EXPLORER
Tim Severin
1940 - 2020
Tim Severin
Timothy Severin (25 September 1940 – 18 December 2020) was a British explorer, historian, and writer. Severin was noted for his work in retracing the legendary journeys of historical figures. Severin was awarded both the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and the Livingstone Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tim Severin has received more than 232,540 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Severin is the 435th most popular explorer (down from 397th in 2019), the 693rd most popular biography from India (down from 558th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Explorer.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
46.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.82
Effective Languages (L*)
2.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Tim Severin ranks 435 out of 498. Before him are Edward John Eyre, George Back, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón, Robert McClure, Dirk Hartog, and Henry Kellett. After him are Mikhail Somov, Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, Aeneas Mackintosh, John Gardner Wilkinson, Herbert Ponting, and Karl Mauch.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdward John Eyre
1815 - 1901
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 429
George Back
1796 - 1878
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 430
Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón
1478 - 1526
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 431
Robert McClure
1807 - 1873
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 432
Dirk Hartog
1580 - 1621
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 433
Henry Kellett
1806 - 1875
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 434
Tim Severin
1940 - 2020
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 435
Mikhail Somov
1908 - 1973
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 436
Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet
1764 - 1848
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 437
Aeneas Mackintosh
1879 - 1916
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 438
John Gardner Wilkinson
1797 - 1875
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 439
Herbert Ponting
1870 - 1935
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 440
Karl Mauch
1837 - 1875
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 441
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Tim Severin ranks 446. Before him are Donald Wuerl, Jerzy Kulej, Ernő Solymosi, Leonid Osyka, Homa Darabi, and Zoran Janković. After him are Wolfgang Clement, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Friedel Rausch, Judy Amoore, Michael Herr, and Jürgen Kurbjuhn. Among people deceased in 2020, Tim Severin ranks 496. Before him are K. C. Jones, Yehoshua Kenaz, José Luis Capón, Tatyana Prorochenko, Efraín Sánchez, and Richard Herd. After him are Vladimír Zábrodský, Yasumasa Kanada, Charles Moore, Nathan Zach, Spencer Davis, and Sergei Slonimsky.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsDonald Wuerl
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 440
Jerzy Kulej
BOXER
1940 - 2012
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 441
Ernő Solymosi
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 442
Leonid Osyka
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2001
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 443
Homa Darabi
PHYSICIAN
1940 - 1994
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 444
Zoran Janković
ATHLETE
1940 - 2002
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 445
Tim Severin
EXPLORER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 446
Wolfgang Clement
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2020
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 447
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2010
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 448
Friedel Rausch
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 449
Judy Amoore
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 450
Michael Herr
WRITER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 451
Jürgen Kurbjuhn
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2014
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 452
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsK. C. Jones
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 490
Yehoshua Kenaz
WRITER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 491
José Luis Capón
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 492
Tatyana Prorochenko
ATHLETE
1952 - 2020
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 493
Efraín Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 494
Richard Herd
ACTOR
1932 - 2020
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 495
Tim Severin
EXPLORER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 496
Vladimír Zábrodský
HOCKEY PLAYER
1923 - 2020
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 497
Yasumasa Kanada
MATHEMATICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 498
Charles Moore
ATHLETE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 499
Nathan Zach
WRITER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 500
Spencer Davis
SINGER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 501
Sergei Slonimsky
COMPOSER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 502
In India
Among people born in India, Tim Severin ranks 693 out of 1,861. Before him are Choudhry Rahmat Ali (1895), Chiranjeevi (1955), Trilok Gurtu (1951), Reema Lagoo (1958), Juhi Chawla (1967), and Alka Yagnik (1966). After him are Shatrughan Sinha (1945), Parveen Babi (1949), I. I. Chundrigar (1897), Rakhee Gulzar (1947), Vijay Amritraj (1953), and Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsChoudhry Rahmat Ali
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1951
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 687
Chiranjeevi
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 688
Trilok Gurtu
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 689
Reema Lagoo
ACTOR
1958 - 2017
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 690
Juhi Chawla
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 691
Alka Yagnik
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 692
Tim Severin
EXPLORER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 693
Shatrughan Sinha
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 694
Parveen Babi
ACTOR
1949 - 2005
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 695
I. I. Chundrigar
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1960
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 696
Rakhee Gulzar
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 697
Vijay Amritraj
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 698
Mirza Tahir Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2003
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 699
Among EXPLORERS In India
Among explorers born in India, Tim Severin ranks 2. Before him are Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (1858). After him are Charles Sturt (1795), and Nain Singh (1830).
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard
1858 - 1945
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 1
Tim Severin
1940 - 2020
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 2
Charles Sturt
1795 - 1869
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 3
Nain Singh
1830 - 1882
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 4