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Joshua Slocum

1844 - 1909

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Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 – on or shortly after November 14, 1909) was the first person to sail single-handedly around the world. He was a Nova Scotian-born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer. In 1900 he wrote a book about his journey, Sailing Alone Around the World, which became an international best-seller. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joshua Slocum has received more than 553,079 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Joshua Slocum is the 179th most popular explorer (down from 171st in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Canada (down from 105th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Explorer.

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  • 550k

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  • 55.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Joshua Slocum ranks 179 out of 405. Before him are Lincoln Ellsworth, Gustav Nachtigal, James Weddell, Nikolai Rezanov, Carsten Borchgrevink, and Masabumi Hosono. After him are Olivier van Noort, Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, Hjalmar Johansen, Naddodd, Don Walsh, and Francisco de Bobadilla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1844, Joshua Slocum ranks 40. Before him are Adolf Engler, Mihály Munkácsy, Eduard Strasburger, Louis Riel, Minna Canth, and Thomas Eakins. After him are Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Victorine Meurent, Vasily Polenov, George W. De Long, Édouard Branly, and Princess Françoise of Orléans. Among people deceased in 1909, Joshua Slocum ranks 32. Before him are Arnold Janssen, George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, Ludwig Gumplowicz, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Naftali Herz Imber, and Caran d'Ache. After him are Count Kasimir Felix Badeni, George Meredith, Friedrich Martens, Renée Vivien, Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, and Mieczysław Karłowicz.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Joshua Slocum ranks 114 out of 1,350. Before him are David Foster (1949), Margot Kidder (1948), Louis Riel (1844), Fay Wray (1907), Marc Ouellet (1944), and Peter Cullen (1941). After him are Martin Short (1950), Catherine O'Hara (1954), Joanna Shimkus (1943), Jean Chrétien (1934), David Morrell (1943), and Bonar Law (1858).

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Among EXPLORERS In Canada

Among explorers born in Canada, Joshua Slocum ranks 1. After him are Louis Jolliet (1645), Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879), Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661), Edward Belcher (1799), and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (1680).

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