EXPLORER

Laura Dekker

1995 - Today

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Laura Dekker (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʌuraː ˈdɛkər]; born 20 September 1995) is a New Zealand-born Dutch sailor. In 2009, she announced her plan to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe single-handed. A Dutch court stepped in, owing to the objections of the local authorities, and prevented Laura from departing while under shared custody of both her parents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laura Dekker has received more than 1,139,273 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Laura Dekker is the 491st most popular explorer (down from 446th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 151st in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Explorer.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Laura Dekker ranks 491 out of 498. Before her are John Oxley, Bartholomew Gosnold, James Wordie, John Forrest, Ellen MacArthur, and Ann Bancroft. After her are Hamilton Hume, Thomas Mitchell, Ezra Meeker, Marek Kamiński, Sue Hendrickson, and Henry Worsley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Laura Dekker ranks 141. Before her are Rick Karsdorp, Stefano Sensi, José Luis Gayà, Thomas Strakosha, Kylian Hazard, and Paula Beer. After her are Max Meyer, Tonny Vilhena, Predrag Rajković, Karl-Anthony Towns, Lotte Kopecky, and Ong Seong-wu.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Laura Dekker ranks 140 out of 303. Before her are Harry Kerr (1879), Annelise Coberger (1971), Norman Kirk (1923), Dakota Kai (1988), Joe Earl (1952), and George Forbes (1869). After her are Peter O'Leary (1972), Mark Todd (1956), Hayley Westenra (1987), Ivan Vicelich (1976), Lorde (1996), and Marilyn Waring (1952).

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Among EXPLORERS In New Zealand

Among explorers born in New Zealand, Laura Dekker ranks 1. 

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