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Matthew Henson

1866 - 1955

Matthew Henson

Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an 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 855,074 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Henson is the 386th most popular explorer (down from 353rd in 2019), the 8,256th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,735th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Explorer.

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
1.67
Effective Languages (L*)
3.45
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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Matthew Henson ranks 386 out of 405. Before him are Herbert Ponting, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Tom Crean, Wiley Post, Allan Cunningham, and Elisha Kent Kane. After him are Boyd Alexander, Adolphus Greely, Edgeworth David, Samuel Hearne, David Thompson, and Charles Sturt.

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Herbert Ponting
1870 - 1935
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 380
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
1879 - 1962
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 381
Tom Crean
1877 - 1938
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 382
Wiley Post
1898 - 1935
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 383
Allan Cunningham
1791 - 1839
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 384
Elisha Kent Kane
1820 - 1857
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 385
Matthew Henson
1866 - 1955
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 386
Boyd Alexander
1873 - 1910
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 387
Adolphus Greely
1844 - 1935
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 388
Edgeworth David
1858 - 1934
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 389
Samuel Hearne
1745 - 1792
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 390
David Thompson
1770 - 1857
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 391
Charles Sturt
1795 - 1869
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 392

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Matthew Henson ranks 116. Before him are Antonios Pepanos, Maud Gonne, Antonio Luna, Mahboob Ali Khan, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, and Saliamonas Banaitis. After him are Georges de la Falaise, David Samanez Ocampo, Ernest Mangnall, Hiram Johnson, and Cornelia Sorabji. Among people deceased in 1955, Matthew Henson ranks 124. Before him are Herman Steiner, Martha Norelius, John Hodiak, Robert E. Sherwood, Einar Arnórsson, and David Carstens. After him are Rukhmabai, S. Z. Sakall, Katharine Drexel, Alice Joyce, Robert Riskin, and Mary McLeod Bethune.

Others Born in 1866

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Antonios Pepanos
1866 - 1918
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 110
Maud Gonne
1866 - 1953
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 111
Antonio Luna
1866 - 1899
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 112
Mahboob Ali Khan
1866 - 1911
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 113
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
1866 - 1941
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 114
Saliamonas Banaitis
1866 - 1933
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 115
Matthew Henson
1866 - 1955
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 116
Georges de la Falaise
1866 - 1910
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 117
David Samanez Ocampo
1866 - 1947
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 118
Ernest Mangnall
1866 - 1932
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 119
Hiram Johnson
1866 - 1945
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 120
Cornelia Sorabji
1866 - 1954
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 121