1820 - 1876
Johannes Rebmann (January 16, 1820 – October 4, 1876) was a German missionary, linguist, and explorer credited with feats including being the first European, along with his colleague Johann Ludwig Krapf, to enter Africa from the Indian Ocean coast. In addition, he was the first European to find Kilimanjaro. News of Rebmann's discovery was published in the Church Missionary Intelligencer in May 1849, but disregarded as mere fantasy for the next twelve years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johannes Rebmann has received more than 95,860 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Rebmann is the 395th most popular explorer (down from 371st in 2019), the 4,258th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,912th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular German Explorer.
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Among explorers, Johannes Rebmann ranks 395 out of 405. Before him are Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Jacques Bernard Hombron, Ranulph Fiennes, Theodor von Heuglin, Hugh Clapperton, and Henry Robertson Bowers. After him are Vivian Fuchs, François Levaillant, Tim Severin, Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, Robert O'Hara Burke, and Carl Koldewey.
1890 - 1965
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 389
1798 - 1852
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 390
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 391
1824 - 1876
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 392
1788 - 1827
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 393
1883 - 1912
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 394
1820 - 1876
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 395
1908 - 1999
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 396
1753 - 1824
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 397
1940 - 2020
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 398
1764 - 1848
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 399
1821 - 1861
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 400
1837 - 1908
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 401
Among people born in 1820, Johannes Rebmann ranks 66. Before him are Carolina Coronado, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Gillis Bildt, Jakob Stämpfli, Victor Puiseux, and Juan Crisóstomo Falcón. After him are Anton Josef Gruscha, John F. Reynolds, Henry Jarvis Raymond, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, Elisha Kent Kane, and George Hearst. Among people deceased in 1876, Johannes Rebmann ranks 55. Before him are Friedrich von Berchtold, Joseph Böhm, Edward William Lane, Adolph Tidemand, Gennady Nevelskoy, and Theodor von Heuglin.
1820 - 1911
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 60
1820 - 1889
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 61
1820 - 1894
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 62
1820 - 1879
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 63
1820 - 1883
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 64
1820 - 1870
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 65
1820 - 1876
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 66
1820 - 1911
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 67
1820 - 1863
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 68
1820 - 1869
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 69
1820 - 1882
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 70
1820 - 1857
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 71
1820 - 1891
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 72
1781 - 1876
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 49
1795 - 1876
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 50
1801 - 1876
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 51
1814 - 1876
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 52
1813 - 1876
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 53
1824 - 1876
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 54
1820 - 1876
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 55
Among people born in Germany, Johannes Rebmann ranks 4,258 out of 6,142. Before him are Heinz Strehl (1938), Rainer Brüderle (1945), Lothar Späth (1937), Veronica Ferres (1965), Joseph Meyer (1796), and Johann Andreas Wagner (1797). After him are Johann Mühlegg (1970), Curt Backeberg (1894), LeVar Burton (1957), Martin Hoffmann (1955), Halil Altıntop (1982), and Olaf Thon (1966).
1938 - 1986
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 4,252
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 4,253
1937 - 2016
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 4,254
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 4,255
1796 - 1856
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 4,256
1797 - 1861
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 4,257
1820 - 1876
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 4,258
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 4,259
1894 - 1966
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 4,260
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 4,261
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 4,262
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 4,263
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 4,264
Among explorers born in Germany, Johannes Rebmann ranks 23. Before him are Adolf Lüderitz (1834), Albert von Le Coq (1860), Otto Finsch (1839), Hermann Wissmann (1853), Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (1831), and Theodor von Heuglin (1824). After him are Carl Koldewey (1837) and Johann Ludwig Krapf (1810).
1834 - 1886
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 17
1860 - 1930
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 18
1839 - 1917
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 19
1853 - 1905
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 20
1831 - 1896
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 21
1824 - 1876
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 22
1820 - 1876
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 23
1837 - 1908
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 24
1810 - 1881
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 25