EXPLORER
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
1737 - 1793
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, chevalier d'Entrecasteaux (8 November 1737 – 21 July 1793) was a French Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Isle de France from 1787 to 1789. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux has received more than 81,559 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux is the 252nd most popular explorer (down from 234th in 2019), the 3,017th most popular biography from France (down from 2,769th in 2019) and the 26th most popular French Explorer.
Memorability Metrics
82k
Page Views (PV)
53.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
5.44
Effective Languages (L*)
2.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux ranks 252 out of 498. Before him are Rodrigo de Jerez, Edward Bransfield, Juan de Garay, Pero Escobar, Ingvar the Far-Travelled, and Thorvald Eiriksson. After him are Snorri Thorfinnsson, Carl Anton Larsen, Hjalmar Johansen, William Smith, Pierre Poivre, and Jens Munk.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRodrigo de Jerez
1350 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 246
Edward Bransfield
1785 - 1852
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 247
Juan de Garay
1528 - 1583
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 248
Pero Escobar
1401 - 1501
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 249
Ingvar the Far-Travelled
1050 - 1041
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 250
Thorvald Eiriksson
972 - 1006
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 251
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
1737 - 1793
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 252
Snorri Thorfinnsson
1004 - 1090
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 253
Carl Anton Larsen
1860 - 1924
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 254
Hjalmar Johansen
1867 - 1913
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 255
William Smith
1790 - 1847
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 256
Pierre Poivre
1719 - 1786
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 257
Jens Munk
1579 - 1628
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 258
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1737, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux ranks 22. Before him are Jacob Philipp Hackert, Princess Augusta of Great Britain, Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau, Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Iosif Igelström. After him are Suzanne Curchod, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Maria Caterina Brignole, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Alexander Dalrymple, and Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1793, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux ranks 32. Before him are Pietro Nardini, Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau, Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard, Nicolaas Laurens Burman, and Armand Louis de Gontaut. After him are Joannicius III of Constantinople, Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, William Hudson, Charles de Bonchamps, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, and Karl Philipp Moritz.
Others Born in 1737
Go to all RankingsJacob Philipp Hackert
PAINTER
1737 - 1807
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 16
Princess Augusta of Great Britain
NOBLEMAN
1737 - 1813
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 17
Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1737 - 1815
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 18
Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau
CHEMIST
1737 - 1816
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 19
Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1758
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 20
Iosif Igelström
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1737 - 1823
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 21
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
EXPLORER
1737 - 1793
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 22
Suzanne Curchod
WRITER
1737 - 1794
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 23
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1805
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 24
Maria Caterina Brignole
COMPANION
1737 - 1813
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 25
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1806
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 26
Alexander Dalrymple
EXPLORER
1737 - 1808
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 27
Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
NOBLEMAN
1737 - 1817
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1793
Go to all RankingsPietro Nardini
COMPOSER
1722 - 1793
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 26
Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1793
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 27
Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1793
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 28
Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard
PHYSICIAN
1742 - 1793
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 29
Nicolaas Laurens Burman
BIOLOGIST
1734 - 1793
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 30
Armand Louis de Gontaut
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1793
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 31
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
EXPLORER
1737 - 1793
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 32
Joannicius III of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1700 - 1793
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 33
Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1740 - 1793
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 34
William Hudson
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1793
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 35
Charles de Bonchamps
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1793
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 36
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
WRITER
1718 - 1793
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 37
Karl Philipp Moritz
WRITER
1756 - 1793
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 38
In France
Among people born in France, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux ranks 3,017 out of 6,770. Before him are Petrus de Cruce (1300), Didier Auriol (1958), Brigitte Fontaine (1939), Manuel Amoros (1962), Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (1282), and Paul Lévy (1886). After him are Marie-Denise Villers (1774), Jules Simon (1814), Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (1724), Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762), Jean Jouvenet (1644), and Jean-Nicolas Corvisart (1755).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsPetrus de Cruce
COMPOSER
1300 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 3,011
Didier Auriol
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 3,012
Brigitte Fontaine
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 3,013
Manuel Amoros
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 3,014
Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1282 - 1329
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 3,015
Paul Lévy
MATHEMATICIAN
1886 - 1971
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 3,016
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
EXPLORER
1737 - 1793
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 3,017
Marie-Denise Villers
PAINTER
1774 - 1821
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3,018
Jules Simon
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1896
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3,019
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
PAINTER
1724 - 1805
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3,020
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine
ARCHITECT
1762 - 1853
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3,021
Jean Jouvenet
PAINTER
1644 - 1717
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3,022
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1821
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 3,023
Among EXPLORERS In France
Among explorers born in France, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux ranks 26. Before him are André Thevet (1516), Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon (1510), Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734), Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658), Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (1724), and Nicolas Baudin (1754). After him are Pierre Poivre (1719), Francis Garnier (1839), Freya Stark (1893), Louis de Freycinet (1779), Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859), and Jean Louis Marie Poiret (1755).
André Thevet
1516 - 1590
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 20
Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon
1510 - 1571
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 21
Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec
1734 - 1797
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 22
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
1658 - 1730
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 23
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne
1724 - 1772
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 24
Nicolas Baudin
1754 - 1803
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 25
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
1737 - 1793
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 26
Pierre Poivre
1719 - 1786
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 27
Francis Garnier
1839 - 1873
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 28
Freya Stark
1893 - 1993
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 29
Louis de Freycinet
1779 - 1841
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 30
Édouard-Alfred Martel
1859 - 1938
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 31
Jean Louis Marie Poiret
1755 - 1834
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 32