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Hanno the Navigator
633 BC - 530 BC
Hanno the Navigator
Hanno the Navigator (sometimes "Hannon"; Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤀, ḤNʾ; Greek: Ἄννων, romanized: Annōn ) was a Carthaginian explorer of the fifth century BC, best known for his naval exploration of the western coast of Africa. The only source of his voyage is a periplus translated into Greek. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hanno the Navigator has received more than 563,452 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Hanno the Navigator is the 40th most popular explorer (up from 58th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Tunisia (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Tunisian Explorer.
Hanno is most famous for his discovery of the Canary Islands.
Memorability Metrics
560k
Page Views (PV)
66.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
8.72
Effective Languages (L*)
2.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Hanno the Navigator ranks 40 out of 405. Before him are Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Juan Ponce de León, Jan van Riebeeck, Robert Falcon Scott, Martin Behaim, and Ernest Shackleton. After him are Zhang Qian, Ingólfr Arnarson, Sven Hedin, William Baffin, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, and Giovanni da Verrazzano.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Giovanni da Pian del Carpine
1182 - 1252
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 34
Juan Ponce de León
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 35
Jan van Riebeeck
1619 - 1677
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 36
Robert Falcon Scott
1868 - 1912
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 37
Martin Behaim
1459 - 1507
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 38
Ernest Shackleton
1874 - 1922
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 39
Hanno the Navigator
633 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 40
Zhang Qian
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 41
Ingólfr Arnarson
850 - 910
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 42
Sven Hedin
1865 - 1952
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 43
William Baffin
1584 - 1622
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 44
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
1778 - 1852
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 45
Giovanni da Verrazzano
1485 - 1528
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 46
Contemporaries
Among people born in 633 BC, Hanno the Navigator ranks 1. Among people deceased in 530 BC, Hanno the Navigator ranks 3. Before him are Cyrus the Great and Bias of Priene.
Others Born in 633 BC
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Cyrus the Great
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 1
Bias of Priene
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 2
Hanno the Navigator
633 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 3
In Tunisia
Among people born in Tunisia, Hanno the Navigator ranks 12 out of 179. Before him are Cyprian (200), Hamilcar Barca (-275), Habib Bourguiba (1903), Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936), Hasdrubal Barca (-300), and Masinissa (-238). After him are Mago Barca (-243), Clodius Albinus (150), Fatima al-Fihri (800), Aemilianus (207), Beji Caid Essebsi (1926), and Julia of Corsica (420).
Others born in Tunisia
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Cyprian
200 - 258
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 6
Hamilcar Barca
275 BC - 228 BC
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 7
Habib Bourguiba
1903 - 2000
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 8
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
1936 - 2019
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 9
Hasdrubal Barca
300 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 10
Masinissa
238 BC - 148 BC
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 11
Hanno the Navigator
633 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 12
Mago Barca
243 BC - 203 BC
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 13
Clodius Albinus
150 - 197
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 14
Fatima al-Fihri
800 - 880
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 15
Aemilianus
207 - 253
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 16
Beji Caid Essebsi
1926 - 2019
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 17
Julia of Corsica
420 - 450
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 18
Among EXPLORERS In Tunisia
Among explorers born in Tunisia, Hanno the Navigator ranks 1. After him are Himilco (-550).
