Explorateur
James Cook
1728 - 1779
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James Cook
James Cook est un navigateur, explorateur et cartographe britannique, né le 7 novembre 1728 (27 octobre 1728 selon le calendrier julien) à Marton (Middlesbrough) et mort le 14 février 1779 à Hawaï. Accédant au grade de capitaine de la Royal Navy, il fait trois voyages dans l'océan Pacifique à l'occasion desquels il est le premier Européen à débarquer sur la côte Est de l'Australie, en Nouvelle-Calédonie, aux îles Sandwich du Sud et à Hawaï. Il est également le premier navigateur à faire le tour de l'Antarctique et à cartographier Terre-Neuve et la Nouvelle-Zélande. Après son service dans la marine marchande britannique, il intègre en 1755 la marine royale britannique au cours de la guerre de Sept Ans. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia
Sa biographie est disponible en 161 langues sur Wikipédia (en hausse par rapport à 158 en 2024). James Cook est le 13th explorateur le plus populaire (en baisse du 10th en 2024), la 51st biographie la plus populaire du Royaume-Uni (en baisse du 32nd en 2019), ainsi que le explorateur du Royaume-Uni le plus populaire.
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Among Explorateurs
Among explorateurs, James Cook ranks 13 out of 498. Before him are Hernán Cortés, Ibn Battuta, Roald Amundsen, Bartolomeu Dias, Prince Henry the Navigator, and Zheng He. After him are Jacques Cartier, Francisco Pizarro, Francis Drake, Robert Falcon Scott, Fridtjof Nansen, and Pedro Álvares Cabral.
Most Popular Explorateurs in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHernán Cortés
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 7
Ibn Battuta
1304 - 1368
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 8
Roald Amundsen
1872 - 1928
HPI: 84.99
Rank: 9
Bartolomeu Dias
1450 - 1500
HPI: 84.66
Rank: 10
Prince Henry the Navigator
1394 - 1460
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 11
Zheng He
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 12
James Cook
1728 - 1779
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 13
Jacques Cartier
1491 - 1557
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 14
Francisco Pizarro
1478 - 1541
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 15
Francis Drake
1540 - 1596
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 16
Robert Falcon Scott
1868 - 1912
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 17
Fridtjof Nansen
1861 - 1930
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 18
Pedro Álvares Cabral
1467 - 1520
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 19
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1728, James Cook ranks 1. After him are Peter III of Russia, Johann Heinrich Lambert, Joseph Black, Anton Raphael Mengs, Niccolò Piccinni, Chevalier d'Éon, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, Antoine Baumé, Samuel Wallis, Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, and Étienne-Louis Boullée. Among people deceased in 1779, James Cook ranks 1. After him are Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Anton Raphael Mengs, Emperor Go-Momozono, Thomas Chippendale, Karim Khan Zand, John Kay, Casimir Pulaski, David Garrick, William Boyce, Tommaso Traetta, and Louis de Jaucourt.
Others Born in 1728
Go to all RankingsJames Cook
EXPLORER
1728 - 1779
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 1
Peter III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1762
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 2
Johann Heinrich Lambert
MATHEMATICIAN
1728 - 1777
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 3
Joseph Black
CHEMIST
1728 - 1799
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 4
Anton Raphael Mengs
PAINTER
1728 - 1779
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 5
Niccolò Piccinni
COMPOSER
1728 - 1800
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 6
Chevalier d'Éon
WRITER
1728 - 1810
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 7
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1811
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 8
Antoine Baumé
CHEMIST
1728 - 1804
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 9
Samuel Wallis
EXPLORER
1728 - 1795
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 10
Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1797
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 11
Étienne-Louis Boullée
ARCHITECT
1728 - 1799
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1779
Go to all RankingsJames Cook
EXPLORER
1728 - 1779
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 1
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
PAINTER
1699 - 1779
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 2
Anton Raphael Mengs
PAINTER
1728 - 1779
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 3
Emperor Go-Momozono
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1779
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 4
Thomas Chippendale
DESIGNER
1718 - 1779
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 5
Karim Khan Zand
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1779
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 6
John Kay
INVENTOR
1704 - 1779
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 7
Casimir Pulaski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1779
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 8
David Garrick
ACTOR
1717 - 1779
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 9
William Boyce
COMPOSER
1711 - 1779
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 10
Tommaso Traetta
COMPOSER
1727 - 1779
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 11
Louis de Jaucourt
PHYSICIAN
1704 - 1779
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 12
In Royaume-Uni
Among people born in Royaume-Uni, James Cook ranks 51 out of NaN. Before him are Charles Dickens (1812), Alan Turing (1912), Alexander Fleming (1881), Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (1947), Thomas Hardy (1840), and Bernard Montgomery (1887). After him are Mary, Queen of Scots (1542), J. J. Thomson (1856), James Prescott Joule (1818), Anthony Hopkins (1937), John Major (1943), and Mary of Teck (1867).
Others born in Royaume-Uni
Go to all RankingsCharles Dickens
WRITER
1812 - 1870
HPI: 85.20
Rank: 45
Alan Turing
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1912 - 1954
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 46
Alexander Fleming
BIOLOGIST
1881 - 1955
HPI: 84.76
Rank: 47
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
NOBLEMAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 48
Thomas Hardy
WRITER
1840 - 1928
HPI: 84.42
Rank: 49
Bernard Montgomery
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1976
HPI: 84.19
Rank: 50
James Cook
EXPLORER
1728 - 1779
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 51
Mary, Queen of Scots
POLITICIAN
1542 - 1587
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 52
J. J. Thomson
PHYSICIST
1856 - 1940
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 53
James Prescott Joule
PHYSICIST
1818 - 1889
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 54
Anthony Hopkins
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 55
John Major
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 83.84
Rank: 56
Mary of Teck
COMPANION
1867 - 1953
HPI: 83.82
Rank: 57
Among Explorateurs In Royaume-Uni
Among explorateurs born in Royaume-Uni, James Cook ranks 1. After him are Francis Drake (1540), Robert Falcon Scott (1868), David Livingstone (1813), William Adams (1564), John Davis (1550), Henry Morton Stanley (1841), William Baffin (1584), Henry Hudson (1570), John Ross (1777), William Dampier (1651), and John Smith (1580).
James Cook
1728 - 1779
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 1
Francis Drake
1540 - 1596
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 2
Robert Falcon Scott
1868 - 1912
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 3
David Livingstone
1813 - 1873
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 4
William Adams
1564 - 1620
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 5
John Davis
1550 - 1605
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 6
Henry Morton Stanley
1841 - 1904
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 7
William Baffin
1584 - 1622
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 8
Henry Hudson
1570 - 1611
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 9
John Ross
1777 - 1856
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 10
William Dampier
1651 - 1715
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 11
John Smith
1580 - 1631
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 12






















































