1565 - 1614
Luís Vaz de Torres (Galician and Portuguese), or Luis Váez de Torres in the Spanish spelling (born c. 1565; fl. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luís Vaz de Torres has received more than 203,523 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Luís Vaz de Torres is the 170th most popular explorer (up from 220th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Australia (up from 74th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Explorer.
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Among explorers, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 170 out of 405. Before him are Lancelotto Malocello, Matthew Flinders, Vasily Tatishchev, Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, Jim Bridger, and Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. After him are Cornelis de Houtman, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Lincoln Ellsworth, Gustav Nachtigal, James Weddell, and Nikolai Rezanov.
1270 - 1336
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 164
1774 - 1814
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 165
1686 - 1750
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 166
1455 - 1485
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 167
1804 - 1881
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 168
1605 - 1689
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 169
1565 - 1614
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 170
1565 - 1599
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 171
1873 - 1969
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 172
1880 - 1951
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 173
1834 - 1885
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 174
1787 - 1834
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 175
1764 - 1807
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 176
Among people born in 1565, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 6. Before him are Christina of Lorraine, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Mori Ranmaru, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Marie de Gournay. After him are Cornelis de Houtman, Reza Abbasi, Francesc Ribalta, Hendrick de Keyser, Ketevan the Martyr, and Peter Fourier. Among people deceased in 1614, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 11. Before him are Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Marina Mniszech, Mavro Orbini, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Isaac Casaubon, and Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme. After him are François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Felice Anerio, and Man Singh I.
1565 - 1637
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 1
1565 - 1614
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 2
1565 - 1582
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3
1565 - 1601
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 4
1565 - 1645
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 5
1565 - 1614
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 6
1565 - 1599
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 7
1565 - 1635
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 8
1565 - 1628
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 9
1565 - 1621
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 10
1565 - 1624
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 11
1565 - 1640
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 12
1565 - 1614
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 5
1588 - 1614
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 6
1563 - 1614
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 7
1547 - 1614
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 8
1559 - 1614
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 9
1540 - 1614
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 10
1565 - 1614
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 11
1558 - 1614
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 12
1560 - 1614
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 13
1550 - 1614
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 14
Among people born in Australia, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 56 out of 925. Before him are Liam Hemsworth (1990), Ken Rosewall (1934), Peter Norman (1942), Flea (1962), George Miller (1945), and Phil Rudd (1954). After him are Rhonda Byrne (1945), Harold Holt (1908), Raymond Dart (1893), David Helfgott (1947), David Bruce (1855), and John Newcombe (1944).
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 50
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 51
1942 - 2006
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 52
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 53
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 54
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 55
1565 - 1614
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 56
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 57
1908 - 1967
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 58
1893 - 1988
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 59
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 60
1855 - 1931
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 61
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 62
Among explorers born in Australia, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 1. After him are Hubert Wilkins (1888), John Forrest (1847), and Tim Flannery (1956).
1565 - 1614
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 1
1888 - 1958
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 2
1847 - 1918
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 3
1956 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 4