POLITICIAN
Jacob Le Maire
1585 - 1616
Jacob Le Maire
Jacob Le Maire (c. 1585 – 22 December 1616) was a Dutch mariner who circumnavigated the Earth in 1615 and 1616. The strait between Tierra del Fuego and Isla de los Estados was named the Le Maire Strait in his honour, though not without controversy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob Le Maire has received more than 77,023 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Jacob Le Maire is the 3,578th most popular politician (up from 4,226th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 153rd in 2019) and the 39th most popular Belgian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
77k
Page Views (PV)
61.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
10.20
Effective Languages (L*)
1.70
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jacob Le Maire ranks 3,578 out of 19,576. Before him are Conrad II of Italy, Hisham I of Córdoba, Verres, Nicu Ceaușescu, Franz Ziereis, and Vladimir Voronin. After him are Ferdinand IV of Castile, Emperor Antoku, Przemysł II, Tewfik Pasha, Maria of Alania, and Francis Phoebus of Navarre.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsConrad II of Italy
1074 - 1101
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 3,572
Hisham I of Córdoba
757 - 796
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 3,573
Verres
120 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 3,574
Nicu Ceaușescu
1951 - 1996
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 3,575
Franz Ziereis
1905 - 1945
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 3,576
Vladimir Voronin
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,577
Jacob Le Maire
1585 - 1616
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,578
Ferdinand IV of Castile
1285 - 1312
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,579
Emperor Antoku
1178 - 1185
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,580
Przemysł II
1257 - 1296
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,581
Tewfik Pasha
1852 - 1892
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,582
Maria of Alania
1053 - 1118
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,583
Francis Phoebus of Navarre
1467 - 1483
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,584
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1585, Jacob Le Maire ranks 8. Before him are Heinrich Schütz, Cornelius Jansen, Hendrick Avercamp, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Uriel da Costa, and Anna of Tyrol. After him are Lucilio Vanini, Zacharias Janssen, John Rolfe, Jacques Lemercier, Mary Ward, and Massimo Stanzione. Among people deceased in 1616, Jacob Le Maire ranks 7. Before him are William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Vincenzo Scamozzi, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, and Maria Anna of Bavaria. After him are Andreas Libavius, John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Simeon Bekbulatovich, Magdalene of Brandenburg, Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt, and Johannes Fabricius.
Others Born in 1585
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Schütz
COMPOSER
1585 - 1672
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 2
Cornelius Jansen
PHYSICIAN
1585 - 1638
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 3
Hendrick Avercamp
PAINTER
1585 - 1634
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 4
John George I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1656
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 5
Uriel da Costa
PHILOSOPHER
1585 - 1640
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 6
Anna of Tyrol
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1618
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 7
Jacob Le Maire
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1616
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 8
Lucilio Vanini
PHILOSOPHER
1585 - 1619
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 9
Zacharias Janssen
INVENTOR
1585 - 1635
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 10
John Rolfe
EXPLORER
1585 - 1622
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 11
Jacques Lemercier
ARCHITECT
1585 - 1654
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 12
Mary Ward
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1585 - 1645
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 13
Massimo Stanzione
PAINTER
1585 - 1656
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1616
Go to all RankingsWilliam Shakespeare
WRITER
1564 - 1616
HPI: 89.43
Rank: 1
Miguel de Cervantes
WRITER
1547 - 1616
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 2
Tokugawa Ieyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1542 - 1616
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 3
Vincenzo Scamozzi
ARCHITECT
1548 - 1616
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 4
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
WRITER
1539 - 1616
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 5
Maria Anna of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1574 - 1616
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 6
Jacob Le Maire
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1616
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 7
Andreas Libavius
CHEMIST
1555 - 1616
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 8
John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1575 - 1616
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 9
Simeon Bekbulatovich
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1616
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 10
Magdalene of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1582 - 1616
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 11
Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt
NOBLEMAN
1573 - 1616
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 12
Johannes Fabricius
ASTRONOMER
1587 - 1616
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 13
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Jacob Le Maire ranks 126 out of 1,190. Before him are Adriaen Brouwer (1605), Paul Deschanel (1855), Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502), Princess Louise of Belgium (1858), Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787), and Ambiorix (-100). After him are Chantal Mouffe (1943), Marguerite Porete (1250), Siger of Brabant (1240), Louis, Prince Napoléon (1914), Louis II, Count of Flanders (1330), and Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsAdriaen Brouwer
PAINTER
1605 - 1638
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 120
Paul Deschanel
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1922
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 121
Pieter Coecke van Aelst
PAINTER
1502 - 1550
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 122
Princess Louise of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1924
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 123
Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1787 - 1862
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 124
Ambiorix
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 125
Jacob Le Maire
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1616
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 126
Chantal Mouffe
PHILOSOPHER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 127
Marguerite Porete
WRITER
1250 - 1310
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 128
Siger of Brabant
PHILOSOPHER
1240 - 1284
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 129
Louis, Prince Napoléon
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1997
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 130
Louis II, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1330 - 1384
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 131
Princess Clémentine of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1955
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 132
Among POLITICIANS In Belgium
Among politicians born in Belgium, Jacob Le Maire ranks 39. Before him are Elio Di Rupo (1951), Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria (1724), Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (1903), Paul Deschanel (1855), Princess Louise of Belgium (1858), and Ambiorix (-100). After him are Louis, Prince Napoléon (1914), Louis II, Count of Flanders (1330), Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872), Charles Michel (1975), John I, Duke of Brabant (1252), and Henri, Count of Paris (1933).
Elio Di Rupo
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 33
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
1724 - 1799
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 34
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
1903 - 1983
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 35
Paul Deschanel
1855 - 1922
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 36
Princess Louise of Belgium
1858 - 1924
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 37
Ambiorix
100 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 38
Jacob Le Maire
1585 - 1616
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 39
Louis, Prince Napoléon
1914 - 1997
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 40
Louis II, Count of Flanders
1330 - 1384
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 41
Princess Clémentine of Belgium
1872 - 1955
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 42
Charles Michel
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 43
John I, Duke of Brabant
1252 - 1294
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 44
Henri, Count of Paris
1933 - 2019
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 45