EXPLORER
Bartolomeu Perestrello
1400 - 1457
Bartolomeu Perestrello
Bartolomeu Perestrello (Portuguese pronunciation: [baɾtuluˈmew pɨɾɨʃˈtɾelu], in Italian Bartolomeo Perestrello), 1st Capitão Donatário, Lord and Governor of the Island of Porto Santo (c. 1395 – 1457) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer that is claimed to have discovered and populated Porto Santo Island (1419) together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bartolomeu Perestrello has received more than 47,822 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bartolomeu Perestrello is the 192nd most popular explorer, the 181st most popular biography from Portugal and the 22nd most popular Portuguese Explorer.
Memorability Metrics
48k
Page Views (PV)
61.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
6.65
Effective Languages (L*)
1.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Bartolomeu Perestrello ranks 192 out of 498. Before him are Sophie Blanchard, Nikolai Rezanov, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Aleksandra Potanina, Jimmie Angel, and Alexander Mackenzie. After him are Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, Olivier van Noort, Matthew Flinders, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Wilhelm Filchner, and James Weddell.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSophie Blanchard
1778 - 1819
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 186
Nikolai Rezanov
1764 - 1807
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 187
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
1605 - 1689
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 188
Aleksandra Potanina
1843 - 1893
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 189
Jimmie Angel
1899 - 1956
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 190
Alexander Mackenzie
1764 - 1820
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 191
Bartolomeu Perestrello
1400 - 1457
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 192
Alexander Andreyevich Baranov
1746 - 1819
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 193
Olivier van Noort
1558 - 1627
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 194
Matthew Flinders
1774 - 1814
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 195
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
1867 - 1936
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 196
Wilhelm Filchner
1877 - 1957
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 197
James Weddell
1787 - 1834
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 198
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1400, Bartolomeu Perestrello ranks 21. Before him are Goharshad Begum, Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia, Jang Yeong-sil, Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia, and Doukas. After him are Gjon Kastrioti, Irene Asanina, John, Constable of Portugal, Michael Szilágyi, Johann Fust, and Charles I of Albret. Among people deceased in 1457, Bartolomeu Perestrello ranks 10. Before him are Jingtai Emperor, Danjong of Joseon, Andrea del Castagno, Francesco Foscari, Ladislaus Hunyadi, and Goharshad Begum. After him are Peter II, Duke of Brittany, Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, and Francesco Pesellino.
Others Born in 1400
Go to all RankingsGoharshad Begum
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1457
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 15
Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1374
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 16
Jang Yeong-sil
INVENTOR
1400 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 17
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1453
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 18
Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1400
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 19
Doukas
HISTORIAN
1400 - 1500
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 20
Bartolomeu Perestrello
EXPLORER
1400 - 1457
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 21
Gjon Kastrioti
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1437
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 22
Irene Asanina
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1354
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 23
John, Constable of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1442
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 24
Michael Szilágyi
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1460
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 25
Johann Fust
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1466
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 26
Charles I of Albret
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1415
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1457
Go to all RankingsJingtai Emperor
POLITICIAN
1428 - 1457
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 4
Danjong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1457
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 5
Andrea del Castagno
PAINTER
1420 - 1457
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 6
Francesco Foscari
POLITICIAN
1373 - 1457
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 7
Ladislaus Hunyadi
POLITICIAN
1431 - 1457
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 8
Goharshad Begum
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1457
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 9
Bartolomeu Perestrello
EXPLORER
1400 - 1457
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 10
Peter II, Duke of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1418 - 1457
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 11
Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza
POLITICIAN
1422 - 1457
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 12
John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch
POLITICIAN
1431 - 1457
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 13
Francesco Pesellino
PAINTER
1422 - 1457
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 14
In Portugal
Among people born in Portugal, Bartolomeu Perestrello ranks 181 out of 633. Before him are Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452), Paulo Sousa (1970), Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429), Sérgio Conceição (1974), and Ricardo Carvalho (1978). After him are Luís Fróis (1532), Almeida Garrett (1799), Nuno Gonçalves (1500), Beatrice of Portugal (1347), Alexandrina of Balazar (1904), and Cristóvão da Gama (1516).
Others born in Portugal
Go to all RankingsCamilo Castelo Branco
WRITER
1825 - 1890
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 175
Joanna, Princess of Portugal
NOBLEMAN
1452 - 1490
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 176
Paulo Sousa
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 177
Peter, Constable of Portugal
NOBLEMAN
1429 - 1466
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 178
Sérgio Conceição
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 179
Ricardo Carvalho
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 180
Bartolomeu Perestrello
EXPLORER
1400 - 1457
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 181
Luís Fróis
WRITER
1532 - 1597
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 182
Almeida Garrett
WRITER
1799 - 1854
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 183
Nuno Gonçalves
PAINTER
1500 - 1450
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 184
Beatrice of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1347 - 1381
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 185
Alexandrina of Balazar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1955
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 186
Cristóvão da Gama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1516 - 1542
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 187
Among EXPLORERS In Portugal
Among explorers born in Portugal, Bartolomeu Perestrello ranks 22. Before him are Pêro da Covilhã (1450), Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), António de Abreu (1480), and Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499). After him are Estêvão Gomes (1484), Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), Nuno Tristão (1500), Jorge Álvares (1401), Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), and João Fernandes Lavrador (1453).
Pêro da Covilhã
1450 - 1530
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 16
Pedro Mascarenhas
1484 - 1555
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 17
Filipa Moniz Perestrelo
1455 - 1485
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 18
Gaspar Corte-Real
1450 - 1501
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 19
António de Abreu
1480 - 1514
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 20
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
1499 - 1543
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 21
Bartolomeu Perestrello
1400 - 1457
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 22
Estêvão Gomes
1484 - 1538
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 23
Duarte Pacheco Pereira
1460 - 1533
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 24
Nuno Tristão
1500 - 1446
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 25
Jorge Álvares
1401 - 1521
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 26
Tristão Vaz Teixeira
1395 - 1480
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 27
João Fernandes Lavrador
1453 - 1505
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 28