EXPLORER
Thomas Cavendish
1560 - 1592
Thomas Cavendish
Sir Thomas Cavendish (1560 – May 1592) was an English explorer and a privateer known as "The Navigator" because he was the first who deliberately tried to emulate Sir Francis Drake and raid the Spanish towns and ships in the Pacific and return by circumnavigating the globe. Magellan's-Elcano, Loaísa, Drake's, and Loyola's expeditions had preceded Cavendish in circumnavigating the globe. His first trip and successful circumnavigation made him rich from captured Spanish gold, silk and treasure from the Pacific and the Philippines. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Cavendish has received more than 254,349 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Thomas Cavendish is the 106th most popular explorer (up from 115th in 2019), the 859th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,004th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Explorer.
Thomas Cavendish is most famous for being the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
60.74
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
6.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Thomas Cavendish ranks 106 out of 498. Before him are Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, Bartholomew Columbus, Enrique of Malacca, Juan de la Cosa, Michael Rockefeller, and Mary Kingsley. After him are João Gonçalves Zarco, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Semyon Dezhnev, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Fernão Mendes Pinto, and Sacagawea.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPhilip Johan von Strahlenberg
1676 - 1747
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 100
Bartholomew Columbus
1460 - 1515
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 101
Enrique of Malacca
1495 - 1600
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 102
Juan de la Cosa
1460 - 1510
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 103
Michael Rockefeller
1938 - 1963
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 104
Mary Kingsley
1862 - 1900
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 105
Thomas Cavendish
1560 - 1592
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 106
João Gonçalves Zarco
1390 - 1471
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 107
Adam Johann von Krusenstern
1770 - 1846
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 108
Semyon Dezhnev
1605 - 1673
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 109
Bernal Díaz del Castillo
1492 - 1584
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 110
Fernão Mendes Pinto
1509 - 1583
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 111
Sacagawea
1780 - 1812
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 112
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1560, Thomas Cavendish ranks 7. Before him are Elizabeth Báthory, Annibale Carracci, Thomas Harriot, Jacobus Arminius, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, and Gaspard Bauhin. After him are Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Juan Sánchez Cotán, Anton Praetorius, Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, and Marco Antonio de Dominis. Among people deceased in 1592, Thomas Cavendish ranks 8. Before him are John III of Sweden, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France, Hümaşah Sultan, Jacopo Bassano, and Bartolomeo Ammannati. After him are Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Michiel Coxie.
Others Born in 1560
Go to all RankingsElizabeth Báthory
EXTREMIST
1560 - 1614
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 1
Annibale Carracci
PAINTER
1560 - 1609
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 2
Thomas Harriot
MATHEMATICIAN
1560 - 1621
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 3
Jacobus Arminius
PHILOSOPHER
1560 - 1609
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 4
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1560 - 1621
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 5
Gaspard Bauhin
BIOLOGIST
1560 - 1624
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 6
Thomas Cavendish
EXPLORER
1560 - 1592
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 7
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
POLITICIAN
1560 - 1641
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 8
Christian I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 9
Juan Sánchez Cotán
PAINTER
1560 - 1627
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 10
Anton Praetorius
WRITER
1560 - 1613
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 11
Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
NOBLEMAN
1560 - 1600
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 12
Marco Antonio de Dominis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1560 - 1624
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1592
Go to all RankingsJohn III of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1537 - 1592
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 2
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1592
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 3
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
COMPANION
1554 - 1592
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 4
Hümaşah Sultan
COMPANION
1540 - 1592
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 5
Jacopo Bassano
PAINTER
1510 - 1592
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 6
Bartolomeo Ammannati
ARCHITECT
1511 - 1592
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 7
Thomas Cavendish
EXPLORER
1560 - 1592
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 8
Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli
NOBLEMAN
1540 - 1592
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 9
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1592
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 10
Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
WRITER
1522 - 1592
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 11
William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1592
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 12
William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1535 - 1592
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 13
Michiel Coxie
PAINTER
1499 - 1592
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 14
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Cavendish ranks 859 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael York (1942), Ray Milland (1907), Stephen Frears (1941), Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861), Mary Kingsley (1862), and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430). After him are Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141), George Canning (1770), Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443), James Gregory (1638), Andy Serkis (1964), and Simon Cowell (1959).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMichael York
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 853
Ray Milland
ACTOR
1907 - 1986
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 854
Stephen Frears
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 855
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1928
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 856
Mary Kingsley
EXPLORER
1862 - 1900
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 857
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
POLITICIAN
1430 - 1456
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 858
Thomas Cavendish
EXPLORER
1560 - 1592
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 859
Malcolm IV of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1141 - 1165
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 860
George Canning
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1827
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 861
Lady Margaret Beaufort
POLITICIAN
1443 - 1509
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 862
James Gregory
MATHEMATICIAN
1638 - 1675
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 863
Andy Serkis
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 864
Simon Cowell
PRODUCER
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 865
Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom
Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Cavendish ranks 16. Before him are John Davis (1550), Richard Francis Burton (1821), William Dampier (1651), James Clark Ross (1800), Robert FitzRoy (1805), and Mary Kingsley (1862). After him are George Vancouver (1757), Isabella Bird (1831), Mark Sykes (1879), Martin Frobisher (1535), James Bruce (1730), and John Rolfe (1585).
John Davis
1550 - 1605
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 10
Richard Francis Burton
1821 - 1890
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 11
William Dampier
1651 - 1715
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 12
James Clark Ross
1800 - 1862
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 13
Robert FitzRoy
1805 - 1865
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 14
Mary Kingsley
1862 - 1900
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 15
Thomas Cavendish
1560 - 1592
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 16
George Vancouver
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 17
Isabella Bird
1831 - 1904
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 18
Mark Sykes
1879 - 1919
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 19
Martin Frobisher
1535 - 1594
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 20
James Bruce
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 21
John Rolfe
1585 - 1622
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 22