1619 - 1677
Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator who arrived in Cape Town in what then became the Dutch Cape Colony of the Dutch East India Company. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan van Riebeeck has received more than 591,387 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan van Riebeeck is the 37th most popular explorer (down from 34th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 35th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Explorer.
Jan van Riebeeck was a Dutch colonist who founded the first European settlement in South Africa.
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Among explorers, Jan van Riebeeck ranks 37 out of 405. Before him are Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Henry Morton Stanley, John Cabot, Francisco de Orellana, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, and Pytheas. After him are Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Ingólfr Arnarson, Martin Behaim, Antonio Pigafetta, Giovanni da Verrazzano, and Jacob Roggeveen.
1475 - 1519
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 31
1841 - 1904
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 32
1450 - 1498
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 33
1511 - 1546
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 34
1182 - 1252
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 35
380 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 36
1619 - 1677
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 37
1729 - 1811
HPI: 75.81
Rank: 38
850 - 910
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 39
1459 - 1507
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 40
1492 - 1531
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 41
1485 - 1528
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 42
1659 - 1729
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 43
Among people born in 1619, Jan van Riebeeck ranks 3. Before him are Cyrano de Bergerac and Jean-Baptiste Colbert. After him are Charles Le Brun, Hyojong of Joseon, Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Morosini, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, Willem Kalf, Philips Wouwerman, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, and Jacob Stainer. Among people deceased in 1677, Jan van Riebeeck ranks 2. Before him is Baruch Spinoza. After him are Isaac Barrow, Angelus Silesius, Barbara Strozzi, Wenceslaus Hollar, Robert Cambert, Aert van der Neer, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, James Harrington, and William Louis, Duke of Württemberg.
1619 - 1655
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 1
1619 - 1683
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 2
1619 - 1677
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 3
1619 - 1690
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 4
1619 - 1659
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 5
1619 - 1677
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 6
1619 - 1694
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 7
1619 - 1679
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 8
1619 - 1693
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 9
1619 - 1668
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 10
1619 - 1682
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 11
1619 - 1683
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 12
1632 - 1677
HPI: 87.56
Rank: 1
1619 - 1677
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 2
1631 - 1677
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 3
1624 - 1677
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 4
1619 - 1677
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 5
1607 - 1677
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 6
1628 - 1677
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 7
1603 - 1677
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 8
1595 - 1677
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 9
1617 - 1677
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 10
1611 - 1677
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 11
1647 - 1677
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 12
Among people born in Netherlands, Jan van Riebeeck ranks 36 out of 1,209. Before him are William I of the Netherlands (1772), Johan Huizinga (1872), Rutger Hauer (1944), Michiel de Ruyter (1607), André Rieu (1949), and Jan Steen (1626). After him are Theo van Gogh (1857), Willebrord Snellius (1580), William II of the Netherlands (1792), Ronald Koeman (1963), Peter Debye (1884), and Theo van Doesburg (1883).
1772 - 1843
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 30
1872 - 1945
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 31
1944 - 2019
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 32
1607 - 1676
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 33
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 34
1626 - 1679
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 35
1619 - 1677
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 36
1857 - 1891
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 37
1580 - 1626
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 38
1792 - 1849
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 39
1963 - Present
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 40
1884 - 1966
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 41
1883 - 1931
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 42
Among explorers born in Netherlands, Jan van Riebeeck ranks 3. Before him are Abel Tasman (1603) and Willem Barentsz (1550). After him are Jacob Roggeveen (1659), Willem Janszoon (1570), Willem Schouten (1567), Frederick de Houtman (1571), Anthony van Diemen (1593), Cornelis de Houtman (1565), Alexandrine Tinné (1835), Jacob van Heemskerck (1567), and Willem de Vlamingh (1640).
1603 - 1659
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 1
1550 - 1597
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 2
1619 - 1677
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 3
1659 - 1729
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 4
1570 - 1631
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 5
1567 - 1625
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 6
1571 - 1627
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 7
1593 - 1645
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 8
1565 - 1599
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 9
1835 - 1869
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 10
1567 - 1607
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 11
1640 - 1698
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 12