1770 - 1857
David Thompson (30 April 1770 – 10 February 1857) was an Anglo-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and cartographer, known to some native people as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Thompson has received more than 57,693 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. David Thompson is the 430th most popular explorer (down from 391st in 2019), the 4,612th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,261st in 2019) and the 70th most popular British Explorer.
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Among explorers, David Thompson ranks 430 out of 405. Before him are Louis Hennepin, Edgeworth David, Charles Sturt, William Lashly, Ed Stafford, and Wiley Post. After him are Matthew Henson, Hubert Wilkins, Samuel Hearne, Henry Seebohm, Harry Johnston, and George Grey.
1626 - 1704
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 424
1858 - 1934
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 425
1795 - 1869
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 426
1867 - 1940
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 427
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 428
1898 - 1935
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 429
1770 - 1857
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 430
1866 - 1955
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 431
1888 - 1958
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 432
1745 - 1792
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 433
1832 - 1895
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 434
1858 - 1927
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 435
1812 - 1898
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 436
Among people born in 1770, David Thompson ranks 39. Before him are Lucia Migliaccio, William Nicol, William Huskisson, Zaman Shah Durrani, Albrecht Berblinger, and James Hogg. Among people deceased in 1857, David Thompson ranks 57. Before him are Johann Jakob Heckel, Gulab Singh, Louis McLane, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Elisha Kent Kane, and William L. Marcy. After him is Nasir-ud-Daulah.
1770 - 1826
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 33
1770 - 1851
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 34
1770 - 1830
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 35
1770 - 1845
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 36
1770 - 1829
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 37
1770 - 1835
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 38
1770 - 1857
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 39
1790 - 1857
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 51
1792 - 1857
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 52
1786 - 1857
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 53
1815 - 1857
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 54
1820 - 1857
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 55
1786 - 1857
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 56
1770 - 1857
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 57
1794 - 1857
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 58
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Thompson ranks 4,612 out of 7,765. Before him are Patricia Quinn (1944), Mary Peters (1939), Kenneth McAlpine (1920), Lawrence Stone (1919), Jeremy Spencer (1948), and Stuart Pearce (1962). After him are Peter Chelsom (1956), Lashana Lynch (1987), Reginald McKenna (1863), Richard Overy (1947), Cecil Griffiths (1900), and Mason Mount (1999).
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 4,606
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 4,607
1920 - 2023
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 4,608
1919 - 1999
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 4,609
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 4,610
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 4,611
1770 - 1857
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 4,612
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 4,613
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 4,614
1863 - 1943
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 4,615
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 4,616
1900 - 1945
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 4,617
1999 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 4,618
Among explorers born in United Kingdom, David Thompson ranks 70. Before him are Lachlan Macquarie (1762), Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886), John Rae (1813), Edgeworth David (1858), William Lashly (1867), and Ed Stafford (1975). After him are Samuel Hearne (1745), Henry Seebohm (1832), Harry Johnston (1858), Allan Cunningham (1791), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), and John Oxley (1785).
1762 - 1824
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 64
1886 - 1959
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 65
1813 - 1893
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 66
1858 - 1934
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 67
1867 - 1940
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 68
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 69
1770 - 1857
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 70
1745 - 1792
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 71
1832 - 1895
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 72
1858 - 1927
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 73
1791 - 1839
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 74
1572 - 1607
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 75
1785 - 1828
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 76