Military Personnel

Cristóvão da Gama

Portuguese soldier in Ethiopia

1516 - 1542

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Cristóvão da Gama

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Cristóvão da Gama is the 1,186th most popular military personnel (down from 967th in 2024), the 240th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 187th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Military Personnel.

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Among Military Personnels

Among military personnels, Cristóvão da Gama ranks 1,186 out of 2,058. Before him are Robert Maynard, Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov, Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria, Clearchus of Sparta, Otto Schniewind, and Chram. After him are Grigory Kotovsky, Aleksander Zawadzki, Mile Mrkšić, Nikolay Krylov, Richard Ruoff, and Hajo Herrmann.

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Robert Maynard
1684 - 1751
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,180
Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov
1777 - 1861
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 1,181
Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria
1888 - 1951
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 1,182
Clearchus of Sparta
401 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,183
Otto Schniewind
1887 - 1964
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,184
Chram
600 - 560
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,185
Cristóvão da Gama
1516 - 1542
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,186
Grigory Kotovsky
1881 - 1925
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,187
Aleksander Zawadzki
1899 - 1964
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,188
Mile Mrkšić
1947 - 2015
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,189
Nikolay Krylov
1903 - 1972
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,190
Richard Ruoff
1883 - 1967
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,191
Hajo Herrmann
1913 - 2010
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,192

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1516, Cristóvão da Gama ranks 10. Before him are Margaret Leijonhufvud, Tabinshwehti, Hieronymus Wolf, William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Söyembikä of Kazan, and André Thevet. After him are Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Realdo Colombo, John Foxe, Emilie of Saxony, and Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox. Among people deceased in 1542, Cristóvão da Gama ranks 17. Before him are Thomas Wyatt, Girolamo Aleandro, Ludwig Senfl, Nikolaus Federmann, Malik Muhammad Jayasi, and Diego de Almagro II. After him are Juan Boscán Almogáver, Gasparo Contarini, Philotheus of Pskov, Pedro Reinel, and Angelo Beolco.

Others Born in 1516

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Margaret Leijonhufvud
COMPANION
1516 - 1551
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 4
Tabinshwehti
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1550
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 5
Hieronymus Wolf
HISTORIAN
1516 - 1580
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 6
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1592
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7
Söyembikä of Kazan
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1557
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 8
André Thevet
EXPLORER
1516 - 1590
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 9
Cristóvão da Gama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1516 - 1542
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 10
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1547
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 11
Realdo Colombo
PHYSICIAN
1516 - 1559
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 12
John Foxe
HISTORIAN
1516 - 1587
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 13
Emilie of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1591
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 14
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1516 - 1571
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 15

Others Deceased in 1542

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Thomas Wyatt
WRITER
1503 - 1542
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 11
Girolamo Aleandro
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1542
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 12
Ludwig Senfl
COMPOSER
1486 - 1542
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 13
Nikolaus Federmann
EXPLORER
1505 - 1542
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 14
Malik Muhammad Jayasi
WRITER
1477 - 1542
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 15
Diego de Almagro II
EXPLORER
1520 - 1542
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 16
Cristóvão da Gama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1516 - 1542
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 17
Juan Boscán Almogáver
WRITER
1490 - 1542
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 18
Gasparo Contarini
WRITER
1483 - 1542
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 19
Philotheus of Pskov
WRITER
1465 - 1542
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 20
Pedro Reinel
GEOGRAPHER
1500 - 1542
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 21
Angelo Beolco
ACTOR
1496 - 1542
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 22

In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Cristóvão da Gama ranks 240 out of NaN. Before him are Manuel Bento (1948), Bento de Góis (1562), António José de Almeida (1866), Alexandre Herculano (1810), Fernando I, Duke of Braganza (1403), and Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919). After him are Manuel Cardoso (1566), José Costa (1953), Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal (1736), Afonso, Duke of Porto (1865), João do Canto e Castro (1862), and Garcia de Orta (1499).

Others born in Portugal

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Manuel Bento
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2007
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 234
Bento de Góis
EXPLORER
1562 - 1607
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 235
António José de Almeida
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1929
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 236
Alexandre Herculano
WRITER
1810 - 1877
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 237
Fernando I, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1403 - 1478
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 238
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
WRITER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 239
Cristóvão da Gama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1516 - 1542
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 240
Manuel Cardoso
COMPOSER
1566 - 1650
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 241
José Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 242
Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1813
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 243
Afonso, Duke of Porto
NOBLEMAN
1865 - 1920
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 244
João do Canto e Castro
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1934
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 245
Garcia de Orta
PHYSICIAN
1499 - 1568
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 246