Explorer
Bertrand Piccard
Swiss balloonist and psychiatrist
1958 - today
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Bertrand Piccard
His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Bertrand Piccard is the 300th most popular explorer (up from 303rd in 2024), the 339th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 346th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Explorer.
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Bertrand Piccard's biography spans 28 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 59.75.
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Among Explorers
Among explorers, Bertrand Piccard ranks 300 out of 500. Before him are Jean Louis Marie Poiret, Ingvar the Far-Travelled, Grigory Potanin, Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein, Juan Pizarro, and Pyotr Beketov. After him are John Byron, Lady Hester Stanhope, Ippolito Rosellini, Gustav Adolf von Götzen, Philip Carteret, and John McDouall Stuart.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Jean Louis Marie Poiret
1755 - 1834
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 294
Ingvar the Far-Travelled
1050 - 1041
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 295
Grigory Potanin
1835 - 1920
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 296
Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein
1759 - 1823
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 297
Juan Pizarro
1511 - 1536
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 298
Pyotr Beketov
1600 - 1661
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 299
Bertrand Piccard
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 300
John Byron
1723 - 1786
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 301
Lady Hester Stanhope
1776 - 1839
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 302
Ippolito Rosellini
1800 - 1843
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 303
Gustav Adolf von Götzen
1866 - 1910
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 304
Philip Carteret
1733 - 1796
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 305
John McDouall Stuart
1815 - 1866
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 306
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Bertrand Piccard ranks 143. Before him are Domenico Dolce, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Cindy Kiro, Oscar Schmidt, Alain Chabat, and Nancy J. Currie-Gregg. After him are Kavita Krishnamurthy, Karlheinz Förster, Michael Winslow, Serena Grandi, Yuriy Boyko, and Mohammad Shtayyeh.
Others Born in 1958
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Domenico Dolce
DESIGNER
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 137
Tony Leung Ka-fai
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 138
Cindy Kiro
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 139
Oscar Schmidt
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1958 - 2026
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 140
Alain Chabat
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 141
Nancy J. Currie-Gregg
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 142
Bertrand Piccard
EXPLORER
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 143
Kavita Krishnamurthy
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 144
Karlheinz Förster
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 145
Michael Winslow
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 146
Serena Grandi
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 147
Yuriy Boyko
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 148
Mohammad Shtayyeh
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 149
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Bertrand Piccard ranks 339 out of 1,198. Before him are Simeon Bavier (1825), Maria Bernarda Bütler (1848), Fernán Caballero (1796), Louis Niedermeyer (1802), Charles Journet (1891), and Saint Othmar (689). After him are Othmar Schoeck (1886), Maximilian Ulysses Browne (1705), Johann Baptist Cysat (1585), Paul Sacher (1906), Samuel Schmid (1947), and Henri Druey (1799).
Others born in Switzerland
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Simeon Bavier
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1896
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 333
Maria Bernarda Bütler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1848 - 1924
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 334
Fernán Caballero
WRITER
1796 - 1877
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 335
Louis Niedermeyer
COMPOSER
1802 - 1861
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 336
Charles Journet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1891 - 1975
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 337
Saint Othmar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 759
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 338
Bertrand Piccard
EXPLORER
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 339
Othmar Schoeck
COMPOSER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 340
Maximilian Ulysses Browne
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1757
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 341
Johann Baptist Cysat
MATHEMATICIAN
1585 - 1657
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 342
Paul Sacher
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1999
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 343
Samuel Schmid
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 344
Henri Druey
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1855
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 345
Among Explorers In Switzerland
Among explorers born in Switzerland, Bertrand Piccard ranks 2. Before him is Isabelle Eberhardt (1877).
