EXPLORER
Vassili Poyarkov
Vassili Poyarkov
Vassili Danilovich Poyarkov (Василий Данилович Поярков in Russian, c. 1597 – after 1668) was the first Russian explorer of the Amur region. The Russian expansion into Siberia began with the conquest of the Khanate of Sibir in 1582. By 1639 they reached the Pacific 65 miles southeast of the mouth of the Ulya River. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vassili Poyarkov has received more than 30,698 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Vassili Poyarkov is the 417th most popular explorer (down from 377th in 2019).
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31k
Page Views (PV)
44.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
1.51
Effective Languages (L*)
3.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Vassili Poyarkov ranks 417 out of 405. Before him are Lachlan Macquarie, Georgy Ushakov, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Isaac Israel Hayes, Fyodor Konyukhov, and Artur Chilingarov. After him are Tom Crean, John Rae, Elisha Kent Kane, Johann Ludwig Krapf, Aleksandra Potanina, and Grigory Grum-Grshimailo.
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Lachlan Macquarie
1762 - 1824
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 411
Georgy Ushakov
1901 - 1963
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 412
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
1886 - 1959
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 413
Isaac Israel Hayes
1832 - 1881
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 414
Fyodor Konyukhov
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 415
Artur Chilingarov
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 416
Vassili Poyarkov
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 417
Tom Crean
1877 - 1938
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 418
John Rae
1813 - 1893
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 419
Elisha Kent Kane
1820 - 1857
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 420
Johann Ludwig Krapf
1810 - 1881
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 421
Aleksandra Potanina
1843 - 1893
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 422
Grigory Grum-Grshimailo
1860 - 1936
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 423
