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Hernán Cortés
1485 - 1547
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Hernán Cortés
His biography is available in 145 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 141 in 2024). Hernán Cortés is the 7th most popular explorer (up from 9th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from Spain (up from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Explorer.
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico in the 16th century.
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Among Explorers
Among explorers, Hernán Cortés ranks 7 out of 498. Before him are Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Leif Erikson, and Amerigo Vespucci. After him are Ibn Battuta, Roald Amundsen, Bartolomeu Dias, Prince Henry the Navigator, Zheng He, and James Cook.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Marco Polo
1254 - 1324
HPI: 96.21
Rank: 1
Christopher Columbus
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.91
Rank: 2
Ferdinand Magellan
1480 - 1521
HPI: 92.62
Rank: 3
Vasco da Gama
1460 - 1524
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 4
Leif Erikson
970 - 1020
HPI: 88.25
Rank: 5
Amerigo Vespucci
1454 - 1512
HPI: 86.55
Rank: 6
Hernán Cortés
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 7
Ibn Battuta
1304 - 1368
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 8
Roald Amundsen
1872 - 1928
HPI: 84.99
Rank: 9
Bartolomeu Dias
1450 - 1500
HPI: 84.66
Rank: 10
Prince Henry the Navigator
1394 - 1460
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 11
Zheng He
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 12
James Cook
1728 - 1779
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 13
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1485, Hernán Cortés ranks 1. After him are Catherine of Aragon, Dragut, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Thomas Cromwell, Pedro de Alvarado, Sebastiano del Piombo, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, Clément Janequin, Sayyida al Hurra, Johannes Bugenhagen, and Balthasar Hubmaier. Among people deceased in 1547, Hernán Cortés ranks 2. Before him is Henry VIII. After him are Francis I of France, Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Vittoria Colonna, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Sebastiano del Piombo, Pietro Bembo, Saint Cajetan, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, and Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme.
Others Born in 1485
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EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 1
Catherine of Aragon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1536
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 2
Dragut
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1485 - 1565
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 3
Giovanni da Verrazzano
EXPLORER
1485 - 1528
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 4
Thomas Cromwell
PUBLIC WORKER
1485 - 1540
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 5
Pedro de Alvarado
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1485 - 1541
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 6
Sebastiano del Piombo
PAINTER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 7
Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1485 - 1555
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 8
Clément Janequin
COMPOSER
1485 - 1558
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 9
Sayyida al Hurra
POLITICIAN
1485 - 1542
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 10
Johannes Bugenhagen
PHILOSOPHER
1485 - 1558
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 11
Balthasar Hubmaier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1528
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1547
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Henry VIII
NOBLEMAN
1491 - 1547
HPI: 94.65
Rank: 1
Hernán Cortés
EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 2
Francis I of France
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1547
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 3
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
COMPANION
1503 - 1547
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 4
Vittoria Colonna
WRITER
1490 - 1547
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 5
Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1547
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 6
Sebastiano del Piombo
PAINTER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 7
Pietro Bembo
WRITER
1470 - 1547
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 8
Saint Cajetan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1480 - 1547
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 9
Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1547
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 10
Hadım Suleiman Pasha
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1547
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 11
Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme
COMPANION
1472 - 1547
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Hernán Cortés ranks 11 out of NaN. Before him are Diego Velázquez (1599), Antoni Gaudí (1852), Seneca the Younger (-4), Averroes (1126), Trajan (53), and Francisco Franco (1892). After him are Pope Alexander VI (1431), Philip II of Spain (1527), Hadrian (76), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Theodosius I (340), and Isabella I of Castile (1451).
Others born in Spain
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Diego Velázquez
PAINTER
1599 - 1660
HPI: 86.97
Rank: 5
Antoni Gaudí
ARCHITECT
1852 - 1926
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 6
Seneca the Younger
PHILOSOPHER
4 BC - 65
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 7
Averroes
PHILOSOPHER
1126 - 1198
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 8
Trajan
POLITICIAN
53 - 117
HPI: 85.85
Rank: 9
Francisco Franco
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 10
Hernán Cortés
EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 11
Pope Alexander VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1431 - 1503
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 12
Philip II of Spain
POLITICIAN
1527 - 1598
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 13
Hadrian
POLITICIAN
76 - 138
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 14
Ignatius of Loyola
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1491 - 1556
HPI: 83.89
Rank: 15
Theodosius I
POLITICIAN
340 - 395
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 16
Isabella I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1504
HPI: 83.02
Rank: 17
Among Explorers In Spain
Among explorers born in Spain, Hernán Cortés ranks 1. After him are Francisco Pizarro (1478), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Francisco de Orellana (1511), Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510), Juan Ponce de León (1460), Diego de Almagro (1475), Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), and Juan Díaz de Solís (1470).
Hernán Cortés
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 1
Francisco Pizarro
1478 - 1541
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 2
Juan Sebastián Elcano
1476 - 1526
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 3
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
1475 - 1519
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 4
Francisco de Orellana
1511 - 1546
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 5
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
1510 - 1554
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 6
Juan Ponce de León
1460 - 1521
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 7
Diego de Almagro
1475 - 1538
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 8
Hernando de Soto
1500 - 1542
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 9
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
1465 - 1524
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 10
Alonso de Ojeda
1466 - 1515
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 11
Juan Díaz de Solís
1470 - 1516
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 12
