1821 - 1861
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 168,869 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert O'Hara Burke is the 400th most popular explorer (down from 362nd in 2019), the 225th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 211th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Irish Explorer.
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Among explorers, Robert O'Hara Burke ranks 400 out of 405. Before him are Henry Robertson Bowers, Johannes Rebmann, Vivian Fuchs, François Levaillant, Tim Severin, and Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet. After him are Carl Koldewey, John Moresby, Herbert Ponting, Tryggve Gran, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón, and George Back.
1883 - 1912
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 394
1820 - 1876
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 395
1908 - 1999
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 396
1753 - 1824
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 397
1940 - 2020
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 398
1764 - 1848
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 399
1821 - 1861
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 400
1837 - 1908
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 401
1830 - 1922
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 402
1870 - 1935
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 403
1888 - 1980
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 404
1478 - 1526
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 405
1796 - 1878
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 406
Among people born in 1821, Robert O'Hara Burke ranks 82. Before him are Michel Carré, Jane Wilde, Karl Knies, Joseph Noel Paton, Jan van Beers, and Juan Bautista Topete. After him are Amalie Dietrich, Charles Tupper, Daniel Harvey Hill, Richard H. Anderson, and Robert S. Duncanson. Among people deceased in 1861, Robert O'Hara Burke ranks 52. Before him are Peter Georg Bang, Gabriel Antonio Pereira, Louis Vicat, José María Obando, Frédéric de Lafresnaye, and Johann Andreas Wagner. After him are Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Eliphalet Remington, and Nathaniel Lyon.
1821 - 1872
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 76
1821 - 1896
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 77
1821 - 1898
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 78
1821 - 1901
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 79
1821 - 1888
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 80
1821 - 1885
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 81
1821 - 1861
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 82
1821 - 1891
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 83
1821 - 1915
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 84
1821 - 1889
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 85
1821 - 1879
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 86
1821 - 1872
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 87
1797 - 1861
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 46
1794 - 1861
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 47
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 48
1795 - 1861
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 49
1783 - 1861
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 50
1797 - 1861
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 51
1821 - 1861
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 52
1831 - 1861
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 53
1793 - 1861
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 54
1818 - 1861
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 55
Among people born in Ireland, Robert O'Hara Burke ranks 225 out of 501. Before him are John Philip Holland (1840), Lena Rice (1866), Michael Scott (1959), Luke Kelly (1940), William McGonagall (1825), and William Henry Harvey (1811). After him are Eoin Colfer (1965), J. B. Bury (1861), Patrick Ryan (1881), Steve Barron (1956), Agnes Mary Clerke (1842), and Wolfe Tone (1763).
1840 - 1914
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 219
1866 - 1907
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 220
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 221
1940 - 1984
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 222
1825 - 1902
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 223
1811 - 1866
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 224
1821 - 1861
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 225
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 226
1861 - 1927
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 227
1881 - 1964
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 228
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 229
1842 - 1907
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 230
1763 - 1798
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 231
Among explorers born in Ireland, Robert O'Hara Burke ranks 6. Before him are Ernest Shackleton (1874), Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810), Edward Bransfield (1785), Henry Kellett (1806), and Robert McClure (1807). After him are Tom Crean (1877).
1874 - 1922
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 1
1810 - 1897
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 2
1785 - 1852
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 3
1806 - 1875
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 4
1807 - 1873
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 5
1821 - 1861
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 6
1877 - 1938
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 7