Explorer
Christopher Columbus
1451 - 1506
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Christopher Columbus
His biography is available in 208 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 202 in 2024). Christopher Columbus is the 2nd most popular explorer, the 4th most popular biography from Italy and the 2nd most popular Italian Explorer.
Christopher Columbus is most famous for discovering the Americas in 1492.
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Among Explorers
Among explorers, Christopher Columbus ranks 2 out of 498. Before him are Marco Polo. After him are Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Leif Erikson, Amerigo Vespucci, Hernán Cortés, Ibn Battuta, Roald Amundsen, Bartolomeu Dias, Prince Henry the Navigator, and Zheng He.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Marco Polo
1254 - 1324
HPI: 96.21
Rank: 1
Christopher Columbus
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.91
Rank: 2
Ferdinand Magellan
1480 - 1521
HPI: 92.62
Rank: 3
Vasco da Gama
1460 - 1524
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 4
Leif Erikson
970 - 1020
HPI: 88.25
Rank: 5
Amerigo Vespucci
1454 - 1512
HPI: 86.55
Rank: 6
Hernán 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1451, Christopher Columbus ranks 1. After him are Isabella I of Castile, Muhammad Shaybani, James III of Scotland, Frederick of Naples, René II, Duke of Lorraine, Kemal Reis, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Nicolás de Ovando, and Franchinus Gaffurius. Among people deceased in 1506, Christopher Columbus ranks 1. After him are Philip I of Castile, Andrea Mantegna, Yeonsangun of Joseon, Anne of Foix-Candale, Alexander Jagiellon, Sesshū Tōyō, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Alexander Agricola, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Sancha of Aragon, and João I of Kongo.
Others Born in 1451
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EXPLORER
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.91
Rank: 1
Isabella I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1504
HPI: 83.02
Rank: 2
Muhammad Shaybani
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1510
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 3
James III of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1488
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 4
Frederick of Naples
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1504
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 5
René II, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1508
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 6
Kemal Reis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1451 - 1511
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 7
Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1476
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 8
Nicolás de Ovando
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1511
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 9
Franchinus Gaffurius
COMPOSER
1451 - 1522
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 1506
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EXPLORER
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.91
Rank: 1
Philip I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 2
Andrea Mantegna
PAINTER
1431 - 1506
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 3
Yeonsangun of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1476 - 1506
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 4
Anne of Foix-Candale
COMPANION
1484 - 1506
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 5
Alexander Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1461 - 1506
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 6
Sesshū Tōyō
PAINTER
1420 - 1506
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 7
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1506
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 8
Alexander Agricola
COMPOSER
1446 - 1506
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 9
Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu
POLITICIAN
1430 - 1506
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 10
Sancha of Aragon
NOBLEMAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 11
João I of Kongo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1470 - 1506
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Christopher Columbus ranks 4 out of NaN. Before him are Leonardo da Vinci (1452), Marco Polo (1254), and Galileo Galilei (1564). After him are Julius Caesar (-100), Michelangelo (1475), Archimedes (-287), Dante Alighieri (1265), Augustus (-63), Antonio Vivaldi (1678), Raphael (1483), and Niccolò Machiavelli (1469).
Others born in Italy
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Leonardo da Vinci
INVENTOR
1452 - 1519
HPI: 96.80
Rank: 1
Marco Polo
EXPLORER
1254 - 1324
HPI: 96.21
Rank: 2
Galileo Galilei
ASTRONOMER
1564 - 1642
HPI: 95.08
Rank: 3
Christopher Columbus
EXPLORER
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.91
Rank: 4
Julius Caesar
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 5
Michelangelo
PAINTER
1475 - 1564
HPI: 93.54
Rank: 6
Archimedes
MATHEMATICIAN
287 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 93.41
Rank: 7
Dante Alighieri
WRITER
1265 - 1321
HPI: 92.13
Rank: 8
Augustus
POLITICIAN
63 BC - 14
HPI: 92.03
Rank: 9
Antonio Vivaldi
COMPOSER
1678 - 1741
HPI: 91.00
Rank: 10
Raphael
PAINTER
1483 - 1520
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 11
Niccolò Machiavelli
PHILOSOPHER
1469 - 1527
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 12
Among Explorers In Italy
Among explorers born in Italy, Christopher Columbus ranks 2. Before him are Marco Polo (1254). After him are Amerigo Vespucci (1454), John Cabot (1450), Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Bartholomew Columbus (1460), Alvise Cadamosto (1432), Lancelotto Malocello (1270), and Niccolò de' Conti (1395).
Marco Polo
1254 - 1324
HPI: 96.21
Rank: 1
Christopher Columbus
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.91
Rank: 2
Amerigo Vespucci
1454 - 1512
HPI: 86.55
Rank: 3
John Cabot
1450 - 1498
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 4
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
1778 - 1823
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 5
Giovanni da Verrazzano
1485 - 1528
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 6
Sebastian Cabot
1484 - 1557
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 7
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
1852 - 1905
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 8
Bartholomew Columbus
1460 - 1515
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 9
Alvise Cadamosto
1432 - 1488
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 10
Lancelotto Malocello
1270 - 1336
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 11
Niccolò de' Conti
1395 - 1469
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 12
