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Bartholomew Gosnold

1572 - 1607

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Bartholomew Gosnold (1571 – 22 August 1607) was an English barrister, explorer and privateer who was instrumental in founding the Virginia Company in London and Jamestown in colonial America. He led the first recorded European expedition to Cape Cod. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bartholomew Gosnold has received more than 204,130 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bartholomew Gosnold is the 439th most popular explorer, the 4,953rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 75th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Bartholomew Gosnold ranks 439 out of 405Before him are Samuel Hearne, Henry Seebohm, Harry Johnston, George Grey, Allan Cunningham, and Adolphus Greely. After him are John Oxley, James Wordie, John Forrest, Ellen MacArthur, Thomas Mitchell, and Ann Bancroft.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1572, Bartholomew Gosnold ranks 17Before him are Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Marie Elisabeth of France, Fakhr al-Din II, Thomas Dekker, Susenyos I, and Thomas Tomkins.  Among people deceased in 1607, Bartholomew Gosnold ranks 18Before him are Bento de Góis, Gillis van Coninxloo, Eleanor of Prussia, Michele Ruggieri, Patriarch Job of Moscow, and Giovanni Maria Nanino.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bartholomew Gosnold ranks 4,953 out of 7,765Before him are Harry Hay (1912), Binnie Barnes (1903), Max Horton (1883), Terry McDermott (1951), Nigel Lawson (1932), and Mel Smith (1952). After him are Francis Walker (1809), Passenger (1984), John Stainer (1840), Thomas Linacre (1460), Clive Brook (1887), and Perry McCarthy (1961).

Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Bartholomew Gosnold ranks 75Before him are Ed Stafford (1975), David Thompson (1770), Samuel Hearne (1745), Henry Seebohm (1832), Harry Johnston (1858), and Allan Cunningham (1791). After him are John Oxley (1785), James Wordie (1889), Ellen MacArthur (1976), Thomas Mitchell (1792), and Henry Worsley (1960).