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Jorge Álvares

1401 - 1521

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Jorge Álvares (died 8 July 1521) was a Portuguese explorer. He is credited as the first European to have reached China by sea during the Age of Discovery. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jorge Álvares has received more than 126,184 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Álvares is the 241st most popular explorer, the 214th most popular biography from Portugal and the 23rd most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jorge Álvares ranks 241 out of 405. Before him are Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, Chris McCandless, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, Samuel Baker, Ma Huan, and Francis Garnier. After him are Annie Londonderry, Vladimir Atlasov, Thorvald Eiriksson, St John Philby, Ingvar the Far-Travelled, and Yerofey Khabarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1401, Jorge Álvares ranks 15. Before him are Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Stephen Zápolya, George Sphrantzes, Badi' al-Zaman Mirza, Mesih Pasha, and Koca Davud Pasha. After him is Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein. Among people deceased in 1521, Jorge Álvares ranks 14. Before him are Christina of Saxony, Leonardo Loredan, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Francisco Serrão, Raffaele Riario, and Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham. After him are Tamás Bakócz, Neagoe Basarab, Duarte Barbosa, and John II, Duke of Cleves.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Jorge Álvares ranks 214 out of 555. Before him are Mariana Alcoforado (1640), Sérgio Conceição (1974), Jaime, Duke of Braganza (1483), Nuno Gomes (1976), Fernando Gomes (1956), and Infanta Mariana Victoria of Portugal (1768). After him are Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Braganza (1806), José Sócrates (1957), Afonso, Duke of Porto (1865), Garcia de Orta (1499), Maria de Medeiros (1965), and John de Britto (1647).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Jorge Álvares ranks 23. Before him are Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), Gil Eanes (null), Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), Nuno Tristão (1500), and Bento de Góis (1562). After him are Estêvão Gomes (1484), Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), and George Grey (1812).

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