1539 - 1583
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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Among explorers, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 307 out of 405. Before 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.
1876 - 1928
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 301
1839 - 1917
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 302
1853 - 1905
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 303
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 304
1827 - 1891
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 305
1806 - 1872
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 306
1539 - 1583
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 307
1881 - 1927
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 308
1645 - 1700
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 309
1831 - 1896
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 310
1780 - 1838
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 311
50 BC - 100
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 312
1815 - 1901
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 313
Among people born in 1539, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 15. Before 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 15. Before 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.
1539 - 1603
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 9
1539 - 1595
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 10
1539 - 1583
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 11
1539 - 1591
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 12
1539 - 1610
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 13
1539 - 1582
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 14
1539 - 1583
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 15
1539 - 1618
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 16
1539 - 1596
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 17
1539 - 1619
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 18
1539 - 1609
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 19
1539 - 1583
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 9
1494 - 1583
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 10
1558 - 1583
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 11
1528 - 1583
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 12
1513 - 1583
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 13
1528 - 1583
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 14
1539 - 1583
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 15
1517 - 1583
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 16
1534 - 1583
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 17
1524 - 1583
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 18
Among people born in United Kingdom, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 2,659 out of 7,765. Before 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).
1840 - 1927
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 2,653
1929 - 2020
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 2,654
1826 - 1875
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 2,655
1864 - 1933
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 2,656
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 2,657
1893 - 1979
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 2,658
1539 - 1583
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 2,659
1918 - 2008
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 2,660
1561 - 1621
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 2,661
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 2,662
1892 - 1944
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 2,663
1874 - 1916
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 2,664
1871 - 1946
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 2,665
Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 36. Before 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).
1790 - 1855
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 30
1529 - 1610
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 31
1521 - 1556
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 32
1796 - 1848
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 33
1737 - 1808
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 34
1794 - 1826
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 35
1539 - 1583
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 36
1815 - 1901
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 37
1805 - 1841
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 38
1794 - 1843
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 39
1790 - 1847
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 40
1796 - 1856
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 41
1815 - 1866
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 42