EXPLORER

Thorfinn Karlsefni

1000 - 1100

Thorfinn Karlsefni

Thorfinn Karlsefni Thórdarson was an Icelandic explorer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thorfinn Karlsefni has received more than 1,794,574 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Thorfinn Karlsefni is the 39th most popular explorer, the 4th most popular biography from Iceland and the 2nd most popular Icelander Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

1.8M
Page Views (PV)
72.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
5.85
Effective Languages (L*)
2.95
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Thorfinn Karlsefni ranks 39 out of 498. Before him are Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Evliya Çelebi, Henry Morton Stanley, Ingólfr Arnarson, Juan Ponce de León, and Francisco de Orellana. After him are William Baffin, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Richard E. Byrd, Frederick de Houtman, Sven Hedin, and Zhang Qian.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Giovanni da Pian del Carpine
1182 - 1252
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 33
Evliya Çelebi
1611 - 1682
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 34
Henry Morton Stanley
1841 - 1904
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 35
Ingólfr Arnarson
850 - 910
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 36
Juan Ponce de León
1460 - 1521
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 37
Francisco de Orellana
1511 - 1546
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 38
Thorfinn Karlsefni
1000 - 1100
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 39
William Baffin
1584 - 1622
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 40
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
1778 - 1852
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 41
Richard E. Byrd
1888 - 1957
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 42
Frederick de Houtman
1571 - 1627
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 43
Sven Hedin
1865 - 1952
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 44
Zhang Qian
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 45

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Thorfinn Karlsefni ranks 9. Before him are Pope Damasus II, Pope Gregory VI, Parascheva of the Balkans, Constantine IX Monomachos, Ubba, and Pope John XIV. After him are Michael VI Bringas, Antipope Boniface VII, Antipope John XVI, Saint Emeric of Hungary, Kenneth III of Scotland, and Humbert of Silva Candida. Among people deceased in 1100, Thorfinn Karlsefni ranks 4. Before him are Godfrey of Bouillon, Parascheva of the Balkans, and William II of England. After him are Emperor Zhezong, Antipope Clement III, George Kedrenos, Thorkell the Tall, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Bretislav II, Naropa, and Bhoja.

Others Born in 1000

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Pope Damasus II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1048
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 3
Pope Gregory VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1048
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 4
Parascheva of the Balkans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1100
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 5
Constantine IX Monomachos
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1055
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 6
Ubba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1000 - 878
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 7
Pope John XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 984
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 8
Thorfinn Karlsefni
EXPLORER
1000 - 1100
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 9
Michael VI Bringas
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1059
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 10
Antipope Boniface VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 985
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 11
Antipope John XVI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1001
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 12
Saint Emeric of Hungary
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1031
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 13
Kenneth III of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1005
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 14
Humbert of Silva Candida
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1061
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 15

Others Deceased in 1100

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Godfrey of Bouillon
POLITICIAN
1060 - 1100
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 1
Parascheva of the Balkans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1100
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 2
William II of England
POLITICIAN
1056 - 1100
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 3
Thorfinn Karlsefni
EXPLORER
1000 - 1100
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 4
Emperor Zhezong
POLITICIAN
1076 - 1100
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 5
Antipope Clement III
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1025 - 1100
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 6
George Kedrenos
HISTORIAN
1100 - 1100
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 7
Thorkell the Tall
POLITICIAN
901 - 1100
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 8
Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir
EXPLORER
1000 - 1100
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 9
Bretislav II
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1100
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 10
Naropa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1016 - 1100
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 11
Bhoja
WRITER
1000 - 1100
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 12