Explorer

Edward Belcher

British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer

1799 - 1877

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Edward Belcher

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Belcher is the 406th most popular explorer (down from 402nd in 2024), the 420th most popular biography from Canada (down from 355th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Canadian Explorer.

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Edward Belcher shares a February 27 birthday with Constantine the Great, Elizabeth Taylor, and John Steinbeck.

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Among Explorers

Among explorers, Edward Belcher ranks 406 out of 498. Before him are Artur Chilingarov, Frederick William Beechey, George Nares, Richard Maack, Étienne Brûlé, and Johannes Rebmann. After him are George Kennan, Grímur Kamban, Charles Francis Hall, Dirk Hartog, Fyodor Konyukhov, and Edward John Eyre.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Artur Chilingarov
1939 - 2024
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 400
Frederick William Beechey
1796 - 1856
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 401
George Nares
1831 - 1915
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 402
Richard Maack
1825 - 1886
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 403
Étienne Brûlé
1592 - 1633
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 404
Johannes Rebmann
1820 - 1876
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 405
Edward Belcher
1799 - 1877
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 406
George Kennan
1845 - 1924
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 407
Grímur Kamban
801 - 899
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 408
Charles Francis Hall
1821 - 1871
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 409
Dirk Hartog
1580 - 1621
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 410
Fyodor Konyukhov
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 411
Edward John Eyre
1815 - 1901
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 412

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1799, Edward Belcher ranks 55. Before him are Nathaniel Palmer, Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville, George Finlay, František Čelakovský, Frederick Catherwood, and Amos Bronson Alcott. After him are Henry Monnier, William Rutter Dawes, Avdotia Istomina, Alessandro Ferrero La Marmora, James Prinsep, and Titian Peale. Among people deceased in 1877, Edward Belcher ranks 62. Before him are Juan Bautista Gill, Nathaniel Palmer, Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, Errico Petrella, Alexander Brullov, and Facundo Machaín. After him are Henry Monnier, Filippo Parlatore, Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Ramón Cabrera, 1st Duke of Maestrazgo, Karl Ludwig Littrow, and Elizabeth F. Ellet.

Others Born in 1799

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Nathaniel Palmer
EXPLORER
1799 - 1877
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 49
Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1874
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 50
George Finlay
HISTORIAN
1799 - 1875
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 51
František Čelakovský
WRITER
1799 - 1852
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 52
Frederick Catherwood
ARCHITECT
1799 - 1854
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 53
Amos Bronson Alcott
PHILOSOPHER
1799 - 1888
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 54
Edward Belcher
EXPLORER
1799 - 1877
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 55
Henry Monnier
WRITER
1799 - 1877
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 56
William Rutter Dawes
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1868
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 57
Avdotia Istomina
DANCER
1799 - 1848
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 58
Alessandro Ferrero La Marmora
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1799 - 1855
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 59
James Prinsep
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1799 - 1840
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 60
Titian Peale
PHOTOGRAPHER
1799 - 1885
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 61

Others Deceased in 1877

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Juan Bautista Gill
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1877
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 56
Nathaniel Palmer
EXPLORER
1799 - 1877
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 57
Federico Errázuriz Zañartu
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1877
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 58
Errico Petrella
COMPOSER
1813 - 1877
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 59
Alexander Brullov
PAINTER
1798 - 1877
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 60
Facundo Machaín
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1877
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 61
Edward Belcher
EXPLORER
1799 - 1877
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 62
Henry Monnier
WRITER
1799 - 1877
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 63
Filippo Parlatore
BIOLOGIST
1816 - 1877
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 64
Rómulo Díaz de la Vega
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1877
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 65
Ramón Cabrera, 1st Duke of Maestrazgo
NOBLEMAN
1806 - 1877
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 66
Karl Ludwig Littrow
ASTRONOMER
1811 - 1877
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 67
Elizabeth F. Ellet
WRITER
1818 - 1877
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 68