59
Ivan Larionov
COMPOSER
1830 - 1889
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 60
Ignatz Kolisch
CHESS PLAYER
1837 - 1889
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 61
Gustav Lange
COMPOSER
1830 - 1889
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 62
Domingo Santa María
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 63
Laura Bridgman
WRITER
1829 - 1889
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 64
August Ahlqvist
WRITER
1826 - 1889
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 65
Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1889
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 66
Josip Filipović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1889
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 67
Miles Joseph Berkeley
BIOLOGIST
1803 - 1889
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 68
Sergey Botkin
PHYSICIAN
1832 - 1889
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 69
Gerard Manley Hopkins
WRITER
1844 - 1889
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 70
In United States
Among people born in United States, Laura Bridgman ranks 5,995 out of 20,380. Before her are Francis Hunter (1894), Finneas O'Connell (1997), Johnny Appleseed (1774), Kristanna Loken (1979), Robert Z'Dar (1950), and Frank H. Netter (1906). After her are Marc Jacobs (1963), Selma Blair (1972), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973), Mark Frost (1953), Jason Patric (1966), and Pat Martino (1944).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsFrancis Hunter
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1981
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,989
Finneas O'Connell
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,990
Johnny Appleseed
CELEBRITY
1774 - 1845
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,991
Kristanna Loken
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,992
Robert Z'Dar
ACTOR
1950 - 2015
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,993
Frank H. Netter
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1991
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,994
Laura Bridgman
WRITER
1829 - 1889
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,995
Marc Jacobs
FASHION DESIGNER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,996
Selma Blair
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,997
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5,998
Mark Frost
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5,999
Jason Patric
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 6,000
Pat Martino
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 6,001
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Laura Bridgman ranks 459. Before her are Daniel Silva (1960), Gary Chapman (1938), Bret Harte (1836), Emma Lazarus (1849), Gene Wolfe (1931), and Leigh Brackett (1915). After her are Mark Frost (1953), Lilian Jackson Braun (1913), Louis Bromfield (1896), Peter Straub (1943), Melissa Mathison (1950), and Sonny Barger (1938).
Daniel Silva
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 453
Gary Chapman
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 454
Bret Harte
1836 - 1902
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 455
Emma Lazarus
1849 - 1887
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 456
Gene Wolfe
1931 - 2019
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 457
Leigh Brackett
1915 - 1978
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 458
Laura Bridgman
1829 - 1889
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 459
Mark Frost
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 460
Lilian Jackson Braun
1913 - 2011
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 461
Louis Bromfield
1896 - 1956
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 462
Peter Straub
1943 - 2022
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 463
Melissa Mathison
1950 - 2015
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 464
Sonny Barger
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 465