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Wiley Post

American aviator; first pilot to fly solo around the world

1898 - 1935

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Wiley Post

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Wiley Post is the 485th most popular explorer (down from 476th in 2024), the 11,808th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,804th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Explorer.

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Among Explorers

Among explorers, Wiley Post ranks 485 out of 498. Before him are Bartholomew Gosnold, Harry Johnston, David Thompson, Hamilton Hume, Ellen MacArthur, and Adolphus Greely. After him are Henry Worsley, John Oxley, Benjamin Morrell, Erling Kagge, John Rae, and William Lashly.

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HPI: 51.20
Rank: 479
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HPI: 51.13
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HPI: 51.11
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Ellen MacArthur
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HPI: 51.08
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Adolphus Greely
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HPI: 51.05
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Wiley Post
1898 - 1935
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 485
Henry Worsley
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HPI: 50.49
Rank: 486
John Oxley
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HPI: 50.46
Rank: 487
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HPI: 50.33
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HPI: 49.41
Rank: 489
John Rae
1813 - 1893
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 490
William Lashly
1867 - 1940
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 491

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Wiley Post ranks 312. Before him are Harry Edward, Roy Harris, Karolina Lanckorońska, Stephen Vincent Benét, Tom Whittaker, and Gracie Fields. After him are Molly Picon, Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê, Ludwig Bemelmans, Harold Stephen Black, William O. Douglas, and Happy Chandler. Among people deceased in 1935, Wiley Post ranks 149. Before him are Charles Kingsford Smith, Junior Durkin, Ivar Otto Bendixson, Leroy Carr, Edwin Arlington Robinson, and Adolphus Greely. After him are Alice Dunbar Nelson, and Jay Gould II.

Others Born in 1898

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Harry Edward
ATHLETE
1898 - 1973
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 306
Roy Harris
COMPOSER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 307
Karolina Lanckorońska
HISTORIAN
1898 - 2002
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 308
Stephen Vincent Benét
WRITER
1898 - 1943
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 309
Tom Whittaker
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 310
Gracie Fields
ACTOR
1898 - 1979
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 311
Wiley Post
EXPLORER
1898 - 1935
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 312
Molly Picon
ACTOR
1898 - 1992
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 313
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1978
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 314
Ludwig Bemelmans
WRITER
1898 - 1962
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 315
Harold Stephen Black
INVENTOR
1898 - 1983
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 316
William O. Douglas
LAWYER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 317
Happy Chandler
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1991
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 318