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Paulo da Gama

1465 - 1499

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Paulo da Gama (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]; ca. 1465 in Olivença, Kingdom of Portugal – June or July 1499 at Angra do Heroísmo, Kingdom of Portugal) was a Portuguese explorer, son of Estêvão da Gama and Isabel Sodré, and the older brother of Vasco da Gama. He was a member of the first voyage from Europe to India, led by his brother, commanding the ship São Rafael, which would be later scuttled in the return trip. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paulo da Gama has received more than 45,120 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Paulo da Gama is the 161st most popular explorer (up from 167th in 2019), the 631st most popular biography from Spain (up from 636th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Spanish Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 45k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Paulo da Gama ranks 161 out of 405. Before him are Samuel Wallis, Ahmad ibn Rustah, Anthony van Diemen, Sophie Blanchard, Gerónimo de Aguilar, and Gil Eanes. After him are Pedro Mascarenhas, Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, Lancelotto Malocello, Matthew Flinders, Vasily Tatishchev, and Filipa Moniz Perestrelo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1465, Paulo da Gama ranks 10. Before him are Mehmed I Giray, Scipione del Ferro, Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, Hans Holbein the Elder, Gil Vicente, and Agostino Chigi. After him are Bramantino, Jan Provoost, Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Shō Shin, Johann von Staupitz, and Hector Boece. Among people deceased in 1499, Paulo da Gama ranks 6. Before him are Marsilio Ficino, John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, Alesso Baldovinetti, Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, and Stephen Zápolya. After him are Bartolomeo Vivarini, Perkin Warbeck, Leonardo III Tocco, and Laura Cereta.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Paulo da Gama ranks 631 out of 2,932. Before him are María Zambrano (1904), José Antonio Aguirre (1904), Jorge Manrique (1440), Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), Dionisio Aguado y García (1784), and Abbot Oliba (971). After him are Ángel Nieto (1947), Luis Ladaria Ferrer (1944), Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560), José de Acosta (1540), Antonio de Cabezón (1510), and Elsa Pataky (1976).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Paulo da Gama ranks 33. Before him are João da Nova (1460), Rodrigo de Triana (1469), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1500), Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480), Juan de Grijalva (1480), and Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489). After him are Francisco de Bobadilla (1500), Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), and Pedro Arias Dávila (1443).

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