EXPLORER
George Vancouver
1757 - 1798
George Vancouver
Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what are now the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Vancouver has received more than 1,234,905 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). George Vancouver is the 113th most popular explorer (up from 116th in 2019), the 899th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,035th in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Explorer.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
60.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
4.49
Effective Languages (L*)
4.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, George Vancouver ranks 113 out of 498. Before him are João Gonçalves Zarco, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Semyon Dezhnev, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Fernão Mendes Pinto, and Sacagawea. After him are Cosmas Indicopleustes, Pánfilo de Narváez, Heinrich Barth, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, and Himilco.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoão Gonçalves Zarco
1390 - 1471
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 107
Adam Johann von Krusenstern
1770 - 1846
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 108
Semyon Dezhnev
1605 - 1673
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 109
Bernal Díaz del Castillo
1492 - 1584
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 110
Fernão Mendes Pinto
1509 - 1583
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 111
Sacagawea
1780 - 1812
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 112
George Vancouver
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 113
Cosmas Indicopleustes
600 - 550
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 114
Pánfilo de Narváez
1478 - 1528
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 115
Heinrich Barth
1821 - 1865
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 116
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
1510 - 1554
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 117
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós
1565 - 1614
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 118
Himilco
550 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 119
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1757, George Vancouver ranks 11. Before him are Jacques Hébert, Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, Pierre Augereau, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Rigas Feraios. After him are Erik Acharius, Ignaz Pleyel, Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Johann Matthäus Bechstein, and Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt. Among people deceased in 1798, George Vancouver ranks 7. Before him are Giacomo Casanova, Luigi Galvani, Stanisław August Poniatowski, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Heraclius II of Georgia, and Rigas Feraios. After him are Christian Gottlob Neefe, Tarrare, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Johann Reinhold Forster, Edward Waring, and Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder.
Others Born in 1757
Go to all RankingsJacques Hébert
WRITER
1757 - 1794
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 5
Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1831
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 6
Pierre Augereau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1816
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 7
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
WRITER
1757 - 1806
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 8
Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1828
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 9
Rigas Feraios
WRITER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 10
George Vancouver
EXPLORER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 11
Erik Acharius
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1819
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 12
Ignaz Pleyel
COMPOSER
1757 - 1831
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 13
Karl Leonhard Reinhold
PHILOSOPHER
1757 - 1823
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 14
Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis
PHYSICIAN
1757 - 1808
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 15
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1822
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 16
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1814
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1798
Go to all RankingsGiacomo Casanova
WRITER
1725 - 1798
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 1
Luigi Galvani
PHYSICIST
1737 - 1798
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 2
Stanisław August Poniatowski
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1798
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 3
Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1798
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 4
Heraclius II of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1798
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 5
Rigas Feraios
WRITER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 6
George Vancouver
EXPLORER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 7
Christian Gottlob Neefe
COMPOSER
1748 - 1798
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 8
Tarrare
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1798
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 9
Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 10
Johann Reinhold Forster
BIOLOGIST
1729 - 1798
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 11
Edward Waring
MATHEMATICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 12
Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder
WRITER
1773 - 1798
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 13
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Vancouver ranks 899 out of 8,785. Before him are Elizabeth Gaskell (1810), Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Mike Newell (1942), Herbert C. Brown (1912), Petula Clark (1932), and Eadgyth (910). After him are Robert III of Scotland (1330), Gary Lineker (1960), Edward Burne-Jones (1833), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671), Danny Boyle (1956), and Duncan I of Scotland (1001).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsElizabeth Gaskell
WRITER
1810 - 1865
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 893
Æthelberht, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
836 - 865
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 894
Mike Newell
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 895
Herbert C. Brown
CHEMIST
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 896
Petula Clark
SINGER
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 897
Eadgyth
COMPANION
910 - 946
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 898
George Vancouver
EXPLORER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 899
Robert III of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1330 - 1406
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 900
Gary Lineker
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 901
Edward Burne-Jones
ARTIST
1833 - 1898
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 902
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1713
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 903
Danny Boyle
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 904
Duncan I of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1040
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 905
Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom
Among explorers born in United Kingdom, George Vancouver ranks 17. Before him are Richard Francis Burton (1821), William Dampier (1651), James Clark Ross (1800), Robert FitzRoy (1805), Mary Kingsley (1862), and Thomas Cavendish (1560). After him are Isabella Bird (1831), Mark Sykes (1879), Martin Frobisher (1535), James Bruce (1730), John Rolfe (1585), and William Parry (1790).
Richard Francis Burton
1821 - 1890
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 11
William Dampier
1651 - 1715
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 12
James Clark Ross
1800 - 1862
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 13
Robert FitzRoy
1805 - 1865
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 14
Mary Kingsley
1862 - 1900
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 15
Thomas Cavendish
1560 - 1592
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 16
George Vancouver
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 17
Isabella Bird
1831 - 1904
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 18
Mark Sykes
1879 - 1919
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 19
Martin Frobisher
1535 - 1594
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 20
James Bruce
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 21
John Rolfe
1585 - 1622
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 22
William Parry
1790 - 1855
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 23