EXPLORER
Rodrigo de Triana
1469 - 1526
Rodrigo de Triana
Rodrigo de Triana (born 1469 in Lepe, Huelva, Spain) was a Spanish sailor, believed to be the first European from the Age of Exploration to have seen the Americas. Born as Juan Rodríguez Bermejo, Triana was the son of hidalgo and potter Vicente Bermejo and Sereni Betancour. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rodrigo de Triana has received more than 147,260 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Rodrigo de Triana is the 153rd most popular explorer (down from 132nd in 2019), the 592nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 504th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Spanish Explorer.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
57.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.92
Effective Languages (L*)
2.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Rodrigo de Triana ranks 153 out of 498. Before him are Mark Sykes, Don Walsh, Martin Frobisher, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Pêro da Covilhã, and Pedro Mascarenhas. After him are Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, Gan Ying, Gaspar de Lemos, Alexandrine Tinné, Ahmad ibn Rustah, and Isabelle Eberhardt.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMark Sykes
1879 - 1919
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 147
Don Walsh
1931 - 2023
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 148
Martin Frobisher
1535 - 1594
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 149
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg
1873 - 1969
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 150
Pêro da Covilhã
1450 - 1530
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 151
Pedro Mascarenhas
1484 - 1555
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 152
Rodrigo de Triana
1469 - 1526
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 153
Filipa Moniz Perestrelo
1455 - 1485
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 154
Gan Ying
100 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 155
Gaspar de Lemos
1500 - 1600
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 156
Alexandrine Tinné
1835 - 1869
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 157
Ahmad ibn Rustah
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 158
Isabelle Eberhardt
1877 - 1904
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 159
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1469, Rodrigo de Triana ranks 7. Before him are Niccolò Machiavelli, Manuel I of Portugal, Guru Nanak, Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Thomas Cajetan, and John Fisher. After him are Ishak Pasha, Elia Levita, Francesco Granacci, and Laura Cereta. Among people deceased in 1526, Rodrigo de Triana ranks 9. Before him are Vittore Carpaccio, Isabella of Austria, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Scipione del Ferro, Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, and Ibrahim Lodi. After him are Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Elisabetta Gonzaga, Shō Shin, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Conrad Grebel, and Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón.
Others Born in 1469
Go to all RankingsNiccolò Machiavelli
PHILOSOPHER
1469 - 1527
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 1
Manuel I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1469 - 1521
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 2
Guru Nanak
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1469 - 1539
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 3
Gian Galeazzo Sforza
NOBLEMAN
1469 - 1494
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 4
Thomas Cajetan
PHILOSOPHER
1469 - 1534
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 5
John Fisher
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1469 - 1535
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 6
Rodrigo de Triana
EXPLORER
1469 - 1526
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 7
Ishak Pasha
POLITICIAN
1469 - 1497
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 8
Elia Levita
WRITER
1469 - 1549
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 9
Francesco Granacci
PAINTER
1469 - 1543
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 10
Laura Cereta
WRITER
1469 - 1499
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 11
Others Deceased in 1526
Go to all RankingsVittore Carpaccio
PAINTER
1465 - 1526
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 3
Isabella of Austria
COMPANION
1501 - 1526
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 4
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
POLITICIAN
1498 - 1526
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 5
Scipione del Ferro
MATHEMATICIAN
1465 - 1526
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 6
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
POLITICIAN
1464 - 1526
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 7
Ibrahim Lodi
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1526
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 8
Rodrigo de Triana
EXPLORER
1469 - 1526
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 9
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
HISTORIAN
1457 - 1526
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 10
Elisabetta Gonzaga
POLITICIAN
1471 - 1526
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 11
Shō Shin
POLITICIAN
1465 - 1526
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 12
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1475 - 1526
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 13
Conrad Grebel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1498 - 1526
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 14
Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón
EXPLORER
1478 - 1526
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 15
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Rodrigo de Triana ranks 592 out of 3,355. Before him are Inés Suárez (1507), Liuva II (583), Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866), Alonso Sánchez Coello (1531), Francesc Pi i Margall (1824), and Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851). After him are Manuel Santana (1938), Abd al-Rahman IV (1000), Muhammad II of Córdoba (980), Juande Ramos (1954), Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1154), and Elisenda of Montcada (1292).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsInés Suárez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1507 - 1580
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 586
Liuva II
POLITICIAN
583 - 603
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 587
Ramón del Valle-Inclán
WRITER
1866 - 1936
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 588
Alonso Sánchez Coello
PAINTER
1531 - 1588
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 589
Francesc Pi i Margall
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1901
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 590
Emilia Pardo Bazán
WRITER
1851 - 1921
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 591
Rodrigo de Triana
EXPLORER
1469 - 1526
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 592
Manuel Santana
TENNIS PLAYER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 593
Abd al-Rahman IV
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1018
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 594
Muhammad II of Córdoba
POLITICIAN
980 - 1010
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 595
Juande Ramos
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 596
Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon
COMPANION
1154 - 1208
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 597
Elisenda of Montcada
1292 - 1364
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 598
Among EXPLORERS In Spain
Among explorers born in Spain, Rodrigo de Triana ranks 30. Before him are Pedro de Mendoza (1487), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1500), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Juan de Grijalva (1480), Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), and Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480). After him are Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Paulo da Gama (1465), Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), Francisco de Bobadilla (1500), Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), and Francisco de Montejo (1479).
Pedro de Mendoza
1487 - 1537
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 24
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba
1500 - 1517
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 25
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
1509 - 1579
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 26
Juan de Grijalva
1480 - 1527
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 27
Andrés de Urdaneta
1498 - 1568
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 28
Sebastián de Belalcázar
1480 - 1551
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 29
Rodrigo de Triana
1469 - 1526
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 30
Ruy López de Villalobos
1500 - 1544
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 31
Paulo da Gama
1465 - 1499
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 32
Gerónimo de Aguilar
1489 - 1531
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 33
Francisco de Bobadilla
1500 - 1502
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 34
Pedro Arias Dávila
1443 - 1531
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 35
Francisco de Montejo
1479 - 1553
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 36