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Lynne Cox

1957 - Today

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Lynne Cox (born January 2, 1957) is an American long-distance open water swimmer, writer, and speaker. She is best known for being the first person to swim between the United States and the Soviet Union, across the Bering Strait, a feat which has been recognized for easing Cold War tensions between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Lynne Cox is the 6,446th most popular writer (down from 6,301st in 2024), the 12,214th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,259th in 2019) and the 882nd most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lynne Cox ranks 6,446 out of 7,302. Before her are Sarah Josepha Hale, Alan Dundes, Ruth Graham, Greil Marcus, Ragnar Jónasson, and Dan Abnett. After her are J. P. Donleavy, Sally Rooney, Alain LeRoy Locke, Raif Badawi, Rick Falkvinge, and Walter Lord.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Lynne Cox ranks 550. Before her are Sílvia Munt, Patricia Tallman, Elizabeth Mrema, Antonio López, Paul Sereno, and Bernhard Glass. After her are Andrei Bukin, Laura Johnson, Matt Vogel, Ayşegül Aldinç, Peter Houtman, and Sabine John.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lynne Cox ranks 12,217 out of 20,380. Before her are Tito Santana (1953), Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980), Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842), Dave Williams (1972), Gregory Harrison (1950), and James Gentle (1904). After her are Tyler Joseph (1988), McG (1968), Kenneth Choi (1971), Rob Paulsen (1956), Caroll Spinney (1933), and Jeff Monson (1971).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lynne Cox ranks 882. Before her are Terry Southern (1924), John Burroughs (1837), Bosley Crowther (1905), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Alan Dundes (1934), and Greil Marcus (1945). After her are J. P. Donleavy (1926), Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), Walter Lord (1917), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Ellen Willis (1941), and Paul Klebnikov (1963).

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