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Wiley Post

1898 - 1935

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Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was a famed American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. On August 15, 1935, Post and American humorist Will Rogers were killed when Post's aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska. Post's Lockheed Vega aircraft, the Winnie Mae, was on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wiley Post has received more than 714,955 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Wiley Post is the 429th most popular explorer (down from 383rd in 2019), the 9,381st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,154th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Explorer.

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  • 20

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  • 1.96

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  • 3.66

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Wiley Post ranks 429 out of 405. Before him are Grigory Grum-Grshimailo, Louis Hennepin, Edgeworth David, Charles Sturt, William Lashly, and Ed Stafford. After him are David Thompson, Matthew Henson, Hubert Wilkins, Samuel Hearne, Henry Seebohm, and Harry Johnston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Wiley Post ranks 246. Before him are Chesty Puller, Gertrude Lawrence, Eleanor Boardman, Hal Brown, Vincent Youmans, and Harry Watson. After him are Baby Dodds, Joe Spence, Roy Harris, Ewald Balser, Owen Barfield, and Loren Murchison. Among people deceased in 1935, Wiley Post ranks 132. Before him are José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Paolo Orsi, George William Russell, Patricio Arabolaza, and Edwin Arlington Robinson. After him are Leroy Carr, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Junior Durkin, Adolphus Greely, Edward Carson, and Jay Gould II.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wiley Post ranks 9,381 out of 18,182. Before him are Roy Bittan (1949), Roger Miller (1936), Steven Weber (1961), Frank Waller (1884), Larry the Cable Guy (1963), and Mike Massimino (1962). After him are Lola Glaudini (1971), Ben Shapiro (1984), Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), Merle Travis (1917), Peter G. Peterson (1926), and Edwin Hawkins (1943).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Wiley Post ranks 32. Before him are Louise Arner Boyd (1887), George Kennan (1845), Frederick Russell Burnham (1861), John Colter (1774), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), and Elisha Kent Kane (1820). After him are Matthew Henson (1866), Adolphus Greely (1844), and Ann Bancroft (1955).

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