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João de Castro

1500 - 1548

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D. João de Castro (27 February 1500 – 6 June 1548) was a Portuguese nobleman, scientist, writer and colonial administrator, being the fourth Portuguese Viceroy of India from 1545 to 1548. He was called Strong Castro (Portuguese: Castro Forte) by the poet Luís de Camões. De Castro was the second son of Álvaro de Castro, the civil governor of Lisbon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João de Castro has received more than 64,716 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. João de Castro is the 12,460th most popular politician, the 283rd most popular biography from Portugal and the 111th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 65k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, João de Castro ranks 12,460 out of 19,576. Before him are Karl Vaino, Christophe Soglo, Vitaly Churkin, Naram-Sin of Assyria, Song Ping, and Seocheon of Goguryeo. After him are Gheorghe Bibescu, Michel Martelly, Alexander H. Stephens, Alberto Lleras Camargo, Péter Boross, and Anatoli Firsov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, João de Castro ranks 49. Before him are Pedro Reinel, Ligier Richier, Corneille de Lyon, Caupolicán, Theodore Bibliander, and Martim Afonso de Sousa. After him are Álvaro Fernandes, Lope de Rueda, Leonardo III Tocco, Joachim Camerarius, Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón, and García López de Cárdenas. Among people deceased in 1548, João de Castro ranks 7. Before him are Catherine Parr, Sigismund I the Old, Gonzalo Pizarro, Juan Diego, Juan de Zumárraga, and Girolamo Savoldo. After him are Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg, and Pascual de Andagoya.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João de Castro ranks 283 out of 633. Before him are Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1937), Bento de Góis (1562), Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842), Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), José Augusto (1937), and Vítor Pereira (1968). After him are Marcos Portugal (1762), Pedro Passos Coelho (1964), João Pinto (1971), Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal (1736), Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira (1888), and Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho (1869).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, João de Castro ranks 111. Before him are Vasco de Almeida e Costa (1932), Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza (1510), Guilhermina Suggia (1885), João do Canto e Castro (1862), John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch (1431), and Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1937). After him are Pedro Passos Coelho (1964), Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal (1736), Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal (1739), Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal (1509), Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1941), and António Manoel de Vilhena (1663).

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