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Humphrey Gilbert

1539 - 1583

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Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 – 9 September 1583) was an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America and the Plantations of Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Humphrey Gilbert has received more than 463,070 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Humphrey Gilbert is the 307th most popular explorer (down from 286th in 2019), the 2,659th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,362nd in 2019) and the 36th most popular British Explorer.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

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  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 307 out of 405Before him are Sverre Hassel, Otto Finsch, Hermann Wissmann, Irina Solovyova, Karl Maximovich, and Friedrich Welwitsch. After him are Kristian Prestrud, Louis Jolliet, Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs, Piet Retief, Isidore of Charax, and Edward John Eyre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1539, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 15Before him are George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Louis VI, Elector Palatine, Jost Amman, Hasegawa Tōhaku, and Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine. After him are Nicolò Donato, Pierre Pithou, Olivier de Serres, and Yi San-hae. Among people deceased in 1583, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 15Before him are Louis VI, Elector Palatine, Antoinette de Bourbon, Oda Nobutaka, Andrey Kurbsky, Pirro Ligorio, and Juan de Garay. After him are Jacques Pelletier du Mans, Zacharias Ursinus, and Thomas Erastus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 2,659 out of 7,765Before him are Charles Warren (1840), John Turner (1929), Richard Christopher Carrington (1826), John Henry Mackay (1864), Ian Stewart (1945), and I. A. Richards (1893). After him are Barry Morse (1918), Mary Sidney (1561), Harry Gregson-Williams (1961), Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892), William Foulke (1874), and Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1871).

Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 36Before him are William Parry (1790), Anthony Jenkinson (1529), Richard Chancellor (1521), Francis Crozier (1796), Alexander Dalrymple (1737), and Alexander Gordon Laing (1794). After him are Edward John Eyre (1815), Alexander Burnes (1805), John Biscoe (1794), William Smith (1790), Frederick William Beechey (1796), and John McDouall Stuart (1815).