Explorer

Thomas Button

Royal Navy officer and explorer

1575 - 1634

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Thomas Button

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Button is the 475th most popular explorer (down from 463rd in 2024), the 5,311th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,778th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular British Explorer.

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Thomas Button's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 51.86.

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Among Explorers

Among explorers, Thomas Button ranks 475 out of 500. Before him are Yossi Ghinsberg, Samuel Hearne, Robert O'Hara Burke, Louis Hennepin, Oscar Baumann, and Louis-Gustave Binger. After him are Sarat Chandra Das, Tryggve Gran, Henry Robertson Bowers, Bartholomew Gosnold, Harry Johnston, and David Thompson.

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HPI: 52.51
Rank: 469
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HPI: 52.49
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HPI: 52.44
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Louis Hennepin
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HPI: 52.39
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Oscar Baumann
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HPI: 52.34
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Louis-Gustave Binger
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HPI: 52.33
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Thomas Button
1575 - 1634
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 475
Sarat Chandra Das
1849 - 1917
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 476
Tryggve Gran
1888 - 1980
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 477
Henry Robertson Bowers
1883 - 1912
HPI: 51.21
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1572 - 1607
HPI: 51.20
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Harry Johnston
1858 - 1927
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 480
David Thompson
1770 - 1857
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 481

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1575, Thomas Button ranks 19. Before him are Christina of Salm, Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg, Chōsokabe Morichika, Johann Carolus, Taranatha, and Lady Arbella Stuart. Among people deceased in 1634, Thomas Button ranks 20. Before him are Magdalene of Nagasaki, Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst, Edward Coke, Johann Carolus, Taranatha, and George Chapman.

Others Born in 1575

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Christina of Salm
NOBLEMAN
1575 - 1627
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 13
Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg
POLITICIAN
1575 - 1643
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 14
Chōsokabe Morichika
NOBLEMAN
1575 - 1615
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 15
Johann Carolus
BUSINESSPERSON
1575 - 1634
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 16
Taranatha
WRITER
1575 - 1634
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 17
Lady Arbella Stuart
POLITICIAN
1575 - 1615
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 18
Thomas Button
EXPLORER
1575 - 1634
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 19

Others Deceased in 1634

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Magdalene of Nagasaki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1611 - 1634
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 14
Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst
NOBLEMAN
1607 - 1634
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 15
Edward Coke
JUDGE
1552 - 1634
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 16
Johann Carolus
BUSINESSPERSON
1575 - 1634
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 17
Taranatha
WRITER
1575 - 1634
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 18
George Chapman
WRITER
1559 - 1634
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 19
Thomas Button
EXPLORER
1575 - 1634
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 20

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Button ranks 5,311 out of 9,870. Before him are Don Finlay (1909), Yvonne Mitchell (1915), Dorothy Wordsworth (1771), Peter Geach (1916), Edmund Rubbra (1901), and Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762). After him are David Robb (1947), Olivia d'Abo (1969), Tony Hadley (1960), Susan Cooper (1935), Emily Blackwell (1826), and Amir Khan (1986).

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Don Finlay
ATHLETE
1909 - 1970
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 5,305
Yvonne Mitchell
ACTOR
1915 - 1979
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 5,306
Dorothy Wordsworth
WRITER
1771 - 1855
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 5,307
Peter Geach
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 2013
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 5,308
Edmund Rubbra
COMPOSER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 5,309
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1834
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 5,310
Thomas Button
EXPLORER
1575 - 1634
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 5,311
David Robb
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 5,312
Olivia d'Abo
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 5,313
Tony Hadley
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 5,314
Susan Cooper
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 5,315
Emily Blackwell
PHYSICIAN
1826 - 1910
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 5,316
Amir Khan
BOXER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 5,317