List of nurses

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This is a list of famous nurses in history. To be listed here, the nurse must already have a Wiki biography article. For background information see History of nursing and Timeline of nursing history. For nurses in art, film and literature see list of fictional nurses.

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Mary Ann Bickerdyke
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Vivian Bullwinkel
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Ann Agnes Bernatitus

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Mary Todd Lincoln
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Lenah Higbee
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Nelly Garzón Alarcón

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Mary Eliza Mahoney
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Kate Marsden
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Florence Nightingale


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Margaret Sanger
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Walt Whitman


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