EXPLORER
Robert O'Hara Burke
1821 - 1861
Robert O'Hara Burke
Robert O'Hara Burke (6 May 1821 – c. 28 June 1861) was an Irish soldier and police officer who achieved fame as an Australian explorer. He was the leader of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, which was the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north, finding a route across the continent from the settled areas of Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert O'Hara Burke has received more than 187,213 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Robert O'Hara Burke is the 452nd most popular explorer (down from 399th in 2019), the 267th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 224th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Explorer.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
3.33
Effective Languages (L*)
2.93
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Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Robert O'Hara Burke ranks 452 out of 498. Before him are Frank Wild, Gombojab Tsybikov, Johann Ludwig Krapf, John Moresby, Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, and Charles Sturt. After him are Edgar Evans, Jacques Bernard Hombron, Grigory Grum-Grshimailo, John Rae, Vassili Poyarkov, and Georgy Ushakov.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrank Wild
1873 - 1939
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 446
Gombojab Tsybikov
1873 - 1930
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 447
Johann Ludwig Krapf
1810 - 1881
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 448
John Moresby
1830 - 1922
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 449
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz
1936 - 2021
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 450
Charles Sturt
1795 - 1869
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 451
Robert O'Hara Burke
1821 - 1861
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 452
Edgar Evans
1876 - 1912
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 453
Jacques Bernard Hombron
1798 - 1852
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 454
Grigory Grum-Grshimailo
1860 - 1936
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 455
John Rae
1813 - 1893
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 456
Vassili Poyarkov
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 457
Georgy Ushakov
1901 - 1963
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 458
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1821, Robert O'Hara Burke ranks 93. Before him are Juan Bautista Topete, Amalie Dietrich, George Williams, Carl Bolle, Heinrich Moritz Willkomm, and Jan van Beers. After him are Charles Tupper, Churchill Babington, Daniel Harvey Hill, Old Tom Morris, and Robert S. Duncanson. Among people deceased in 1861, Robert O'Hara Burke ranks 62. Before him are Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer, Frédéric de Lafresnaye, Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, Édouard Ménétries, José María Linares, and Jorge Córdova. After him are Pierre Bosquet, Eliphalet Remington, William Lyon Mackenzie, Nathaniel Lyon, and Edward Dickinson Baker.
Others Born in 1821
Go to all RankingsJuan Bautista Topete
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1885
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 87
Amalie Dietrich
BIOLOGIST
1821 - 1891
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 88
George Williams
BUSINESSPERSON
1821 - 1905
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 89
Carl Bolle
BIOLOGIST
1821 - 1909
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 90
Heinrich Moritz Willkomm
BIOLOGIST
1821 - 1895
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 91
Jan van Beers
WRITER
1821 - 1888
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 92
Robert O'Hara Burke
EXPLORER
1821 - 1861
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 93
Charles Tupper
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1915
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 94
Churchill Babington
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1821 - 1889
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 95
Daniel Harvey Hill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1821 - 1889
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 96
Old Tom Morris
GOLFER
1821 - 1908
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 97
Robert S. Duncanson
PAINTER
1821 - 1872
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 98
Others Deceased in 1861
Go to all RankingsJakob Philipp Fallmerayer
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1861
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 56
Frédéric de Lafresnaye
BIOLOGIST
1783 - 1861
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 57
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1861
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 58
Édouard Ménétries
BIOLOGIST
1802 - 1861
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 59
José María Linares
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1861
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 60
Jorge Córdova
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1861
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 61
Robert O'Hara Burke
EXPLORER
1821 - 1861
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 62
Pierre Bosquet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1810 - 1861
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 63
Eliphalet Remington
BUSINESSPERSON
1793 - 1861
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 64
William Lyon Mackenzie
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1861
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 65
Nathaniel Lyon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1861
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 66
Edward Dickinson Baker
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1861
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 67
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Robert O'Hara Burke ranks 267 out of 549. Before him are Victor Herbert (1859), Michael Scott (1959), Paddy Moloney (1938), Eoin Colfer (1965), Jack Lynch (1917), and Matt McGrath (1875). After him are Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865), Sydney, Lady Morgan (1776), Harry Clarke (1889), Evanna Lynch (1991), James Cecil Parke (1881), and Agnes Mary Clerke (1842).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsVictor Herbert
COMPOSER
1859 - 1924
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 261
Michael Scott
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 262
Paddy Moloney
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 263
Eoin Colfer
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 264
Jack Lynch
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1999
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 265
Matt McGrath
ATHLETE
1875 - 1941
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 266
Robert O'Hara Burke
EXPLORER
1821 - 1861
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 267
Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
BUSINESSPERSON
1865 - 1922
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 268
Sydney, Lady Morgan
WRITER
1776 - 1859
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 269
Harry Clarke
PAINTER
1889 - 1931
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 270
Evanna Lynch
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 271
James Cecil Parke
TENNIS PLAYER
1881 - 1946
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 272
Agnes Mary Clerke
ASTRONOMER
1842 - 1907
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 273
Among EXPLORERS In Ireland
Among explorers born in Ireland, Robert O'Hara Burke ranks 7. Before him are Ernest Shackleton (1874), Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810), Edward Bransfield (1785), Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie (1815), Robert McClure (1807), and Henry Kellett (1806). After him are Tom Crean (1877).
Ernest Shackleton
1874 - 1922
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 1
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
1810 - 1897
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 2
Edward Bransfield
1785 - 1852
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 3
Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie
1815 - 1893
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 4
Robert McClure
1807 - 1873
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5
Henry Kellett
1806 - 1875
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 6
Robert O'Hara Burke
1821 - 1861
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 7
Tom Crean
1877 - 1938
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 8