# Deborah Sampson

> Deborah Sampson Gannett, also known as Deborah Samson or Deborah Sampson, was a Massachusetts woman who disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Plympton, Massachusetts, she served under the name Robert Shirtliff – sometimes spelled Shurtleff or Shirtleff. She was in uniform for 17 months before her sex was discovered in 1783 when she required medical treatment after contracting a fever in Philadelphia.

*Continental Army soldier*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/deborah-sampson

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1760-12-17
- **Died:** 1827-04-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 13.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [டெபோரா சாம்சன்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D)
- [ديبورا سامبسون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [דבורה סמסון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94_%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [डेबोरा सैम्पसन](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [Deborah Sampson](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Sampson)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3020894)

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