1861 - 1947
Frederick Russell Burnham DSO (May 11, 1861 – September 1, 1947) was an American scout and world-traveling adventurer. He is known for his service to the British South Africa Company and to the British Army in colonial Africa, and for teaching woodcraft to Robert Baden-Powell in Rhodesia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick Russell Burnham has received more than 572,161 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick Russell Burnham is the 370th most popular explorer (down from 331st in 2019), the 6,460th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,519th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Explorer.
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Among explorers, Frederick Russell Burnham ranks 370 out of 405. Before him are George Bass, Charles John Andersson, Aeneas Mackintosh, Finn Ronne, Lauge Koch, and Yakov Sannikov. After him are Louis de Freycinet, Luke Foxe, Alfred Maudslay, Henry Kellett, Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, and John Marshall.
1771 - 1803
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 364
1827 - 1867
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 365
1879 - 1916
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 366
1899 - 1980
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 367
1892 - 1964
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 368
1780 - 1825
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 369
1861 - 1947
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 370
1779 - 1841
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 371
1586 - 1635
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 372
1850 - 1931
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 373
1806 - 1875
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 374
1936 - 2021
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 375
1748 - 1819
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 376
Among people born in 1861, Frederick Russell Burnham ranks 107. Before him are Maximilian Harden, Maxime Maufra, Dorothea Klumpke, Nikola Ivanov, Hans Goldschmidt, and Phyllis Allen. After him are Kliment Boyadzhiev, Herbert Hall Turner, Andrei Ryabushkin, Friedrich Engel, Anna Brigadere, and Aimé Haegeman. Among people deceased in 1947, Frederick Russell Burnham ranks 151. Before him are Urban Gad, Anna von Mildenburg, R. B. Bennett, Riichi Yokomitsu, José Pardo y Barreda, and Tefta Tashko-Koço. After him are Amadeo García, Annie S. D. Maunder, Ellsworth Huntington, George Henry Peters, Nikolai Chebotaryov, and Simon Janashia.
1861 - 1927
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 101
1861 - 1918
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 102
1861 - 1942
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 103
1861 - 1940
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 104
1861 - 1923
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 105
1861 - 1938
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 106
1861 - 1947
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 107
1861 - 1932
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 108
1861 - 1930
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 109
1861 - 1904
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 110
1861 - 1941
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 111
1861 - 1933
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 112
1861 - 1935
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 113
1879 - 1947
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 145
1872 - 1947
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 146
1870 - 1947
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 147
1898 - 1947
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 148
1864 - 1947
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 149
1910 - 1947
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 150
1861 - 1947
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 151
1887 - 1947
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 152
1868 - 1947
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 153
1876 - 1947
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 154
1863 - 1947
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 155
1894 - 1947
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 156
1900 - 1947
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 157
Among people born in United States, Frederick Russell Burnham ranks 6,460 out of 18,182. Before him are Pia Zadora (1953), Oliver Hazard Perry (1785), Henry Halleck (1815), Eugene McCarthy (1916), Joan Mitchell (1925), and Teddy Mayer (1935). After him are Harry Shearer (1943), Frank Pierson (1925), Arthur Golden (1956), Timothy Zahn (1951), Kenneth Noland (1924), and Darlene Love (1941).
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 6,454
1785 - 1819
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 6,455
1815 - 1872
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 6,456
1916 - 2005
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 6,457
1925 - 1992
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 6,458
1935 - 2009
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 6,459
1861 - 1947
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 6,460
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 6,461
1925 - 2012
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 6,462
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 6,463
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 6,464
1924 - 2010
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 6,465
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 6,466
Among explorers born in United States, Frederick Russell Burnham ranks 28. Before him are Charles Francis Hall (1821), Nathaniel Palmer (1799), Benjamin Morrell (1795), John Wesley Powell (1834), Louise Arner Boyd (1887), and George Kennan (1845). After him are John Colter (1774), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Elisha Kent Kane (1820), Wiley Post (1898), Matthew Henson (1866), and Adolphus Greely (1844).
1821 - 1871
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 22
1799 - 1877
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 23
1795 - 1839
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 24
1834 - 1902
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 25
1887 - 1972
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 26
1845 - 1924
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 27
1861 - 1947
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 28
1774 - 1812
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 29
1832 - 1881
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 30
1820 - 1857
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 31
1898 - 1935
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 32
1866 - 1955
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 33
1844 - 1935
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 34