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Ibn Battuta

1304 - 1368

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Ibn Battuta

His biography is available in 140 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 137 in 2024). Ibn Battuta is the 8th most popular explorer (down from 6th in 2024), the most popular biography from Morocco and the most popular Moroccan Explorer.

Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan traveler and scholar who traveled through North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Africa. He is most famous for his account of his travels in his book Rihla.

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Among Explorers

Among explorers, Ibn Battuta ranks 8 out of 498. Before him are Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Leif Erikson, Amerigo Vespucci, and Hernán Cortés. After him are Roald Amundsen, Bartolomeu Dias, Prince Henry the Navigator, Zheng He, James Cook, and Jacques Cartier.

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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
Jacques Cartier
1491 - 1557
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 14

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1304, Ibn Battuta ranks 2. Before him is Petrarch. After him are Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, Louis I, Count of Flanders, Ibn al-Shatir, Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Günther von Schwarzburg. Among people deceased in 1368, Ibn Battuta ranks 1. After him are Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Orcagna, Guy de Chauliac, Emperor Go-Murakami, Blanche of Lancaster, Ilyas Khoja, and Marco Cornaro.

Others Born in 1304

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Petrarch
WRITER
1304 - 1374
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 1
Ibn Battuta
EXPLORER
1304 - 1368
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 2
Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür
POLITICIAN
1304 - 1332
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 3
Louis I, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1304 - 1346
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 4
Ibn al-Shatir
MATHEMATICIAN
1304 - 1375
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 5
Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1304 - 1369
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 6
Günther von Schwarzburg
NOBLEMAN
1304 - 1349
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 7

Others Deceased in 1368

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Ibn Battuta
EXPLORER
1304 - 1368
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 1
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1338 - 1368
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 2
Orcagna
PAINTER
1315 - 1368
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 3
Guy de Chauliac
PHYSICIAN
1300 - 1368
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 4
Emperor Go-Murakami
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1368
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 5
Blanche of Lancaster
POLITICIAN
1345 - 1368
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 6
Ilyas Khoja
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1368
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 7
Marco Cornaro
POLITICIAN
1285 - 1368
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 8