WRITER
Duarte Barbosa
1480 - 1521
Duarte Barbosa
Duarte Barbosa (c. 1480 – 1 May 1521) was a Portuguese writer and officer from Portuguese India (between 1500 and 1516). He was a scrivener in a feitoria in Kochi, and an interpreter of the local language, Malayalam. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Duarte Barbosa has received more than 279,245 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Duarte Barbosa is the 3,276th most popular writer (down from 3,094th in 2019), the 255th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 230th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Portuguese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
280k
Page Views (PV)
58.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
3.79
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Duarte Barbosa ranks 3,276 out of 7,302. Before him are Futabatei Shimei, Caesarius of Heisterbach, Julius Obsequens, Curt von Bardeleben, John Brunner, and Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh. After him are Mariano Azuela, Willa Cather, Joanna Chmielewska, Wallace Stevens, Mahmoud Shabestari, and Anita Lasker-Wallfisch.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFutabatei Shimei
1864 - 1909
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 3,270
Caesarius of Heisterbach
1180 - 1240
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 3,271
Julius Obsequens
400 - 301
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 3,272
Curt von Bardeleben
1861 - 1924
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 3,273
John Brunner
1934 - 1995
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 3,274
Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh
1925 - 2009
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 3,275
Duarte Barbosa
1480 - 1521
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 3,276
Mariano Azuela
1873 - 1952
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 3,277
Willa Cather
1873 - 1947
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 3,278
Joanna Chmielewska
1932 - 2013
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 3,279
Wallace Stevens
1879 - 1955
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 3,280
Mahmoud Shabestari
1288 - 1340
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 3,281
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
1925 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 3,282
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1480, Duarte Barbosa ranks 34. Before him are Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Pedro Damiano, Girolamo Savoldo, Girolamo Aleandro, Antonio de Guevara, and Frederick II of Legnica. After him are Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, Vannoccio Biringuccio, and Lourenço de Almeida. Among people deceased in 1521, Duarte Barbosa ranks 16. Before him are Francisco Serrão, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Raffaele Riario, Jorge Álvares, Tamás Bakócz, and Neagoe Basarab. After him are Al-Mustamsik, John II, Duke of Cleves, and Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham.
Others Born in 1480
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Francesco Straparola
WRITER
1480 - 1557
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 28
Pedro Damiano
CHESS PLAYER
1480 - 1544
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 29
Girolamo Savoldo
PAINTER
1480 - 1548
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 30
Girolamo Aleandro
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1542
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 31
Antonio de Guevara
WRITER
1480 - 1544
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 32
Frederick II of Legnica
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1547
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 33
Duarte Barbosa
WRITER
1480 - 1521
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 34
Hans Leonhard Schäufelein
PAINTER
1480 - 1540
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 35
Vannoccio Biringuccio
ARCHITECT
1480 - 1539
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 36
Lourenço de Almeida
EXPLORER
1480 - 1508
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1521
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Serrão
EXPLORER
1500 - 1521
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 10
Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1491 - 1521
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 11
Raffaele Riario
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1461 - 1521
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 12
Jorge Álvares
EXPLORER
1401 - 1521
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 13
Tamás Bakócz
POLITICIAN
1442 - 1521
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 14
Neagoe Basarab
POLITICIAN
1482 - 1521
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 15
Duarte Barbosa
WRITER
1480 - 1521
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 16
Al-Mustamsik
POLITICIAN
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 17
John II, Duke of Cleves
POLITICIAN
1458 - 1521
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 18
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1521
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 19
In Portugal
Among people born in Portugal, Duarte Barbosa ranks 255 out of 633. Before him are Maria de Medeiros (1965), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887), Rosa Mota (1958), José Policarpo (1936), and Pedro da Fonseca (1528). After him are José Peseiro (1960), João Félix (1999), Fernão de Loronha (1470), Francisco de Sá de Miranda (1491), Fábio Coentrão (1988), and Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza (1510).
Others born in Portugal
Go to all RankingsMaria de Medeiros
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 249
Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia
EXPLORER
1415 - 1481
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 250
Amadeo de Souza Cardoso
PAINTER
1887 - 1918
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 251
Rosa Mota
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 252
José Policarpo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2014
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 253
Pedro da Fonseca
PHILOSOPHER
1528 - 1599
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 254
Duarte Barbosa
WRITER
1480 - 1521
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 255
José Peseiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 256
João Félix
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 257
Fernão de Loronha
EXPLORER
1470 - 1540
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 258
Francisco de Sá de Miranda
WRITER
1491 - 1558
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 259
Fábio Coentrão
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 260
Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1563
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 261
Among WRITERS In Portugal
Among writers born in Portugal, Duarte Barbosa ranks 18. Before him are Tomé Pires (1468), António Vieira (1608), Mariana Alcoforado (1640), Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919), Alexandre Herculano (1810), and Miguel Torga (1907). After him are Francisco de Sá de Miranda (1491), Mário de Sá-Carneiro (1890), Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança (1907), Jorge de Montemor (1520), António Ferreira (1528), and Christopher Hampton (1946).
Tomé Pires
1468 - 1540
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 12
António Vieira
1608 - 1697
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 13
Mariana Alcoforado
1640 - 1723
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 14
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 15
Alexandre Herculano
1810 - 1877
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 16
Miguel Torga
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 17
Duarte Barbosa
1480 - 1521
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 18
Francisco de Sá de Miranda
1491 - 1558
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 19
Mário de Sá-Carneiro
1890 - 1916
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 20
Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança
1907 - 1995
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 21
Jorge de Montemor
1520 - 1561
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 22
António Ferreira
1528 - 1569
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 23
Christopher Hampton
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 24