EXPLORER
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
1778 - 1823
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista belˈtsoːni]; 5 November 1778 – 3 December 1823), sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Battista Belzoni has received more than 339,219 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Giovanni Battista Belzoni is the 56th most popular explorer (up from 58th in 2019), the 773rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 821st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Italian Explorer.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni was a 19th-century Italian explorer and pioneer in Egyptology. He discovered the tomb of Seti I and other temples, and his work was published in his book Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs and Excavations in Egypt and Nubia.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
8.02
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Giovanni Battista Belzoni ranks 56 out of 498. Before him are Samuel de Champlain, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Ernest Shackleton, Diogo Cão, William Adams, and Hanno the Navigator. After him are Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, John Smith, Henry Hudson, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, Diogo Dias, and Yaqut al-Hamawi.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSamuel de Champlain
1567 - 1635
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 50
Giovanni da Verrazzano
1485 - 1528
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 51
Ernest Shackleton
1874 - 1922
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 52
Diogo Cão
1440 - 1486
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 53
William Adams
1564 - 1620
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 54
Hanno the Navigator
633 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 55
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
1778 - 1823
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 56
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
1832 - 1901
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 57
John Smith
1580 - 1631
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 58
Henry Hudson
1570 - 1611
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 59
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse
1741 - 1788
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 60
Diogo Dias
1450 - 1500
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 61
Yaqut al-Hamawi
1179 - 1229
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 62
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1778, Giovanni Battista Belzoni ranks 9. Before him are Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Humphry Davy, Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, José de San Martín, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, and Johann Nepomuk Hummel. After him are Bernardo O'Higgins, Fernando Sor, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Clemens Brentano, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, and Friedrich Ludwig Jahn. Among people deceased in 1823, Giovanni Battista Belzoni ranks 7. Before him are David Ricardo, Edward Jenner, Pope Pius VII, Louis-Nicolas Davout, Lazare Carnot, and Jacques Charles. After him are Charles François Dumouriez, Ann Radcliffe, André-Jacques Garnerin, Edmund Cartwright, Abraham-Louis Breguet, and Rafael del Riego.
Others Born in 1778
Go to all RankingsJoseph Louis Gay-Lussac
CHEMIST
1778 - 1850
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 3
Humphry Davy
CHEMIST
1778 - 1829
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 4
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1837
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 5
José de San Martín
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1778 - 1850
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 6
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
EXPLORER
1778 - 1852
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 7
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
COMPOSER
1778 - 1837
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 8
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
EXPLORER
1778 - 1823
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 9
Bernardo O'Higgins
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1842
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 10
Fernando Sor
MUSICIAN
1778 - 1839
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 11
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1841
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 12
Clemens Brentano
WRITER
1778 - 1842
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 13
Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1820
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 14
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1852
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1823
Go to all RankingsDavid Ricardo
ECONOMIST
1772 - 1823
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 1
Edward Jenner
PHYSICIAN
1749 - 1823
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 2
Pope Pius VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1742 - 1823
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 3
Louis-Nicolas Davout
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1770 - 1823
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 4
Lazare Carnot
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1823
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 5
Jacques Charles
PHYSICIST
1763 - 1823
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 6
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
EXPLORER
1778 - 1823
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 7
Charles François Dumouriez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1739 - 1823
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 8
Ann Radcliffe
WRITER
1764 - 1823
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 9
André-Jacques Garnerin
INVENTOR
1769 - 1823
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 10
Edmund Cartwright
INVENTOR
1743 - 1823
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 11
Abraham-Louis Breguet
INVENTOR
1747 - 1823
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 12
Rafael del Riego
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1823
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 13
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Belzoni ranks 773 out of 5,161. Before him are Gianni Agnelli (1921), Tarcisius (263), Ferruccio Busoni (1866), Charles Martel of Anjou (1271), Lucius Cornelius Cinna (-135), and Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli (1397). After him are Giovanni Paisiello (1740), Amalasuntha (495), Italo Balbo (1896), Agostino Carracci (1557), Vannozza dei Cattanei (1442), and Mina (1940).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsGianni Agnelli
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2003
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 767
Tarcisius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
263 - 275
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 768
Ferruccio Busoni
COMPOSER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 769
Charles Martel of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1271 - 1295
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 770
Lucius Cornelius Cinna
POLITICIAN
135 BC - 84 BC
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 771
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
ASTRONOMER
1397 - 1482
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 772
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
EXPLORER
1778 - 1823
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 773
Giovanni Paisiello
COMPOSER
1740 - 1816
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 774
Amalasuntha
COMPANION
495 - 535
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 775
Italo Balbo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1940
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 776
Agostino Carracci
PAINTER
1557 - 1602
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 777
Vannozza dei Cattanei
POLITICIAN
1442 - 1518
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 778
Mina
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 779
Among EXPLORERS In Italy
Among explorers born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Belzoni ranks 6. Before him are Marco Polo (1254), Christopher Columbus (1451), Amerigo Vespucci (1454), John Cabot (1450), and Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485). After him are Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Bartholomew Columbus (1460), Alvise Cadamosto (1432), Niccolò de' Conti (1395), and Lancelotto Malocello (1270).
Marco Polo
1254 - 1324
HPI: 93.99
Rank: 1
Christopher Columbus
1451 - 1506
HPI: 92.63
Rank: 2
Amerigo Vespucci
1454 - 1512
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 3
John Cabot
1450 - 1498
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 4
Giovanni da Verrazzano
1485 - 1528
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 5
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
1778 - 1823
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 6
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
1852 - 1905
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 7
Sebastian Cabot
1484 - 1557
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 8
Bartholomew Columbus
1460 - 1515
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 9
Alvise Cadamosto
1432 - 1488
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 10
Niccolò de' Conti
1395 - 1469
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 11
Lancelotto Malocello
1270 - 1336
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 12