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Leif Erikson

10th century Norse explorer

970 - 1020

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Leif Erikson

His biography is available in 100 different languages on Wikipedia. Leif Erikson is the 5th most popular explorer (up from 25th in 2024), the most popular biography from Iceland and the most popular Icelander Explorer.

Leif Ericson is most famous for being the first European to discover North America.

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Leif Erikson is the highest-ranked of the 190 individuals in Pantheon born in Iceland.

#1

Of the 13 people in Pantheon born in 970, Leif Erikson is the most memorable.

#5

Leif Erikson ranks #5 of 498 Explorers worldwide — among the top 2% of the profession.

#189

More than 10 centuries after death, Leif Erikson still holds rank #189 among all individuals in Pantheon.

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Among Explorers

Among explorers, Leif Erikson ranks 5 out of 498. Before him are Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and Vasco da Gama. After him are Amerigo Vespucci, Hernán Cortés, Ibn Battuta, Roald Amundsen, Bartolomeu Dias, Prince Henry the Navigator, and Zheng He.

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HPI: 96.21
Rank: 1
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HPI: 94.91
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HPI: 92.62
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Vasco da Gama
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HPI: 91.06
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Leif Erikson
970 - 1020
HPI: 88.25
Rank: 5
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HPI: 86.55
Rank: 6
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HPI: 85.59
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HPI: 85.06
Rank: 8
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HPI: 84.99
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HPI: 84.66
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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HPI: 84.33
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Zheng He
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HPI: 84.21
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 970, Leif Erikson ranks 1. After him are Pope Sergius IV, Pope John XVIII, Bruno of Querfurt, Fulk III, Count of Anjou, Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia, Al-Sharif al-Radi, Procopius of Sázava, Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia, Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, and Sitt al-Mulk. Among people deceased in 1020, Leif Erikson ranks 1. After him are Ferdowsi, Al-Sijzi, Abhinavagupta, Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, Melus of Bari, Trdat, Malusha, Gagik I of Armenia, and Ælfric of Eynsham.

Others Born in 970

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Leif Erikson
EXPLORER
970 - 1020
HPI: 88.25
Rank: 1
Pope Sergius IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1012
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 2
Pope John XVIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1009
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 3
Bruno of Querfurt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1009
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 4
Fulk III, Count of Anjou
NOBLEMAN
970 - 1040
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 5
Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
970 - 1034
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 6
Al-Sharif al-Radi
WRITER
970 - 1015
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 7
Procopius of Sázava
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1053
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 8
Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine
POLITICIAN
970 - 1012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 9
Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia
POLITICIAN
970 - 1011
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 10
Åsta Gudbrandsdatter
POLITICIAN
970 - 1020
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 11
Sitt al-Mulk
POLITICIAN
970 - 1023
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1020

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Leif Erikson
EXPLORER
970 - 1020
HPI: 88.25
Rank: 1
Ferdowsi
WRITER
940 - 1020
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 2
Al-Sijzi
MATHEMATICIAN
945 - 1020
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 3
Abhinavagupta
PHILOSOPHER
950 - 1020
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 4
Manuel Erotikos Komnenos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
901 - 1020
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 5
Åsta Gudbrandsdatter
POLITICIAN
970 - 1020
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 6
Melus of Bari
NOBLEMAN
1000 - 1020
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 7
Trdat
ARCHITECT
950 - 1020
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 8
Malusha
POLITICIAN
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 9
Gagik I of Armenia
POLITICIAN
989 - 1020
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 10
Ælfric of Eynsham
WRITER
955 - 1020
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 11