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Laura Secord

1775 - 1868

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Laura Secord (née Ingersoll; 13 September 1775 – 17 October 1868) was a Canadian woman involved in the War of 1812. She is known for having walked 20 miles (32 km) out of American-occupied territory in 1813 to warn British forces of an impending American attack. Her contribution to the war was little known during her lifetime, but since her death she has been frequently honoured in Canada. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laura Secord has received more than 1,089,289 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Laura Secord is the 132nd most popular celebrity (down from 109th in 2019), the 8,869th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,229th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Celebrity.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

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  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Laura Secord ranks 132 out of 265. Before her are Catharina Lodders, Anna Chapman, Henry Dreyfuss, Cecilia Bolocco, Li Wenliang, and Yvonne Ryding. After her are Julius von Hann, Astrid Carolina Herrera, Rob Kardashian, Jimmy Jump, Daniel David Palmer, and Muammar Z.A..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1775, Laura Secord ranks 53. Before her are Pauline Auzou, William Thompson, Francisco Ramón Vicuña, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Carlo Porta, and Rana Bahadur Shah. After her are Tenskwatawa, and James Barbour. Among people deceased in 1868, Laura Secord ranks 63. Before her are Thaddeus Stevens, Júlia Szendrey, José María de Achá, Benizelos Roufos, Carl Mayet, and Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux. After her are Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual, Mzilikazi, Howell Cobb, and Christian Friedrich Ecklon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Laura Secord ranks 8,869 out of 20,380. Before her are Gardner Dozois (1947), Jeremy Strong (1978), Loleatta Holloway (1946), Barbara Bates (1925), John Kander (1927), and John Powell (1947). After her are Garrett Hedlund (1984), Rick Carlisle (1959), Mark Coleman (1964), Herbert E. Ives (1882), David A. Johnston (1949), and Alan Eustace (1957).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Laura Secord ranks 48. Before her are Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867), Deborah Shelton (1948), Jess McMahon (1882), Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877), Jeane Dixon (1904), and Henry Dreyfuss (1904). After her are Rob Kardashian (1987), L'Wren Scott (1964), Sandy Allen (1955), Nicole Richie (1981), Carol Yager (1960), and Omarosa Manigault Newman (1974).

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