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Jim Bridger

1804 - 1881

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James Felix "Jim" Bridger (March 17, 1804 – July 17, 1881) was an American mountain man, trapper, Army scout, and wilderness guide who explored and trapped in the Western United States in the first half of the 19th century. He was known as Old Gabe in his later years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Bridger has received more than 3,109,169 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jim Bridger is the 168th most popular explorer (up from 196th in 2019), the 2,444th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,822nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Explorer.

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  • 55.66

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jim Bridger ranks 168 out of 405. Before him are Pedro Mascarenhas, Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, Lancelotto Malocello, Matthew Flinders, Vasily Tatishchev, and Filipa Moniz Perestrelo. After him are Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Luís Vaz de Torres, Cornelis de Houtman, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Gustav Nachtigal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, Jim Bridger ranks 29. Before him are Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Ludwig von Benedek, Eduard Mörike, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Viktor Bunyakovsky, and Duke Alexander of Württemberg. After him are Moritz von Schwind, Hermann Schlegel, Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, Handrij Zejler, Stephan Endlicher, and John Gould. Among people deceased in 1881, Jim Bridger ranks 35. Before him are Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Sophia Perovskaya, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Princess Caroline of Denmark, and Ami Boué. After him are George W. De Long, Jacques Collin de Plancy, Joseph Škoda, Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville, Daniele Comboni, and John Gould.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Bridger ranks 2,444 out of 18,182. Before him are Joseph Kittinger (1928), Leo Ryan (1925), Felicity Huffman (1962), Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901), James Baker (1930), and Robert Benton (1932). After him are Louis Gossett Jr. (1936), Richie Sambora (1959), Karen Allen (1951), Billy Ray Cyrus (1961), Kathy Reichs (1948), and Nora Ephron (1941).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Jim Bridger ranks 8. Before him are Michael Rockefeller (1938), Davy Crockett (1786), Calamity Jane (1852), Richard E. Byrd (1888), Frederick Cook (1865), and Sacagawea (1780). After him are Lincoln Ellsworth (1880), Don Walsh (1931), Jimmie Angel (1899), George W. De Long (1844), Daniel Boone (1734), and Jedediah Smith (1799).

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