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João Fernandes Lavrador

1453 - 1505

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João Fernandes Lavrador (1453–1501) (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʒ lɐvɾɐˈðoɾ]) was a Portuguese explorer of the late 15th century. He was one of the first modern explorers of the Northeast coasts of North America, including the large Labrador peninsula, which was named after him by European settlers in eastern Canada. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João Fernandes Lavrador has received more than 128,040 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. João Fernandes Lavrador is the 279th most popular explorer, the 243rd most popular biography from Portugal and the 28th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, João Fernandes Lavrador ranks 279 out of 498. Before him are Johann Anton Güldenstädt, Georg August Wallin, Karl Weyprecht, Nikolai Spathari, João da Nova, and Richard Chancellor. After him are Annie Londonderry, Adolf Lüderitz, Charles Wilkes, Ada Blackjack, Wilfred Thesiger, and Otto Finsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1453, João Fernandes Lavrador ranks 12. Before him are Gülbahar Hatun, Andreas Palaiologos, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Margaret of Foix.  Among people deceased in 1505, João Fernandes Lavrador ranks 14. Before him are Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Heinrich Kramer, Ascanio Sforza, Johannes Widmann, Jean Hey, and Constantine II of Georgia.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João Fernandes Lavrador ranks 243 out of 633. Before him are Miguel Torga (1907), André Villas-Boas (1977), Jaime, Duke of Braganza (1483), António Simões (1943), José Torres (1938), and António de Andrade (1580). After him are Damião de Góis (1502), João César Monteiro (1939), Vasco de Almeida e Costa (1932), John of Biclaro (540), Carlos do Carmo (1939), and Maria de Medeiros (1965).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, João Fernandes Lavrador ranks 28. Before him are Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400), Estêvão Gomes (1484), Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), Nuno Tristão (1500), Jorge Álvares (1401), and Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395). After him are Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Fernão de Loronha (1470), Bento de Góis (1562), Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), and Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400).

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