Gil Eanes (or Eannes, in the old Portuguese spelling; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒil iˈɐnɨʃ]) was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator and explorer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gil Eanes has received more than 107,146 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Gil Eanes is the 160th most popular explorer (up from 165th in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from Portugal and the 18th most popular Portuguese Explorer.
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Among explorers, Gil Eanes ranks 160 out of 405. Before him are Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, Samuel Wallis, Ahmad ibn Rustah, Anthony van Diemen, Sophie Blanchard, and Gerónimo de Aguilar. After him are Paulo da Gama, Pedro Mascarenhas, Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, Lancelotto Malocello, Matthew Flinders, and Vasily Tatishchev.
1810 - 1897
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 154
1728 - 1795
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 155
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 156
1593 - 1645
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 157
1778 - 1819
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 158
1489 - 1531
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 159
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 160
1465 - 1499
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 161
1484 - 1555
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 162
1734 - 1797
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 163
1270 - 1336
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 164
1774 - 1814
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 165
1686 - 1750
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 166
Among people born in Portugal, Gil Eanes ranks 147 out of 555. Before him are Leonor Teles (1350), Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza (1800), Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377), João de Barros (1496), Francisco Craveiro Lopes (1894), and Álvaro Cunhal (1913). After him are Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), Mafalda of Portugal (1197), Humberto Delgado (1906), Urraca of Portugal (1150), Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), and Infanta Benedita of Portugal (1746).
1350 - 1386
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 141
1800 - 1834
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 142
1377 - 1461
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 143
1496 - 1570
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 144
1894 - 1964
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 145
1913 - 2005
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 146
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 147
1484 - 1555
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 148
1197 - 1256
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 149
1906 - 1965
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 150
1150 - 1211
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 151
1455 - 1485
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 152
1746 - 1829
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 153
Among explorers born in Portugal, Gil Eanes ranks 18. Before him are Tristão da Cunha (1460), Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), António de Abreu (1480), Francisco Serrão (1500), and Gaspar Corte-Real (1450). After him are Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), Nuno Tristão (1500), Bento de Góis (1562), Jorge Álvares (1401), and Estêvão Gomes (1484).
1460 - 1540
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 12
1565 - 1614
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 13
1420 - 1496
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 14
1480 - 1514
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 15
1500 - 1521
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 16
1450 - 1501
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 17
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 18
1484 - 1555
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 19
1455 - 1485
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 20
1500 - 1446
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 21
1562 - 1607
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 22
1401 - 1521
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 23
1484 - 1538
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 24