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João Gonçalves Zarco

1390 - 1471

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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João Gonçalves Zarco has received more than 114,779 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. João Gonçalves Zarco is the 107th most popular explorer (up from 108th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 98th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, João Gonçalves Zarco ranks 107 out of 498. Before him are Bartholomew Columbus, Enrique of Malacca, Juan de la Cosa, Michael Rockefeller, Mary Kingsley, and Thomas Cavendish. After him are Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Semyon Dezhnev, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Sacagawea, and George Vancouver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1390, João Gonçalves Zarco ranks 3. Before him are Rogier van der Weyden, and La Hire. After him are John Dunstaple, Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, Elizabeth of Görlitz, John Cantius, Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Al-Musta'in, Álvaro de Luna, 1st Duke of Trujillo, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and Bengt Jönsson. Among people deceased in 1471, João Gonçalves Zarco ranks 8. Before him are Pope Paul II, Thomas à Kempis, George of Poděbrady, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, and Thomas Malory. After him are Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, Emperor Go-Hanazono, Otto V, Duke of Brunswick, Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Cristoforo Moro.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João Gonçalves Zarco ranks 95 out of 633. Before him are Óscar Carmona (1869), Berengaria of Portugal (1198), Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (1504), Rui Costa (1972), Luís Figo (1972), and Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885). After him are Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510), Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), Isabel of Coimbra (1432), António, Prior of Crato (1531), Pedro Nunes (1502), and Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal (1186).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, João Gonçalves Zarco ranks 10. Before him are Prince Henry the Navigator (1394), Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), Diogo Cão (1440), Diogo Dias (1450), Diego Columbus (1479), and Tristão da Cunha (1460). After him are Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), Francisco Serrão (1500), João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), Gil Eanes (null), and Pêro da Covilhã (1450).

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