Explorer
David Livingstone
1813 - 1873
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David Livingstone
His biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 87 in 2024). David Livingstone is the 27th most popular explorer (down from 21st in 2024), the 216th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 100th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Explorer.
David Livingstone is most famous for his exploration of the African continent and his discovery of the Victoria Falls.
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Among Explorers
Among explorers, David Livingstone ranks 27 out of 498. Before him are Vitus Bering, Erik the Red, Xuanzang, Willem Barentsz, Jacques Cousteau, and Juan Sebastián Elcano. After him are Thor Heyerdahl, Thorfinn Karlsefni, William Adams, Jan van Riebeeck, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and John Davis.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Vitus Bering
1681 - 1741
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 21
Erik the Red
950 - 1003
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 22
Xuanzang
602 - 664
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 23
Willem Barentsz
1550 - 1597
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 24
Jacques Cousteau
1910 - 1997
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 25
Juan Sebastián Elcano
1476 - 1526
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 26
David Livingstone
1813 - 1873
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 27
Thor Heyerdahl
1914 - 2002
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 28
Thorfinn Karlsefni
1000 - 1100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 29
William Adams
1564 - 1620
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 30
Jan van Riebeeck
1619 - 1677
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 31
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
1475 - 1519
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 32
John Davis
1550 - 1605
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 33
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1813, David Livingstone ranks 4. Before him are Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, and Søren Kierkegaard. After him are John Snow, Claude Bernard, Ivar Aasen, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Franz Miklosich, Georg Büchner, Baron Alexander von Bach, and Charles-Valentin Alkan. Among people deceased in 1873, David Livingstone ranks 3. Before him are Napoleon III, and John Stuart Mill. After him are Justus von Liebig, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Alessandro Manzoni, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, John of Saxony, Edwin Landseer, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, and Alexandru Ioan Cuza.
Others Born in 1813
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Giuseppe Verdi
COMPOSER
1813 - 1901
HPI: 89.28
Rank: 1
Richard Wagner
COMPOSER
1813 - 1883
HPI: 88.15
Rank: 2
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 3
David Livingstone
EXPLORER
1813 - 1873
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 4
John Snow
PHYSICIAN
1813 - 1858
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 5
Claude Bernard
PHYSICIAN
1813 - 1878
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 6
Ivar Aasen
WRITER
1813 - 1896
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 7
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
WRITER
1813 - 1851
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 8
Franz Miklosich
LINGUIST
1813 - 1891
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 9
Georg Büchner
WRITER
1813 - 1837
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 10
Baron Alexander von Bach
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1893
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 11
Charles-Valentin Alkan
MUSICIAN
1813 - 1888
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1873
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Napoleon III
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1873
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 1
John Stuart Mill
ECONOMIST
1806 - 1873
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 2
David Livingstone
EXPLORER
1813 - 1873
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 3
Justus von Liebig
CHEMIST
1803 - 1873
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 4
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1873
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 5
Alessandro Manzoni
WRITER
1785 - 1873
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 6
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 7
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria
COMPANION
1792 - 1873
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 8
John of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 9
Edwin Landseer
PAINTER
1802 - 1873
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 10
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
PAINTER
1805 - 1873
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 11
Alexandru Ioan Cuza
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1873
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Livingstone ranks 216 out of NaN. Before him are Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), Howard Carter (1874), James Chadwick (1891), Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846), Anthony Giddens (1938), and William Blake (1757). After him are Saint Boniface (680), Catherine Howard (1523), Guy Fawkes (1570), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), George Stephenson (1781), and John Harvard (1607).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 210
Howard Carter
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1874 - 1939
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 211
James Chadwick
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1974
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 212
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
COMPANION
1846 - 1923
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 213
Anthony Giddens
SOCIOLOGIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 214
William Blake
WRITER
1757 - 1827
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 215
David Livingstone
EXPLORER
1813 - 1873
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 216
Saint Boniface
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
680 - 754
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 217
Catherine Howard
COMPANION
1523 - 1542
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 218
Guy Fawkes
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1570 - 1606
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 219
Æthelbald, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
831 - 860
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 220
George Stephenson
INVENTOR
1781 - 1848
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 221
John Harvard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1607 - 1638
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 222
Among Explorers In United Kingdom
Among explorers born in United Kingdom, David Livingstone ranks 4. Before him are James Cook (1728), Francis Drake (1540), and Robert Falcon Scott (1868). After him are William Adams (1564), John Davis (1550), Henry Morton Stanley (1841), William Baffin (1584), Henry Hudson (1570), John Ross (1777), William Dampier (1651), and John Smith (1580).
James Cook
1728 - 1779
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 1
Francis Drake
1540 - 1596
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 2
Robert Falcon Scott
1868 - 1912
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 3
David Livingstone
1813 - 1873
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 4
William Adams
1564 - 1620
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 5
John Davis
1550 - 1605
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 6
Henry Morton Stanley
1841 - 1904
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 7
William Baffin
1584 - 1622
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 8
Henry Hudson
1570 - 1611
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 9
John Ross
1777 - 1856
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 10
William Dampier
1651 - 1715
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 11
John Smith
1580 - 1631
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 12
