1866 - 1955
Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to the Arctic over a period of nearly 23 years. They spent a total of 18 years on expeditions together. He is best known for his participation in the 1908–1909 expedition that claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole on April 6, 1909. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew Henson has received more than 1,265,320 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Matthew Henson is the 431st most popular explorer (down from 386th in 2019), the 9,411th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,242nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Explorer.
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Among explorers, Matthew Henson ranks 431 out of 405. Before him are Edgeworth David, Charles Sturt, William Lashly, Ed Stafford, Wiley Post, and David Thompson. After him are Hubert Wilkins, Samuel Hearne, Henry Seebohm, Harry Johnston, George Grey, and Allan Cunningham.
1858 - 1934
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 425
1795 - 1869
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 426
1867 - 1940
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 427
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 428
1898 - 1935
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 429
1770 - 1857
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 430
1866 - 1955
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 431
1888 - 1958
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 432
1745 - 1792
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 433
1832 - 1895
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 434
1858 - 1927
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 435
1812 - 1898
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 436
1791 - 1839
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 437
Among people born in 1866, Matthew Henson ranks 133. Before him are Hiram Johnson, James Ewing, Ernest Mangnall, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, Ole Østmo, and E. W. Hornung. After him are Saliamonas Banaitis, Albertson Van Zo Post, David Samanez Ocampo, and Jimmy Ross. Among people deceased in 1955, Matthew Henson ranks 145. Before him are David Carstens, Rukhmabai, Robert E. Sherwood, Alice Joyce, Pentti Haanpää, and John Hodiak. After him are S. Z. Sakall, Einar Arnórsson, Harry Cobby, André Rischmann, Katharine Drexel, and Robert Riskin.
1866 - 1945
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 127
1866 - 1943
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 128
1866 - 1932
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 129
1866 - 1941
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 130
1866 - 1923
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 131
1866 - 1921
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 132
1866 - 1955
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 133
1866 - 1933
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 134
1866 - 1938
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 135
1866 - 1947
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 136
1866 - 1902
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 137
1914 - 1955
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 139
1864 - 1955
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 140
1896 - 1955
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 141
1890 - 1955
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 142
1905 - 1955
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 143
1914 - 1955
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 144
1866 - 1955
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 145
1883 - 1955
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 146
1880 - 1955
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 147
1894 - 1955
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 148
1882 - 1955
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 149
1858 - 1955
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 150
1897 - 1955
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 151
Among people born in United States, Matthew Henson ranks 9,411 out of 18,182. Before him are Cliff Bourland (1921), Eileen Davidson (1959), Norman Johnson (1930), Brian Gottfried (1952), Samuel George Morton (1799), and William Wallace Denslow (1856). After him are Sally Menke (1953), Kay Francis (1905), John Casper (1943), Danny Carey (1961), Debra Monk (1949), and Brian Van Holt (1969).
1921 - 2018
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 9,405
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 9,406
1930 - 2017
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 9,407
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 9,408
1799 - 1851
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 9,409
1856 - 1915
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 9,410
1866 - 1955
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 9,411
1953 - 2010
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 9,412
1905 - 1968
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 9,413
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 9,414
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 9,415
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 9,416
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 9,417
Among explorers born in United States, Matthew Henson ranks 33. Before him are George Kennan (1845), Frederick Russell Burnham (1861), John Colter (1774), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Elisha Kent Kane (1820), and Wiley Post (1898). After him are Adolphus Greely (1844) and Ann Bancroft (1955).
1845 - 1924
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 27
1861 - 1947
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 28
1774 - 1812
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 29
1832 - 1881
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 30
1820 - 1857
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 31
1898 - 1935
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 32
1866 - 1955
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 33
1844 - 1935
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 34
1955 - Present
HPI: 34.47
Rank: 35