1565 - 1614
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (Spanish: Pedro Fernández de Quirós) (1563–1614) was a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro Fernandes de Queirós has received more than 165,295 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Pedro Fernandes de Queirós is the 112th most popular explorer (down from 107th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Portuguese Explorer.
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós is most famous for his work in the field of international law. He was a Portuguese diplomat and lawyer who served as Portugal's minister to France, the United States, and Brazil.
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Among explorers, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 112 out of 405. Before him are Pêro da Covilhã, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, João Gonçalves Zarco, Juan de la Cosa, and Tristão da Cunha. After him are Semyon Dezhnev, Pedro de Mendoza, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Thomas Cavendish, George Vancouver, and Andrés de Urdaneta.
1450 - 1530
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 106
1441 - 1493
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 107
1492 - 1584
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 108
1390 - 1471
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 109
1460 - 1510
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 110
1460 - 1540
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 111
1565 - 1614
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 112
1605 - 1673
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 113
1487 - 1537
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 114
1510 - 1554
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 115
1560 - 1592
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 116
1757 - 1798
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 117
1498 - 1568
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 118
Among people born in 1565, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 2. Before him is Christina of Lorraine. After him are Mori Ranmaru, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Marie de Gournay, Luís Vaz de Torres, Cornelis de Houtman, Reza Abbasi, Francesc Ribalta, Hendrick de Keyser, Ketevan the Martyr, and Peter Fourier. Among people deceased in 1614, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 5. Before him are El Greco, Elizabeth Báthory, Lavinia Fontana, and Camillus de Lellis. After him are Marina Mniszech, Mavro Orbini, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Isaac Casaubon, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, Luís Vaz de Torres, and François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti.
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
1541 - 1614
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 1
1560 - 1614
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 2
1552 - 1614
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 3
1550 - 1614
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 4
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
Among people born in Portugal, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 105 out of 555. Before him are Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), Wamba (630), Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal (1186), Tristão da Cunha (1460), Óscar Carmona (1869), and Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira (1793). After him are Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433), António Costa (1961), José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845), Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914), Infanta Antónia of Portugal (1845), and Isabel of Coimbra (1432).
1460 - 1530
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 99
630 - 688
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 100
1186 - 1220
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 101
1460 - 1540
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 102
1869 - 1951
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 103
1793 - 1874
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 104
1565 - 1614
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 105
1433 - 1470
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 106
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 107
1845 - 1900
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 108
1914 - 2001
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 109
1845 - 1913
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 110
1432 - 1455
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 111
Among explorers born in Portugal, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 13. Before him are Diego Columbus (1479), Diogo Dias (1450), Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), João Gonçalves Zarco (1390), and Tristão da Cunha (1460). After him are João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), António de Abreu (1480), Francisco Serrão (1500), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), Gil Eanes (null), and Pedro Mascarenhas (1484).
1479 - 1527
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 7
1450 - 1500
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 8
1509 - 1583
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 9
1450 - 1530
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 10
1390 - 1471
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 11
1460 - 1540
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 12
1565 - 1614
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 13
1420 - 1496
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 14
1480 - 1514
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 15
1500 - 1521
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 16
1450 - 1501
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 17
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 18
1484 - 1555
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 19