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Francisco Pizarro
16th-century Spanish conquistador who conquered Peru
1478 - 1541
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Francisco Pizarro
His biography is available in 87 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2024). Francisco Pizarro is the 15th most popular explorer (down from 13th in 2024), the 22nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 19th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Explorer.
Francisco Pizarro was most famous for being the conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.
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Among Explorers
Among explorers, Francisco Pizarro ranks 15 out of 498. Before him are Roald Amundsen, Bartolomeu Dias, Prince Henry the Navigator, Zheng He, James Cook, and Jacques Cartier. After him are Francis Drake, Robert Falcon Scott, Fridtjof Nansen, Pedro Álvares Cabral, Abel Tasman, and Vitus Bering.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Roald Amundsen
1872 - 1928
HPI: 84.99
Rank: 9
Bartolomeu Dias
1450 - 1500
HPI: 84.66
Rank: 10
Prince Henry the Navigator
1394 - 1460
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 11
Zheng He
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 12
James Cook
1728 - 1779
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 13
Jacques Cartier
1491 - 1557
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 14
Francisco Pizarro
1478 - 1541
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 15
Francis Drake
1540 - 1596
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 16
Robert Falcon Scott
1868 - 1912
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 17
Fridtjof Nansen
1861 - 1930
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 18
Pedro Álvares Cabral
1467 - 1520
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 19
Abel Tasman
1603 - 1659
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 20
Vitus Bering
1681 - 1741
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1478, Francisco Pizarro ranks 2. Before him is Pope Clement VII. After him are Hayreddin Barbarossa, Thomas More, Philip I of Castile, Giorgione, Baldassare Castiglione, Jan Gossaert, John, Prince of Asturias, Pánfilo de Narváez, Sancha of Aragon, and Barbara Jagiellon. Among people deceased in 1541, Francisco Pizarro ranks 2. Before him is Paracelsus. After him are Margaret Tudor, Pedro de Alvarado, Johann Georg Faust, Gazi Husrev-beg, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Jean Clouet, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Francysk Skaryna, Bernard van Orley, and Andreas Karlstadt.
Others Born in 1478
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Pope Clement VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1478 - 1534
HPI: 84.95
Rank: 1
Francisco Pizarro
EXPLORER
1478 - 1541
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 2
Hayreddin Barbarossa
PIRATE
1478 - 1546
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 3
Thomas More
PHILOSOPHER
1478 - 1535
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 4
Philip I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 5
Giorgione
PAINTER
1478 - 1510
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 6
Baldassare Castiglione
WRITER
1478 - 1529
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 7
Jan Gossaert
PAINTER
1478 - 1532
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 8
John, Prince of Asturias
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1497
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 9
Pánfilo de Narváez
EXPLORER
1478 - 1528
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 10
Sancha of Aragon
NOBLEMAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 11
Barbara Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1534
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1541
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Paracelsus
PHYSICIAN
1493 - 1541
HPI: 85.08
Rank: 1
Francisco Pizarro
EXPLORER
1478 - 1541
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 2
Margaret Tudor
COMPANION
1489 - 1541
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 3
Pedro de Alvarado
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1485 - 1541
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 4
Johann Georg Faust
INSPIRATION
1480 - 1541
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 5
Gazi Husrev-beg
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1541
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 6
Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1541
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 7
Jean Clouet
PAINTER
1480 - 1541
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 8
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1541
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 9
Francysk Skaryna
PHYSICIAN
1486 - 1541
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 10
Bernard van Orley
PAINTER
1487 - 1541
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 11
Andreas Karlstadt
PHILOSOPHER
1486 - 1541
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Francisco Pizarro ranks 22 out of NaN. Before him are Theodosius I (340), Isabella I of Castile (1451), Saint Lawrence (225), Joan Miró (1893), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), and Joanna of Castile (1479). After him are Catherine of Aragon (1485), Pope Callixtus III (1379), Francis Xavier (1506), Maimonides (1138), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), and Federico García Lorca (1898).
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Theodosius I
POLITICIAN
340 - 395
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 16
Isabella I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1504
HPI: 83.02
Rank: 17
Saint Lawrence
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
225 - 258
HPI: 83.00
Rank: 18
Joan Miró
PAINTER
1893 - 1983
HPI: 82.90
Rank: 19
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1564
HPI: 82.71
Rank: 20
Joanna of Castile
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1555
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 21
Francisco Pizarro
EXPLORER
1478 - 1541
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 22
Catherine of Aragon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1536
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 23
Pope Callixtus III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1379 - 1458
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 24
Francis Xavier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1506 - 1552
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 25
Maimonides
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1138 - 1204
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 26
Ferdinand II of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1452 - 1516
HPI: 80.98
Rank: 27
Federico García Lorca
WRITER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 28
Among Explorers In Spain
Among explorers born in Spain, Francisco Pizarro ranks 2. Before him are Hernán Cortés (1485). After him are Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Francisco de Orellana (1511), Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510), Juan Ponce de León (1460), Diego de Almagro (1475), Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), and Juan Díaz de Solís (1470).
Hernán Cortés
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 1
Francisco Pizarro
1478 - 1541
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 2
Juan Sebastián Elcano
1476 - 1526
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 3
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
1475 - 1519
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 4
Francisco de Orellana
1511 - 1546
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 5
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
1510 - 1554
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 6
Juan Ponce de León
1460 - 1521
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 7
Diego de Almagro
1475 - 1538
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 8
Hernando de Soto
1500 - 1542
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 9
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
1465 - 1524
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 10
Alonso de Ojeda
1466 - 1515
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 11
Juan Díaz de Solís
1470 - 1516
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 12
