1478 - 1541
Francisco Pizarro, Marquess of the Atabillos (; Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko piˈθaro]; c. 16 March 1478 – 26 June 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Born in Trujillo, Spain to a poor family, Pizarro chose to pursue fortune and adventure in the New World. He went to the Gulf of Urabá, and accompanied Vasco Núñez de Balboa in his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama, where they became the first Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Pizarro has received more than 3,324,530 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Francisco Pizarro is the 13th most popular explorer, the 18th most popular biography from Spain (up from 20th 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, Francisco Pizarro ranks 13 out of 405. Before him are Roald Amundsen, Ibn Battuta, James Cook, Hernán Cortés, Zheng He, and Francis Drake. After him are Abel Tasman, David Livingstone, Prince Henry the Navigator, Fridtjof Nansen, Erik the Red, and Xuanzang.
1872 - 1928
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 7
1304 - 1368
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 8
1728 - 1779
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 9
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 10
1387 - 1433
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 11
1540 - 1596
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 12
1478 - 1541
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 13
1603 - 1659
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 14
1813 - 1873
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 15
1394 - 1460
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 16
1861 - 1930
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 17
950 - 1003
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 18
602 - 664
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 19
Among people born in 1478, Francisco Pizarro ranks 2. Before him is Thomas More. After him are Pope Clement VII, Hayreddin Barbarossa, Philip I of Castile, Giorgione, Baldassare Castiglione, John, Prince of Asturias, Jan Gossaert, Pánfilo de Narváez, Hatuey, and Surdas. Among people deceased in 1541, Francisco Pizarro ranks 2. Before him is Paracelsus. After him are Margaret Tudor, Johann Georg Faust, Pedro de Alvarado, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Francysk Skaryna, Gazi Husrev-beg, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Jean Clouet, Bernard van Orley, and Thomas Culpeper.
1478 - 1535
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 1
1478 - 1541
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 2
1478 - 1534
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 3
1478 - 1546
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 4
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 5
1478 - 1510
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 6
1478 - 1529
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 7
1478 - 1497
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 8
1478 - 1532
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 9
1478 - 1528
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 10
1478 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 11
1478 - 1583
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 12
1493 - 1541
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 1
1478 - 1541
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 2
1489 - 1541
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 3
1480 - 1541
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 4
1485 - 1541
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 5
1473 - 1541
HPI: 62.41
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1486 - 1541
HPI: 61.70
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1480 - 1541
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 8
1473 - 1541
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Rank: 9
1480 - 1541
HPI: 59.24
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1487 - 1541
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 11
1514 - 1541
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 12
Among people born in Spain, Francisco Pizarro ranks 18 out of 2,932. Before him are Hernán Cortés (1485), Theodosius I (340), Hadrian (76), Isabella I of Castile (1451), Catherine of Aragon (1485), and Ignatius of Loyola (1491). After him are Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Pope Alexander VI (1431), Joanna of Castile (1479), Joan Miró (1893), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), and Maimonides (1138).
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 12
340 - 395
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 13
76 - 138
HPI: 80.89
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1451 - 1504
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 15
1485 - 1536
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 16
1491 - 1556
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 17
1478 - 1541
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 18
1503 - 1564
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 19
1431 - 1503
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 20
1479 - 1555
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 21
1893 - 1983
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 22
1452 - 1516
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 23
1138 - 1204
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 24
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), Juan Ponce de León (1460), Diego de Almagro (1475), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460).
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 1
1478 - 1541
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 2
1476 - 1526
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 3
1475 - 1519
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 4
1511 - 1546
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 5
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 6
1475 - 1538
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 7
1518 - 1561
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 8
1500 - 1542
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 9
1465 - 1524
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 10
1466 - 1515
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 11
1460 - 1514
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 12