Explorer
Ernest Shackleton
1874 - 1922
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Ernest Shackleton
His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2024). Ernest Shackleton is the 44th most popular explorer (up from 52nd in 2024), the 29th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Explorer.
Ernest Shackleton was an explorer who led three expeditions to the Antarctic. He is most famous for his 1914-1917 expedition where he led 27 men on a ship called the Endurance to Antarctica, but their ship became stuck in ice and they were forced to abandon it and make a treacherous journey across the ice to reach safety.
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Among Explorers
Among explorers, Ernest Shackleton ranks 44 out of 498. Before him are Francisco de Orellana, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Juan Ponce de León, Daniel Boone, Jacob Roggeveen, and Ingólfr Arnarson. After him are Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Martin Behaim, William Clark, and Samuel de Champlain.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Francisco de Orellana
1511 - 1546
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 38
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
1510 - 1554
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 39
Juan Ponce de León
1460 - 1521
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 40
Daniel Boone
1734 - 1820
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 41
Jacob Roggeveen
1659 - 1729
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 42
Ingólfr Arnarson
850 - 910
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 43
Ernest Shackleton
1874 - 1922
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 44
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
1729 - 1811
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 45
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
1832 - 1901
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 46
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
1778 - 1852
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 47
Martin Behaim
1459 - 1507
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 48
William Clark
1770 - 1838
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 49
Samuel de Champlain
1567 - 1635
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1874, Ernest Shackleton ranks 21. Before him are Carl Bosch, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Lou Henry Hoover, Lucy Maud Montgomery, António Egas Moniz, and Gertrude Stein. After him are August Krogh, Nikolai Berdyaev, Alexander Kolchak, Talaat Pasha, G. K. Chesterton, and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Among people deceased in 1922, Ernest Shackleton ranks 10. Before him are Charles I of Austria, Fredrik Bajer, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, Enver Pasha, Erich von Falkenhayn, and Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. After him are Djemal Pasha, Hermann Rorschach, Walther Rathenau, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Ernest Solvay.
Others Born in 1874
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Carl Bosch
CHEMIST
1874 - 1940
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 15
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1960
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 16
Lou Henry Hoover
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 17
Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 18
António Egas Moniz
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1955
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 19
Gertrude Stein
WRITER
1874 - 1946
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 20
Ernest Shackleton
EXPLORER
1874 - 1922
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 21
August Krogh
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 22
Nikolai Berdyaev
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1948
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 23
Alexander Kolchak
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1920
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 24
Talaat Pasha
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1921
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 25
G. K. Chesterton
WRITER
1874 - 1936
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 26
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
WRITER
1874 - 1929
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1922
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Charles I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1922
HPI: 81.72
Rank: 4
Fredrik Bajer
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1922
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 5
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
PHYSICIAN
1845 - 1922
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 6
Enver Pasha
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1922
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 7
Erich von Falkenhayn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1922
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 8
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
LINGUIST
1858 - 1922
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 9
Ernest Shackleton
EXPLORER
1874 - 1922
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 10
Djemal Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1922
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 11
Hermann Rorschach
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1922
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 12
Walther Rathenau
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1922
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 13
Albert I, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1922
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 14
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
COMPANION
1861 - 1922
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 15
Ernest Solvay
CHEMIST
1838 - 1922
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 16
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Ernest Shackleton ranks 29 out of NaN. Before him are Pierce Brosnan (1953), Grace O'Malley (1530), J. D. Bernal (1901), W. B. Yeats (1865), G. E. M. Anscombe (1919), and Anne Bonny (1702). After him are John Field (1782), Kevin Farrell (1947), Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852), George Francis FitzGerald (1851), Columbanus (540), and Michael D. Higgins (1941).
Others born in Ireland
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Pierce Brosnan
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 23
Grace O'Malley
PIRATE
1530 - 1603
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 24
J. D. Bernal
CHEMIST
1901 - 1971
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 25
W. B. Yeats
WRITER
1865 - 1939
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 26
G. E. M. Anscombe
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 27
Anne Bonny
PIRATE
1702 - 1782
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 28
Ernest Shackleton
EXPLORER
1874 - 1922
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 29
John Field
COMPOSER
1782 - 1837
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 30
Kevin Farrell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 31
Augusta, Lady Gregory
WRITER
1852 - 1932
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 32
George Francis FitzGerald
PHYSICIST
1851 - 1901
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 33
Columbanus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
540 - 615
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 34
Michael D. Higgins
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 35
Among Explorers In Ireland
Among explorers born in Ireland, Ernest Shackleton ranks 1. After him are Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810), Edward Bransfield (1785), Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie (1815), Henry Kellett (1806), Tom Crean (1877), Robert McClure (1807), and Robert O'Hara Burke (1821).
Ernest Shackleton
1874 - 1922
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 1
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
1810 - 1897
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 2
Edward Bransfield
1785 - 1852
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 3
Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie
1815 - 1893
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 4
Henry Kellett
1806 - 1875
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 5
Tom Crean
1877 - 1938
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 6
Robert McClure
1807 - 1873
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 7
Robert O'Hara Burke
1821 - 1861
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 8
