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Niccolò de' Conti

1395 - 1469

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Niccolò de' Conti (c. 1395 – 1469) was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer. Born in Chioggia, he traveled to India and Southeast Asia, and possibly to Southern China, during the early 15th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Niccolò de' Conti has received more than 271,592 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Niccolò de' Conti is the 167th most popular explorer (up from 222nd in 2019), the 1,896th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,269th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Italian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Niccolò de' Conti ranks 167 out of 498. Before him are Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, St John Philby, Ruy López de Villalobos, Gustav Nachtigal, and Luís Vaz de Torres. After him are James Bruce, Lancelotto Malocello, Henri Mouhot, Paulo da Gama, Gaspar Corte-Real, and António de Abreu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1395, Niccolò de' Conti ranks 6. Before him are Jan van Eyck, Vlad II Dracul, Pisanello, Sigismund Korybut, and Michelle of Valois. After him are Jacques Cœur, Margaret of Prades, Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, George of Trebizond, John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat, and Tristão Vaz Teixeira. Among people deceased in 1469, Niccolò de' Conti ranks 8. Before him are Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, Yejong of Joseon, Moctezuma I, Filarete, Abu Sa'id Mirza, and Benedetto Cotrugli. After him is Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Niccolò de' Conti ranks 1,896 out of 5,161. Before him are Eleanor of Anjou (1289), Lucius Aemilius Paullus (-300), Elio de Angelis (1958), Junio Valerio Borghese (1906), Giuseppe Pella (1902), and Luigi Fagioli (1898). After him are Rodoald (626), Marcus Tullius Tiro (-103), Baldus de Ubaldis (1327), Leonardo De Lorenzo (1875), Iva Zanicchi (1940), and Agostino Steffani (1654).

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Among EXPLORERS In Italy

Among explorers born in Italy, Niccolò de' Conti ranks 11. Before him are Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485), Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Bartholomew Columbus (1460), and Alvise Cadamosto (1432). After him are Lancelotto Malocello (1270), Alejandro Malaspina (1754), Cristoforo Buondelmonti (1385), Ippolito Rosellini (1800), Eusebio Kino (1645), and Teoberto Maler (1842).

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