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Hamilton Hume

1797 - 1873

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Hamilton Hume (19 June 1797 – 19 April 1873) was an early explorer of the present-day Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. In 1824, along with William Hovell, Hume participated in an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip (near the site of present-day Melbourne). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hamilton Hume has received more than 108,689 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hamilton Hume is the 492nd most popular explorer, the 511th most popular biography from Australia and the 4th most popular Australian Explorer.

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  • 110k

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  • 37.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Hamilton Hume ranks 492 out of 498. Before him are Bartholomew Gosnold, James Wordie, John Forrest, Ellen MacArthur, Ann Bancroft, and Laura Dekker. After him are Thomas Mitchell, Ezra Meeker, Marek Kamiński, Sue Hendrickson, Henry Worsley, and Tim Flannery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1797, Hamilton Hume ranks 80. Before him are Joseph Othmar Rauscher, Peter Georg Bang, Joseph von Radowitz, Francisco Javier Echeverría, John Gardner Wilkinson, and Bakht Khan.  Among people deceased in 1873, Hamilton Hume ranks 83. Before him are Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz, Sarah Moore Grimké, Tekle Giyorgis II, William J. Hardee, and John W. Geary.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Hamilton Hume ranks 511 out of 1,143. Before him are Joshua Eagle (1973), Alex de Minaur (1999), Vida Goldstein (1869), Jon Henricks (1935), Havana Brown (1985), and Jessica McNamee (1986). After him are John Fitzgerald (1960), Andy Thomas (1951), Larry Perkins (1950), James Mackay (1984), Angus McLaren (1988), and Alvin Ceccoli (1974).

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Among EXPLORERS In Australia

Among explorers born in Australia, Hamilton Hume ranks 4. Before him are Luís Vaz de Torres (1565), Hubert Wilkins (1888), and John Forrest (1847). After him are Tim Flannery (1956).

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