1511 - 1546
Francisco de Orellana (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈθisko ðe oɾeˈʝana]; 1511 – November 1546) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. In one of the most improbably successful voyages in known history, Orellana managed to sail the length of the Amazon, arriving at the river's mouth on 24 August 1542. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco de Orellana has received more than 780,429 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco de Orellana is the 32nd most popular explorer (up from 34th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Spain (down from 78th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Spanish Explorer.
Francisco de Orellana is most famous for being the first European to explore the Amazon River.
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Among explorers, Francisco de Orellana ranks 32 out of 405. Before him are Thor Heyerdahl, Willem Barentsz, Henry Morton Stanley, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, John Cabot, and Pytheas. After him are Evliya Çelebi, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Juan Ponce de León, Jan van Riebeeck, Robert Falcon Scott, and Martin Behaim.
1914 - 2002
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 26
1550 - 1597
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 27
1841 - 1904
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 28
1475 - 1519
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 29
1450 - 1498
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 30
380 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 31
1511 - 1546
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 32
1611 - 1682
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 33
1182 - 1252
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 34
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 35
1619 - 1677
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 36
1868 - 1912
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 37
1459 - 1507
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 38
Among people born in 1511, Francisco de Orellana ranks 2. Before him is Giorgio Vasari. After him are Bartolomeo Ammannati, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Ippolito de' Medici, Erasmus Reinhold, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, and Nicola Vicentino. Among people deceased in 1546, Francisco de Orellana ranks 3. Before him are Martin Luther and Hayreddin Barbarossa. After him are Meera, Giulio Romano, Francisco de Vitoria, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Petru Rareș, Étienne Dolet, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Isabella di Morra, and David Beaton.
1511 - 1574
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 1
1511 - 1546
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 2
1511 - 1592
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3
1511 - 1571
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 4
1511 - 1535
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 5
1511 - 1553
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 6
1511 - 1550
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 7
1511 - 1576
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 8
1483 - 1546
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 1
1478 - 1546
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 2
1511 - 1546
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 3
1498 - 1546
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 4
1499 - 1546
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 5
1483 - 1546
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 6
1484 - 1546
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 7
1487 - 1546
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 8
1509 - 1546
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 9
1497 - 1546
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 10
1520 - 1546
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 11
1494 - 1546
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 12
Among people born in Spain, Francisco de Orellana ranks 91 out of 2,932. Before him are Isaac Albéniz (1860), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470), Blanche of Castile (1188), José Carreras (1946), Peter III of Aragon (1239), and Juan Gris (1887). After him are Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), Joaquín Rodrigo (1901), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852), Roderic (688), and Luis Aragonés (1938).
1860 - 1909
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 85
1470 - 1498
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 86
1188 - 1252
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 87
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 88
1239 - 1285
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 89
1887 - 1927
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 90
1511 - 1546
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 91
1549 - 1580
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 92
1901 - 1999
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 93
1895 - 1989
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 94
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 95
688 - 711
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 96
1938 - 2014
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 97
Among explorers born in Spain, Francisco de Orellana ranks 5. Before him are Hernán Cortés (1485), Francisco Pizarro (1478), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), and Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475). After him are 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