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Louis Jolliet

1645 - 1700

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Louis Jolliet (September 21, 1645 – after May 1700) was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Jolliet has received more than 359,337 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Louis Jolliet is the 296th most popular explorer (up from 308th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Canada (up from 238th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Louis Jolliets by language

Over the past year Louis Jolliet has had the most page views in the with 39,739 views, followed by French (9,931), and Spanish (2,549). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (97.14%), Turkish (89.88%), and German (82.31%)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Louis Jolliet ranks 296 out of 498. Before him are Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, Eusebio Kino, Edward Wilson, Robert Hermann Schomburgk, Lourenço Marques, and Semyon Chelyuskin. After him are Charles Francis Hall, László Almásy, Peter Freuchen, Alexander Gordon Laing, Fernão de Loronha, and Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1645, Louis Jolliet ranks 12. Before him are Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, Aert de Gelder, Francis I Rákóczi, Andreas Werckmeister, Anne Dacier, and Eusebio Kino. After him are Nicolas Lemery, François de Troy, Maria de Dominici, and Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin. Among people deceased in 1700, Louis Jolliet ranks 10. Before him are John Dryden, Do-Aklin, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Lagâri Hasan Çelebi, and Marguerite Bourgeoys. After him are Rajaram I, and Silvestro Valier.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Louis Jolliet ranks 194 out of 1,622. Before him are Bret Hart (1957), Maynard Ferguson (1928), Roger Spottiswoode (1945), Garou (1972), Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923), and Norman L. Bowen (1887). After him are Oliver Platt (1960), René Lévesque (1922), Cindy Breakspeare (1954), Harold Innis (1894), Tommy Chong (1938), and Peter North (1957).

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Among EXPLORERS In Canada

Among explorers born in Canada, Louis Jolliet ranks 2. Before him are Joshua Slocum (1844). After him are Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879), Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661), Edward Belcher (1799), and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (1680).

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