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Zebulon Pike

1779 - 1813

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Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. As a U.S. Army officer he led two expeditions through the Louisiana Purchase territory, first in 1805–1806 to reconnoiter the upper northern reaches of the Mississippi River, and then in 1806–1807 to explore the southwest to the fringes of the northern Spanish-colonial settlements of New Mexico and Texas. Pike's expeditions coincided with other Jeffersonian expeditions, including the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Red River Expedition in 1806.Pike's second expedition crossed the Rocky Mountains into what is now southern Colorado, which led to his capture by the Spanish colonial authorities near Santa Fe, who sent Pike and his men to Chihuahua (present-day Mexico) for interrogation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zebulon Pike has received more than 924,406 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Zebulon Pike is the 1,951st most popular military personnel (down from 1,631st in 2019), the 10,118th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,676th in 2019) and the 168th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Over the past year Zebulon Pike has had the most page views in the with 87,719 views, followed by German (2,005), and French (1,824). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (410.98%), Bulgarian (52.56%), and Vietnamese (46.57%)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Zebulon Pike ranks 1,951 out of 2,058. Before him are Lewis H. Brereton, John Sedgwick, Max Horton, Yuliia Paievska, Franciszek Gągor, and Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard. After him are Mikhail Tolstykh, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., George Rogers Clark, Constand Viljoen, Isa Munayev, and Leonid Khabarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1779, Zebulon Pike ranks 38. Before him are José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle, Stephen Decatur, Joel Roberts Poinsett, Peter Mark Roget, Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, and Mountstuart Elphinstone. After him are Benjamin Silliman, Joseph Story, and Samuel D. Ingham. Among people deceased in 1813, Zebulon Pike ranks 37. Before him are Edmund Randolph, Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal, Benjamin Rush, Robert R. Livingston, Sophronius of Vratsa, and James Wyatt. After him are George Clymer, Alexander Wilson, Samuel Osgood, Peter Jacob Hjelm, and Benjamin Stoddert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Zebulon Pike ranks 10,118 out of 20,380. Before him are David Costabile (1967), Bob Kerrey (1943), Sydnee Steele (1968), Tracy Scoggins (1953), Pearl Bailey (1918), and Robin Morgan (1941). After him are Ronnie Ray Smith (1949), Katie Couric (1957), Gladys Egan (1900), Rakim (1968), Donald H. Peterson (1933), and Johnny Sheffield (1931).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Zebulon Pike ranks 168. Before him are Gail Halvorsen (1920), Thomas C. Hart (1877), John Sullivan (1740), Elmo Zumwalt (1920), Lewis H. Brereton (1890), and John Sedgwick (1813). After him are Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), George Rogers Clark (1752), Sterling Price (1809), David Dixon Porter (1813), Naomi Parker Fraley (1921), and George Henry Thomas (1816).

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