1485 - 1557
Giovanni Battista Ramusio (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista raˈmuːzjo]; July 20, 1485 – July 10, 1557) was an Italian geographer and travel writer. Born in Treviso, Italy, at that time in the Republic of Venice, Ramusio was the son of Paolo Ramusio, a magistrate of the Venetian city-state. In 1505 young Giovanni took a position as secretary to Aloisio Mocenigo, of the patrician Mocenigo family, then serving as the Republic's ambassador to France. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Battista Ramusio has received more than 62,879 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Ramusio is the 52nd most popular geographer, the 2,750th most popular biography from Italy and the 3rd most popular Italian Geographer.
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Among geographers, Giovanni Battista Ramusio ranks 52 out of 67. Before him are Erich von Drygalski, Johann Gottlieb Georgi, Pedro Reinel, Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, Conrad Malte-Brun, and Yi-Fu Tuan. After him are Jan Janssonius, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Claes Jansz. Visscher, Guillaume Delisle, Hans Meyer, and Vaclav Smil.
1865 - 1949
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 46
1729 - 1802
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 47
1500 - 1542
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 48
893 - 945
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 49
1775 - 1826
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 50
1930 - 2022
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 51
1485 - 1557
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 52
1588 - 1664
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 53
1869 - 1959
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 54
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 55
1675 - 1726
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 56
1858 - 1929
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 57
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 58
Among people born in 1485, Giovanni Battista Ramusio ranks 15. Before him are Joos van Cleve, Johannes Bugenhagen, Wolf Huber, Sayyida al Hurra, Balthasar Hubmaier, and Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg. After him are Marco Girolamo Vida, Romanino, and Hugh Latimer. Among people deceased in 1557, Giovanni Battista Ramusio ranks 20. Before him are Mohammed al-Shaykh, Galvarino, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, and Söyembikä of Kazan. After him is Kamran Mirza.
1485 - 1540
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 9
1485 - 1558
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 10
1485 - 1553
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 11
1485 - 1542
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 12
1485 - 1528
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 13
1485 - 1555
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 14
1485 - 1557
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 15
1485 - 1566
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 16
1485 - 1566
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 17
1485 - 1555
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 18
1490 - 1557
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 14
1490 - 1557
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 15
1480 - 1557
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 16
1492 - 1557
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 17
1478 - 1557
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 18
1516 - 1557
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 19
1485 - 1557
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 20
1512 - 1557
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 21
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Ramusio ranks 2,750 out of 4,668. Before him are Clemente Micara (1879), Carlo Caffarra (1938), Luciano De Crescenzo (1928), Luigi Delneri (1950), Charondas (-600), and Dorotea Bucca (1360). After him are Alice (1954), Augusto Genina (1892), Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì (1839), Anna Maria Ferrero (1934), Renzo Rossellini (1908), and Domenico Bartolucci (1917).
1879 - 1965
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 2,744
1938 - 2017
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 2,745
1928 - 2019
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 2,746
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 2,747
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 2,748
1360 - 1436
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 2,749
1485 - 1557
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 2,750
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 2,751
1892 - 1957
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 2,752
1839 - 1908
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 2,753
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 2,754
1908 - 1982
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 2,755
1917 - 2013
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 2,756
Among geographers born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Ramusio ranks 3. Before him are Fra Mauro (1385) and Vincenzo Coronelli (1650).
1385 - 1459
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1
1650 - 1718
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2
1485 - 1557
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 3