EXPLORER
James Bruce
1730 - 1794
James Bruce
James Bruce of Kinnaird (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who confirmed the source of the Blue Nile. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Bruce has received more than 232,293 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). James Bruce is the 168th most popular explorer (up from 195th in 2019), the 1,405th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,660th in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Explorer.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
56.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
5.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, James Bruce ranks 168 out of 498. Before him are Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, St John Philby, Ruy López de Villalobos, Gustav Nachtigal, Luís Vaz de Torres, and Niccolò de' Conti. After him are Lancelotto Malocello, Henri Mouhot, Paulo da Gama, Gaspar Corte-Real, António de Abreu, and Simon Fraser.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAtlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa
1300 - 1400
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 162
St John Philby
1885 - 1960
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 163
Ruy López de Villalobos
1500 - 1544
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 164
Gustav Nachtigal
1834 - 1885
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 165
Luís Vaz de Torres
1565 - 1614
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 166
Niccolò de' Conti
1395 - 1469
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 167
James Bruce
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 168
Lancelotto Malocello
1270 - 1336
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 169
Henri Mouhot
1826 - 1861
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 170
Paulo da Gama
1465 - 1499
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 171
Gaspar Corte-Real
1450 - 1501
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 172
António de Abreu
1480 - 1514
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 173
Simon Fraser
1776 - 1862
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 174
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1730, James Bruce ranks 10. Before him are Étienne Bézout, Jan Ingenhousz, Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova, Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Josiah Wedgwood, and Antonio Sacchini. After him are Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony, Velu Nachiyar, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, William Hamilton, Motoori Norinaga, and Johann Hedwig. Among people deceased in 1794, James Bruce ranks 35. Before him are Lucile Desmoulins, Caspar Friedrich Wolff, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Lotf Ali Khan, and Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach. After him are Paisius Velichkovsky, Fabre d'Églantine, Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, and Jacques François Dugommier.
Others Born in 1730
Go to all RankingsÉtienne Bézout
MATHEMATICIAN
1730 - 1783
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 4
Jan Ingenhousz
PHYSICIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 5
Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova
EXTREMIST
1730 - 1801
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 6
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1730 - 1813
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 7
Josiah Wedgwood
DESIGNER
1730 - 1795
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 8
Antonio Sacchini
COMPOSER
1730 - 1786
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 9
James Bruce
EXPLORER
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 10
Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1806
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 11
Velu Nachiyar
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1796
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 12
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 13
William Hamilton
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1803
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 14
Motoori Norinaga
PHILOSOPHER
1730 - 1801
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 15
Johann Hedwig
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1794
Go to all RankingsLucile Desmoulins
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1794
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 29
Caspar Friedrich Wolff
PHYSICIAN
1735 - 1794
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 30
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1794
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 31
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1794
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 32
Lotf Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1794
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 33
Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach
NOBLEMAN
1721 - 1794
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 34
James Bruce
EXPLORER
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 35
Paisius Velichkovsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1722 - 1794
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 36
Fabre d'Églantine
ACTOR
1750 - 1794
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 37
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette
BIOLOGIST
1763 - 1794
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 38
Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1794
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 39
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 40
Jacques François Dugommier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1794
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 41
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Bruce ranks 1,405 out of 8,785. Before him are Malcolm Lowry (1909), Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838), Harry Gregg (1932), Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854), Herbert Pitman (1877), and Michael Owen (1979). After him are William George Horner (1786), Vinnie Jones (1965), William Robert Brooks (1844), Christine McVie (1943), Constantine II of Scotland (801), and Geezer Butler (1949).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMalcolm Lowry
WRITER
1909 - 1957
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 1,399
Edwin Abbott Abbott
WRITER
1838 - 1926
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 1,400
Harry Gregg
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1,401
Charles Webster Leadbeater
OCCULTIST
1854 - 1934
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1,402
Herbert Pitman
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 1,403
Michael Owen
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 1,404
James Bruce
EXPLORER
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 1,405
William George Horner
MATHEMATICIAN
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 1,406
Vinnie Jones
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 1,407
William Robert Brooks
ASTRONOMER
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 1,408
Christine McVie
SINGER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 1,409
Constantine II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
801 - 952
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,410
Geezer Butler
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,411
Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom
Among explorers born in United Kingdom, James Bruce ranks 21. Before him are Mary Kingsley (1862), Thomas Cavendish (1560), George Vancouver (1757), Isabella Bird (1831), Mark Sykes (1879), and Martin Frobisher (1535). After him are John Rolfe (1585), William Parry (1790), Alexander Mackenzie (1764), Matthew Flinders (1774), Samuel Wallis (1728), and John Ross (1777).
Mary Kingsley
1862 - 1900
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 15
Thomas Cavendish
1560 - 1592
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 16
George Vancouver
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 17
Isabella Bird
1831 - 1904
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 18
Mark Sykes
1879 - 1919
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 19
Martin Frobisher
1535 - 1594
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 20
James Bruce
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 21
John Rolfe
1585 - 1622
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 22
William Parry
1790 - 1855
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 23
Alexander Mackenzie
1764 - 1820
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 24
Matthew Flinders
1774 - 1814
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 25
Samuel Wallis
1728 - 1795
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 26
John Ross
1777 - 1856
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 27