1450 - 1498
John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Caboto [dʒoˈvanni kaˈbɔːto]; c. 1450 – c. 1500) was an Italian navigator and explorer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Cabot has received more than 3,387,868 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). John Cabot is the 30th most popular explorer (up from 33rd in 2019), the 437th most popular biography from Italy (down from 411th 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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Among explorers, John Cabot ranks 30 out of 405. Before him are Vitus Bering, Juan Sebastián Elcano, Thor Heyerdahl, Willem Barentsz, Henry Morton Stanley, and Vasco Núñez de Balboa. After him are Pytheas, Francisco de Orellana, Evliya Çelebi, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Juan Ponce de León, and Jan van Riebeeck.
1681 - 1741
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 24
1476 - 1526
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 25
1914 - 2002
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 26
1550 - 1597
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 27
1841 - 1904
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 28
1475 - 1519
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 29
1450 - 1498
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 30
380 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 31
1511 - 1546
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 32
1611 - 1682
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 33
1182 - 1252
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 34
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 35
1619 - 1677
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 36
Among people born in 1450, John Cabot ranks 4. Before him are Bartolomeu Dias, Hieronymus Bosch, and Josquin des Prez. After him are Kara Ahmed Pasha, Luca Signorelli, Yejong of Joseon, Gerard David, Martin Schongauer, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Marko Marulić, and Francisco de Almeida. Among people deceased in 1498, John Cabot ranks 5. Before him are Girolamo Savonarola, Charles VIII of France, Tomás de Torquemada, and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal. After him are Antonio del Pollaiolo, Giovanni il Popolano, Michael Pacher, Cristoforo Landino, Francesco Botticini, Koca Davud Pasha, and Mirkhvand.
1450 - 1500
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 1
1450 - 1516
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 2
1450 - 1521
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 3
1450 - 1498
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 4
1450 - 1555
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 5
1450 - 1523
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 6
1450 - 1469
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 7
1450 - 1523
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 8
1450 - 1491
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 9
1450 - 1535
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 10
1450 - 1524
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 11
1450 - 1510
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 12
1452 - 1498
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 1
1470 - 1498
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 2
1420 - 1498
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 3
1470 - 1498
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 4
1450 - 1498
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 5
1429 - 1498
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 6
1467 - 1498
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 7
1435 - 1498
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 8
1424 - 1498
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 9
1446 - 1498
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 10
1401 - 1498
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 11
1433 - 1498
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, John Cabot ranks 437 out of 4,668. Before him are Jacopo Peri (1561), Pope Honorius I (585), Pope Symmachus (460), Salvatore Riina (1930), Roberto Benigni (1952), and Parmigianino (1503). After him are Pope Zosimus (400), Giulietta Masina (1921), Petronius Maximus (396), Pope Hormisdas (450), Simonetta Vespucci (1453), and Pope Victor III (1027).
1561 - 1633
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 431
585 - 638
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 432
460 - 514
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 433
1930 - 2017
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 434
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 435
1503 - 1540
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 436
1450 - 1498
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 437
400 - 418
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 438
1921 - 1994
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 439
396 - 455
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 440
450 - 523
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 441
1453 - 1476
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 442
1027 - 1087
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 443
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), Antonio Pigafetta (1492), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Bartholomew Columbus (1460), Alvise Cadamosto (1432), and Lancelotto Malocello (1270).
1254 - 1324
HPI: 94.60
Rank: 1
1451 - 1506
HPI: 93.18
Rank: 2
1454 - 1512
HPI: 84.72
Rank: 3
1450 - 1498
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 4
1485 - 1528
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 5
1778 - 1823
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 6
1492 - 1531
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 7
1484 - 1557
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 8
1852 - 1905
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 9
1460 - 1515
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 10
1432 - 1488
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 11
1270 - 1336
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 12