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Zebulon Pike

1779 - 1813

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Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. As a U.S. Army officer he led two expeditions through the Louisiana Purchase territory, first in 1805–1806 to reconnoiter the upper northern reaches of the Mississippi River, and then in 1806–1807 to explore the southwest to the fringes of the northern Spanish-colonial settlements of New Mexico and Texas. Pike's expeditions coincided with other Jeffersonian expeditions, including the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Red River Expedition in 1806. Pike's second expedition crossed the Rocky Mountains into what is now southern Colorado, which resulted in his capture by the Spanish colonial authorities near Santa Fe, who then sent Pike and his men to Chihuahua (present-day Mexico) for interrogation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Zebulon Pike is the 1,962nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,953rd in 2024), the 10,856th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,119th in 2019) and the 167th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Zebulon Pike ranks 1,962 out of 2,058. Before him are Nathaniel Lyon, Abu Anas al-Libi, Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Redvers Buller, Igor Kirillov, and Thomas C. Hart. After him are Viktor Sokolov, John Sedgwick, John C. Pemberton, Gail Halvorsen, Henry Wirz, and Comandanta Ramona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1779, Zebulon Pike ranks 37. Before him are Joel Roberts Poinsett, José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle, Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, Tabitha Babbitt, Peter Mark Roget, and Mountstuart Elphinstone. After him are Benjamin Silliman, Stephen Decatur, Samuel D. Ingham, and Joseph Story. Among people deceased in 1813, Zebulon Pike ranks 40. Before him are Benjamin Rush, Edmund Randolph, Sophronius of Vratsa, James Wyatt, Peter Jacob Hjelm, and George Clymer. After him are Benjamin Stoddert, Samuel Osgood, and Joshua Booth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Zebulon Pike ranks 10,858 out of 20,380. Before him are James Meredith (1933), Larry Kramer (1935), Gretchen Mol (1972), Millie Hughes-Fulford (1945), Doc Watson (1923), and Norman Dello Joio (1913). After him are Fat Joe (1970), Marion Roper (1910), D. W. Moffett (1954), John Jakes (1932), Richard Morris Hunt (1827), and Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Zebulon Pike ranks 167. Before him are William Hood Simpson (1888), Anthony Wayne (1745), Chesty Puller (1898), Lewis H. Brereton (1890), Nathaniel Lyon (1818), and Thomas C. Hart (1877). After him are John Sedgwick (1813), John C. Pemberton (1814), Gail Halvorsen (1920), Lewis Armistead (1817), David Dixon Porter (1813), and Stephen Decatur (1779).

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