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John Cabot

1450 - 1498

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John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Caboto [dʒoˈvanni kaˈbɔːto]; c. 1450 – c. 1499) was an Italian navigator and explorer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Cabot has received more than 3,597,660 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). John Cabot is the 32nd most popular explorer (down from 30th in 2019), the 484th most popular biography from Italy (down from 436th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Explorer.

John Cabot was an explorer who was most famous for being the first European to explore the North American coast and for claiming Newfoundland for England.

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  • 68.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Cabot ranks 32 out of 498. Before him are Willem Barentsz, Thor Heyerdahl, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Martin Behaim, Jan van Riebeeck, and Pytheas. After him are Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Evliya Çelebi, Henry Morton Stanley, Ingólfr Arnarson, Juan Ponce de León, and Francisco de Orellana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1450, John Cabot ranks 4. Before him are Bartolomeu Dias, Hieronymus Bosch, and Josquin des Prez. After him are Luca Signorelli, Yejong of Joseon, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Diogo Dias, Martin Schongauer, Francisco de Almeida, and Marko Marulić. Among people deceased in 1498, John Cabot ranks 4. Before him are Girolamo Savonarola, Charles VIII of France, and Tomás de Torquemada. After him are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Antonio del Pollaiolo, Giovanni il Popolano, Michael Pacher, Francesco Botticini, Çiçek Hatun, Mirkhvand, and Cristoforo Landino.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, John Cabot ranks 484 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Paul II (1417), Giuliano de' Medici (1453), Christine de Pizan (1365), Pope Honorius I (585), Januarius (272), and Mario Draghi (1947). After him are Roberto Baggio (1967), Julia the Elder (-39), Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909), Bohemond I of Antioch (1054), Ennius (-239), and Antonello da Messina (1430).

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Among EXPLORERS In Italy

Among explorers born in Italy, John Cabot ranks 4. Before him are Marco Polo (1254), Christopher Columbus (1451), and Amerigo Vespucci (1454). After him are Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485), Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Bartholomew Columbus (1460), Alvise Cadamosto (1432), Niccolò de' Conti (1395), and Lancelotto Malocello (1270).

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