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Tom Crean

1877 - 1938

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Thomas Crean (Irish: Tomás Ó Cuirín; c. 16 February 1877 – 27 July 1938) was an Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer who was awarded the Albert Medal for Lifesaving (AM). Crean was a member of three major expeditions to Antarctica during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, including Robert Falcon Scott's 1911–1913 Terra Nova Expedition. This saw the race to reach the South Pole lost to Roald Amundsen and ended in the deaths of Scott and his party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Crean is the 462nd most popular explorer (up from 469th in 2019), the 293rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 306th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Irish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Tom Crean ranks 462 out of 498. Before him are Lars Christensen, Kristian Prestrud, Allan Cunningham, Edgeworth David, George Grey, and Henry Seebohm. After him are Edgar Evans, Aleksandra Potanina, John Colter, Robert McClure, Hubert Wilkins, and Samuel Hearne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Tom Crean ranks 183. Before him are Bill Robinson, Marsden Hartley, Ruurd Leegstra, Norman Pritchard, Charilaos Vasilakos, and Claire McDowell. After him are Šatrijos Ragana, Tom Thomson, Albino Jara, Hermann Martens, Laura Knight, and Thomas C. Hart. Among people deceased in 1938, Tom Crean ranks 208. Before him are Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Karl Malmström, Johannes van Dijk, Zitkala-Sa, Grey Owl, and Warner Oland. After him are Alma Gluck, Mikuláš Galanda, Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, Arthur Barclay, Michel Giacobini, and Walter Migula.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Tom Crean ranks 293 out of 549. Before him are Brian Downey (1951), John A. Costello (1891), Jack Lynch (1917), Gary Kelly (1974), John Connolly (1968), and Michael Scott (1959). After him are Charlie McGettigan (1950), Róisín Murphy (1973), Tony Dunne (1941), Liam O'Flaherty (1896), Evanna Lynch (1991), and Albert Reynolds (1932).

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Among EXPLORERS In Ireland

Among explorers born in Ireland, Tom Crean ranks 6. Before him are Ernest Shackleton (1874), Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810), Edward Bransfield (1785), Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie (1815), and Henry Kellett (1806). After him are Robert McClure (1807), and Robert O'Hara Burke (1821).

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