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Sue Hendrickson

1949 - Today

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Susan Hendrickson (born December 2, 1949) is an American explorer and fossil collector. Hendrickson is best known for her discovery of the remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in South Dakota on August 12, 1990, in the Cheyenne River Reservation. Her discovery is the most complete skeleton of Tyrannosaurus known to science. This skeleton is now known as "Sue" in honor of her. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sue Hendrickson is the 494th most popular explorer (up from 496th in 2019), the 14,483rd most popular biography from United States (up from 15,327th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Sue Hendrickson ranks 494 out of 498. Before her are John Rae, William Lashly, James Wordie, Thomas Mitchell, John Forrest, and Ezra Meeker. After her are Ann Bancroft, Marek Kamiński, Tim Flannery, and Laura Dekker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Sue Hendrickson ranks 772. Before her are Susan Lindquist, Junior Murvin, Bruce E. Melnick, Dan Barker, Amama Mbabazi, and Mike Boit. After her are Claudia Jennings, Jerry Coyne, A. C. Grayling, Pat Fraley, Paul Collier, and Kenneth D. Cameron.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sue Hendrickson ranks 14,487 out of 20,380. Before her are Sam Hunt (1984), Joshua Redman (1969), Adelaide Hall (1901), Ken Bowersox (1956), Steven Swanson (1960), and Elsie Ferguson (1883). After her are Lena Dunham (1986), Levi Stubbs (1936), Robert J. Lang (1961), Gail Patrick (1911), Wynter Gordon (1985), and Lyle Waggoner (1935).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Sue Hendrickson ranks 38. Before her are Matthew Henson (1866), John Colter (1774), Adolphus Greely (1844), Wiley Post (1898), Benjamin Morrell (1795), and Ezra Meeker (1830). After her are Ann Bancroft (1955).

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