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Cosmas Indicopleustes
600 - 550
Cosmas Indicopleustes
Cosmas Indicopleustes (Koinē Greek: Κοσμᾶς Ἰνδικοπλεύστης, lit. 'Cosmas who sailed to India'; also known as Cosmas the Monk) was a merchant and later hermit from Alexandria in Egypt. He was a 6th-century traveller who made several voyages to India during the reign of emperor Justinian. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cosmas Indicopleustes has received more than 183,570 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Cosmas Indicopleustes is the 100th most popular explorer (up from 101st in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 183rd in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Explorer.
Cosmas Indicopleustes is most famous for his book Christian Topography, which is a description of the world and the Christian holy sites.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
60.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
7.69
Effective Languages (L*)
2.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Cosmas Indicopleustes by language
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Cosmas Indicopleustes ranks 100 out of 405. Before him are Robert FitzRoy, Gonzalo Pizarro, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Willem Schouten, Ferdinand Columbus, and Mary Kingsley. After him are Frederick Cook, Pánfilo de Narváez, Bartholomew Columbus, Carsten Niebuhr, Sacagawea, and Pêro da Covilhã.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Robert FitzRoy
1805 - 1865
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 94
Gonzalo Pizarro
1510 - 1548
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 95
Fernão Mendes Pinto
1509 - 1583
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 96
Willem Schouten
1567 - 1625
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 97
Ferdinand Columbus
1488 - 1539
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 98
Mary Kingsley
1862 - 1900
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 99
Cosmas Indicopleustes
600 - 550
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 100
Frederick Cook
1865 - 1940
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 101
Pánfilo de Narváez
1478 - 1528
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 102
Bartholomew Columbus
1460 - 1515
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 103
Carsten Niebuhr
1733 - 1815
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 104
Sacagawea
1780 - 1812
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 105
Pêro da Covilhã
1450 - 1530
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 106
Contemporaries
Among people born in 600, Cosmas Indicopleustes ranks 21. Before him are Pope Theodore I, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Rayhana bint Zayd, Bahram Chobin, Shahrbaraz, and Abu Musa al-Ash'ari. After him are Ubayy ibn Ka'b, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Bayan I, Heraclius the Elder, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, and Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman. Among people deceased in 550, Cosmas Indicopleustes ranks 2. Before him is Aryabhata. After him are Damascius and Buddhapālita.
Others Born in 600
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Pope Theodore I
600 - 649
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 15
Abu Dhar al-Ghifari
600 - 652
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 16
Rayhana bint Zayd
600 - 631
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 17
Bahram Chobin
600 - 592
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 18
Shahrbaraz
600 - 629
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 19
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
600 - 666
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 20
Cosmas Indicopleustes
600 - 550
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 21
Ubayy ibn Ka'b
600 - 649
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 22
Abdullah ibn Muhammad
600 - 615
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 23
Bayan I
600 - 602
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 24
Heraclius the Elder
600 - 610
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 25
Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf
600 - 624
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 26
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman
600 - 656
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 550
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Aryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 1
Cosmas Indicopleustes
600 - 550
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 2
Damascius
480 - 550
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 3
Buddhapālita
470 - 550
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 4
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Cosmas Indicopleustes ranks 186 out of 582. Before him are Antipope Dioscorus (500), Tetisheri (-1600), Ahmose (-1504), Shepseskare (-2450), Tewfik Pasha (1852), and Al-Aziz Uthman (1171). After him are Al-Ashraf Khalil (1260), Thamphthis (-2600), Al-Adid (1149), Pentawer (-1173), Senakhtenre Ahmose (-1600), and Ahmes (-1680).
Others born in Egypt
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Antipope Dioscorus
500 - 530
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 180
Tetisheri
1600 BC - 1540 BC
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 181
Ahmose
1504 BC - 1492 BC
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 182
Shepseskare
2450 BC - 2473 BC
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 183
Tewfik Pasha
1852 - 1892
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 184
Al-Aziz Uthman
1171 - 1198
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 185
Cosmas Indicopleustes
600 - 550
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 186
Al-Ashraf Khalil
1260 - 1293
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 187
Thamphthis
2600 BC - 2560 BC
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 188
Al-Adid
1149 - 1171
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 189
Pentawer
1173 BC - 1155 BC
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 190
Senakhtenre Ahmose
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 191
Ahmes
1680 BC - 1620 BC
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 192
Among EXPLORERS In Egypt
Among explorers born in Egypt, Cosmas Indicopleustes ranks 1.
