1931 - Today
Don Walsh (November 2, 1931 – November 12, 2023) was an American oceanographer, explorer and marine policy specialist. He and Jacques Piccard were aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste when it made a record maximum descent into the Challenger Deep on January 23, 1960, the deepest point of the world's oceans. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Walsh has received more than 449,620 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Don Walsh is the 184th most popular explorer (down from 175th in 2019), the 2,691st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,551st in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Explorer.
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Among explorers, Don Walsh ranks 184 out of 405. Before him are Masabumi Hosono, Joshua Slocum, Olivier van Noort, Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, Hjalmar Johansen, and Naddodd. After him are Francisco de Bobadilla, Jimmie Angel, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Fernão do Pó, Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, and Oscar Wisting.
1870 - 1939
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 178
1844 - 1909
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 179
1558 - 1627
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 180
1724 - 1772
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 181
1867 - 1913
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 182
900 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 183
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 184
1500 - 1502
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 185
1899 - 1956
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 186
1499 - 1543
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 187
1500 - 1500
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 188
1746 - 1819
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 189
1871 - 1936
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 190
Among people born in 1931, Don Walsh ranks 137. Before him are Freddy Quinn, Paulias Matane, Claude Piron, Morris Chang, Lamberto Dini, and Jan Troell. After him are Roman Opałka, Sébastien Japrisot, John Milnor, Marianne Koch, Antonella Lualdi, and Daniel Ellsberg.
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 131
1931 - 2021
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 132
1931 - 2008
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 133
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 134
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 135
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 136
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 137
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 138
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 139
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 140
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 141
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 142
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 143
Among people born in United States, Don Walsh ranks 2,691 out of 18,182. Before him are Joan Jett (1958), Lionel Hampton (1908), Gertrude Ederle (1905), Amber Heard (1986), Amanda Seyfried (1985), and Mick Mars (1951). After him are William Moulton Marston (1893), Paul Strand (1890), Robert Conrad (1935), John Stockton (1962), Nicholas Negroponte (1943), and Cheryl Ladd (1951).
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 2,685
1908 - 2002
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 2,686
1905 - 2003
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 2,687
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 2,688
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 2,689
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 2,690
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,691
1893 - 1947
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,692
1890 - 1976
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,693
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2,694
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2,695
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2,696
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2,697
Among explorers born in United States, Don Walsh ranks 10. Before him are Calamity Jane (1852), Richard E. Byrd (1888), Frederick Cook (1865), Sacagawea (1780), Jim Bridger (1804), and Lincoln Ellsworth (1880). After him are Jimmie Angel (1899), George W. De Long (1844), Daniel Boone (1734), Jedediah Smith (1799), Chris McCandless (1968), and Roy Chapman Andrews (1884).
1852 - 1903
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 4
1888 - 1957
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 5
1865 - 1940
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 6
1780 - 1812
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 7
1804 - 1881
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 8
1880 - 1951
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 9
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 10
1899 - 1956
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 11
1844 - 1881
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 12
1734 - 1820
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 13
1799 - 1831
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 14
1968 - 1992
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 15
1884 - 1960
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 16