Explorer
François Levaillant
French explorer, ornithologist, naturalist, author and zoological collector
1753 - 1824
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François Levaillant
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. François Levaillant is the 430th most popular explorer (down from 408th in 2024), the 18th most popular biography from Suriname (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Surinamer Explorer.
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Among Explorers
Among explorers, François Levaillant ranks 430 out of 498. Before him are Sámuel Teleki, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Androsthenes of Thasos, György Almásy, Finn Ronne, and Ivan Moskvitin. After him are Anthony de la Roché, Sverre Hassel, Frederick Russell Burnham, Tim Severin, Alfred Maudslay, and Johann Ludwig Krapf.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Sámuel Teleki
1845 - 1916
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 424
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
1890 - 1965
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 425
Androsthenes of Thasos
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 426
György Almásy
1867 - 1933
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 427
Finn Ronne
1899 - 1980
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 428
Ivan Moskvitin
1600 - 1601
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 429
François Levaillant
1753 - 1824
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 430
Anthony de la Roché
1700 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 431
Sverre Hassel
1876 - 1928
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 432
Frederick Russell Burnham
1861 - 1947
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 433
Tim Severin
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 434
Alfred Maudslay
1850 - 1931
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 435
Johann Ludwig Krapf
1810 - 1881
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 436
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1753, François Levaillant ranks 41. Before him are William Nicholson, Thomas Bewick, Bartolina Sisa, John Soane, Dugald Stewart, and Edward Pigott. After him are Nikolay Lvov, James McHenry, William Beechey, William Roscoe, William Eustis, and Elizabeth Inchbald. Among people deceased in 1824, François Levaillant ranks 37. Before him are Agustín de Betancourt, Fyodor Alekseyev, Hans Nielsen Hauge, André Thouin, Lachlan Macquarie, and Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert. After him are Jonathan Dayton, Mah Laqa Bai, Jane Taylor, and Charles Pinckney.
Others Born in 1753
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William Nicholson
CHEMIST
1753 - 1815
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 35
Thomas Bewick
PAINTER
1753 - 1828
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 36
Bartolina Sisa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1753 - 1781
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 37
John Soane
ARCHITECT
1753 - 1837
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 38
Dugald Stewart
PHILOSOPHER
1753 - 1828
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 39
Edward Pigott
ASTRONOMER
1753 - 1825
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 40
François Levaillant
EXPLORER
1753 - 1824
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 41
Nikolay Lvov
ARCHITECT
1753 - 1803
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 42
James McHenry
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1816
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 43
William Beechey
PAINTER
1753 - 1839
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 44
William Roscoe
WRITER
1753 - 1831
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 45
William Eustis
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1825
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 46
Elizabeth Inchbald
WRITER
1753 - 1821
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 47
Others Deceased in 1824
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Agustín de Betancourt
ENGINEER
1758 - 1824
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 31
Fyodor Alekseyev
PAINTER
1753 - 1824
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 32
Hans Nielsen Hauge
WRITER
1771 - 1824
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 33
André Thouin
BIOLOGIST
1746 - 1824
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 34
Lachlan Macquarie
EXPLORER
1762 - 1824
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 35
Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert
PHYSICIST
1769 - 1824
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 36
François Levaillant
EXPLORER
1753 - 1824
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 37
Jonathan Dayton
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1824
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 38
Mah Laqa Bai
WRITER
1768 - 1824
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 39
Jane Taylor
WRITER
1783 - 1824
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 40
Charles Pinckney
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1824
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 41
In Suriname
Among people born in Suriname, François Levaillant ranks 18 out of NaN. Before him are Ramsewak Shankar (1937), Johan Kraag (1913), Henny Meijer (1962), Anton de Kom (1898), Fred Ramdat Misier (1926), and Remy Bonjasky (1976). After him are Stanley Menzo (1963), Cynthia McLeod (1936), Melvin Manhoef (1976), Edson Braafheid (1983), Henk Fraser (1966), and Ulrich van Gobbel (1971).
Others born in Suriname
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Ramsewak Shankar
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 12
Johan Kraag
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 13
Henny Meijer
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 14
Anton de Kom
WRITER
1898 - 1945
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 15
Fred Ramdat Misier
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 16
Remy Bonjasky
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 17
François Levaillant
EXPLORER
1753 - 1824
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 18
Stanley Menzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 19
Cynthia McLeod
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 20
Melvin Manhoef
MARTIAL ARTS
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 21
Edson Braafheid
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 22
Henk Fraser
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 23
Ulrich van Gobbel
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 24
Among Explorers In Suriname
Among explorers born in Suriname, François Levaillant ranks 1.
