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John Colter

1774 - 1812

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John Colter (c.1770–1775 – May 7, 1812 or November 22, 1813) was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered for explorations he made during the winter of 1807–1808, when he became the first known person of European descent to enter the region which later became Yellowstone National Park and to see the Teton Mountain Range. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Colter has received more than 798,731 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). John Colter is the 423rd most popular explorer (down from 380th in 2019), the 7,710th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,819th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Colter ranks 423 out of 498. Before him are Alexander Burnes, Valerian Albanov, Lachlan Macquarie, Boyd Alexander, Hugh Clapperton, and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. After him are Charles John Andersson, Alfred Maudslay, George Nares, Sverre Hassel, Luke Foxe, and Edward John Eyre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1774, John Colter ranks 40. Before him are Luis Eduardo Pérez, W. J. Coffee, Edward Charles Howard, Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Michael Levytsky, and Robert Jameson. After him is Johann Jakob Bernhardi. Among people deceased in 1812, John Colter ranks 27. Before him are Charles Cameron, Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Richard Kirwan, Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Joseph Woelfl, and Matvey Kazakov. After him are Joel Barlow, and Gunning Bedford Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Colter ranks 7,710 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Davis (1954), Gil Gerard (1943), Elizabeth Gilbert (1969), Mary Alden (1883), Earl Browder (1891), and Henry Hartsfield (1933). After him are Vanessa Marcil (1968), Emanuel Steward (1944), David Peoples (1940), Bill Robinson (1877), James Brady (1940), and Eugene Meyer (1875).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, John Colter ranks 31. Before him are Louise Arner Boyd (1887), John C. Frémont (1813), John Wesley Powell (1834), George Kennan (1845), Benjamin Morrell (1795), and Frederick Russell Burnham (1861). After him are Matthew Henson (1866), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Adolphus Greely (1844), Wiley Post (1898), Elisha Kent Kane (1820), and Ann Bancroft (1955).

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