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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 heroine of 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 1,015,716 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Laura Secord is the 109th most popular celebrity (down from 101st in 2019), the 8,247th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,935th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Celebrity.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Laura Secord ranks 109 out of 181Before her are May-Louise Flodin, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Sandy Allen, Oxana Fedorova, Catharina Lodders, and Rina Mor. After her are Deborah Shelton, Ashrita Furman, Julius von Hann, Srirasmi Suwadee, Jimmy Jump, and Rob Kardashian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1775, Laura Secord ranks 47Before her are William Thompson, Walter Savage Landor, Anna Harrison, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Carlo Porta, and Francisco Ramón Vicuña. After her are Tenskwatawa, Rana Bahadur Shah, and James Barbour. Among people deceased in 1868, Laura Secord ranks 60Before her are Gennaios Kolokotronis, William Rutter Dawes, Júlia Szendrey, George Arnott Walker-Arnott, Joaquín Suárez, and Carl Mayet. After her are Christian Friedrich Ecklon, Mzilikazi, and Howell Cobb.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Laura Secord ranks 8,247 out of 18,182Before her are John Sloan (1871), Mark Schultz (1960), George Baird (1907), Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), James Ewing (1866), and Adam Maida (1930). After her are George Herriman (1880), Deborah Shelton (1948), Cyrus West Field (1819), Walter Breuning (1896), Peggy Rea (1921), and James Neill (1860).

Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Laura Secord ranks 42Before her are Virginia Dare (1587), Carol Morris (1936), Miriam Stevenson (1933), Henry Dreyfuss (1904), Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867), and Sandy Allen (1955). After her are Deborah Shelton (1948), Ashrita Furman (1954), Rob Kardashian (1987), Omarosa Manigault Newman (1974), Joe Exotic (1963), and L'Wren Scott (1964).