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Ezra Meeker

1830 - 1928

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Ezra Morgan Meeker (December 29, 1830 – December 3, 1928) was an American pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox-drawn wagon as a young man, migrating from Iowa to the Pacific Coast. Later in life he worked to memorialize the Trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ezra Meeker has received more than 331,450 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ezra Meeker is the 494th most popular explorer, the 15,044th most popular biography from United States and the 38th most popular American Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Ezra Meeker ranks 494 out of 498. Before him are John Forrest, Ellen MacArthur, Ann Bancroft, Laura Dekker, Hamilton Hume, and Thomas Mitchell. After him are Marek Kamiński, Sue Hendrickson, Henry Worsley, and Tim Flannery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Ezra Meeker ranks 79. Before him are Nain Singh, Harriet Hosmer, Helen Hunt Jackson, Belva Ann Lockwood, Frederic Moore, and John Douglas.  Among people deceased in 1928, Ezra Meeker ranks 128. Before him are George Siegmann, George Dole, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Johan Olin, Nora Bayes, and Crystal Eastman. After him are C. B. K. Beachcroft, and Laura Mendez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ezra Meeker ranks 15,044 out of 20,380. Before him are Shanna Moakler (1975), Julie Bennett (1932), Alana Haim (1991), Mike Braun (1954), Roy Moore (1947), and Ken Anderson (1976). After him are Meghan McCain (1984), Eric Gordon (1988), Fife Symington (1945), Will Lee (1908), Alexis Cruz (1974), and Daniella Monet (1989).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Ezra Meeker ranks 38. Before him are Matthew Henson (1866), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Adolphus Greely (1844), Wiley Post (1898), Elisha Kent Kane (1820), and Ann Bancroft (1955). After him are Sue Hendrickson (1949).

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