1460 - 1521
Juan Ponce de León (, also UK: , US: , Spanish: [ˈxwan ˈponθe ðe leˈon]; 1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513. He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, in 1474. Though little is known about his family, he was of noble birth and served in the Spanish military from a young age. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Ponce de León has received more than 4,256,432 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Ponce de León is the 35th most popular explorer (down from 29th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Explorer.
Juan Ponce de León is most famous for being the first European to reach Florida. He was also the first governor of Puerto Rico.
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Among explorers, Juan Ponce de León ranks 35 out of 405. Before him are Vasco Núñez de Balboa, John Cabot, Pytheas, Francisco de Orellana, Evliya Çelebi, and Giovanni da Pian del Carpine. After him are Jan van Riebeeck, Robert Falcon Scott, Martin Behaim, Ernest Shackleton, Hanno the Navigator, and Zhang Qian.
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
1868 - 1912
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 37
1459 - 1507
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 38
1874 - 1922
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 39
633 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 40
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 41
Among people born in 1460, Juan Ponce de León ranks 2. Before him is Vasco da Gama. After him are Johann Tetzel, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Bartholomew Columbus, Judah Leon Abravanel, Juan de la Cosa, Tristão da Cunha, Lorenzo Costa, Jacopo de' Barbari, and Geertgen tot Sint Jans. Among people deceased in 1521, Juan Ponce de León ranks 5. Before him are Ferdinand Magellan, Pope Leo X, Manuel I of Portugal, and Josquin des Prez. After him are Zhengde Emperor, Sebastian Brant, Christina of Saxony, Leonardo Loredan, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Francisco Serrão, and Raffaele Riario.
1460 - 1524
HPI: 90.25
Rank: 1
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 2
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 3
1460 - 1514
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 4
1460 - 1537
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 5
1460 - 1515
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 6
1460 - 1530
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 7
1460 - 1510
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 8
1460 - 1540
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 9
1460 - 1535
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 10
1460 - 1516
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 11
1460 - 1490
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 12
1480 - 1521
HPI: 91.69
Rank: 1
1475 - 1521
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 2
1469 - 1521
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 3
1450 - 1521
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 4
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 5
1491 - 1521
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 6
1458 - 1521
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 7
1461 - 1521
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 8
1436 - 1521
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 9
1491 - 1521
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 10
1500 - 1521
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 11
1461 - 1521
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 12
Among people born in Spain, Juan Ponce de León ranks 102 out of 2,932. Before him are Roderic (688), Luis Aragonés (1938), Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (1507), Francisco Tárrega (1852), Pablo Casals (1876), and Antonio Banderas (1960). After him are Magnus Maximus (335), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), Peter of Castile (1334), and Martial (40).
688 - 711
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 96
1938 - 2014
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 97
1507 - 1578
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 98
1852 - 1909
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 99
1876 - 1973
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 100
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 101
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 102
335 - 388
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 103
1844 - 1908
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 104
1713 - 1759
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 105
1566 - 1633
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 106
1334 - 1369
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 107
40 - 104
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 108
Among explorers born in Spain, Juan Ponce de León ranks 6. Before him are Hernán Cortés (1485), Francisco Pizarro (1478), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), and Francisco de Orellana (1511). After him are Diego de Almagro (1475), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460).
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 1
1478 - 1541
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 2
1476 - 1526
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 3
1475 - 1519
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 4
1511 - 1546
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 5
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 6
1475 - 1538
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 7
1518 - 1561
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 8
1500 - 1542
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 9
1465 - 1524
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 10
1466 - 1515
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 11
1460 - 1514
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 12