1570 - 1631
Willem Janszoon (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm ˈjɑnsoːn]; c. 1570 – c. 1630), sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz., was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor. Janszoon served in the Dutch East Indies in the periods 1603–1611 and 1612–1616, including as governor of Fort Henricus on the island of Solor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willem Janszoon has received more than 517,249 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Willem Janszoon is the 73rd most popular explorer (up from 78th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 117th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Explorer.
Willem Janszoon is most famous for being the first European to land in Australia.
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Among explorers, Willem Janszoon ranks 73 out of 405. Before him are Hernando de Soto, Diego Columbus, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Alonso de Ojeda, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, and Davy Crockett. After him are Jules Dumont d'Urville, Calamity Jane, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Ferdinand von Wrangel, Richard E. Byrd, and Benjamin of Tudela.
1500 - 1542
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 67
1479 - 1527
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 68
1465 - 1524
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 69
1466 - 1515
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 70
1460 - 1514
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 71
1786 - 1836
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 72
1570 - 1631
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 73
1790 - 1842
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 74
1852 - 1903
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 75
1542 - 1595
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 76
1797 - 1870
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 77
1888 - 1957
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 78
1130 - 1173
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 79
Among people born in 1570, Willem Janszoon ranks 4. Before him are Guy Fawkes, Hans Lippershey, and Henry Hudson. After him are Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Jan Janszoon, Kara Davud Pasha, Giorgi Saakadze, John Smyth, Hendrick van Balen the Elder, Péter Pázmány, and Abraham Janssens. Among people deceased in 1631, Willem Janszoon ranks 5. Before him are John Donne, Mumtaz Mahal, John Smith, and Constance of Austria. After him are Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Michael Maestlin, Federico Borromeo, Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, and Katō Yoshiaki.
1570 - 1606
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 1
1570 - 1619
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 2
1570 - 1611
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 3
1570 - 1631
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 4
1570 - 1605
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 5
1570 - 1641
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 6
1570 - 1623
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 7
1570 - 1629
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 8
1570 - 1612
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 9
1570 - 1632
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 10
1570 - 1637
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 11
1570 - 1632
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 12
1572 - 1631
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 1
1593 - 1631
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2
1580 - 1631
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 3
1588 - 1631
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 4
1570 - 1631
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 5
1589 - 1631
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 6
1557 - 1631
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 7
1609 - 1631
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 8
1550 - 1631
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 9
1564 - 1631
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 10
1569 - 1631
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11
1563 - 1631
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 12
Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Janszoon ranks 111 out of 1,427. Before him are Adriaen van Ostade (1610), Jan Swammerdam (1637), Marinus van der Lubbe (1909), Menno Simons (1496), Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480), and Isabelle de Charrière (1740). After him are Simon van der Meer (1925), Cornelis Drebbel (1572), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Paulus Potter (1625), Joris Ivens (1898), and Gerard Kuiper (1905).
1610 - 1685
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 105
1637 - 1680
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 106
1909 - 1934
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 107
1496 - 1561
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 108
1480 - 1520
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 109
1740 - 1805
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 110
1570 - 1631
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 111
1925 - 2011
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 112
1572 - 1633
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 113
1508 - 1575
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 114
1625 - 1654
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 115
1898 - 1989
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 116
1905 - 1973
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 117
Among explorers born in Netherlands, Willem Janszoon ranks 5. Before him are Abel Tasman (1603), Willem Barentsz (1550), Jan van Riebeeck (1619), and Jacob Roggeveen (1659). After him are Willem Schouten (1567), Frederick de Houtman (1571), Anthony van Diemen (1593), Cornelis de Houtman (1565), Olivier van Noort (1558), Jacob van Heemskerck (1567), and Alexandrine Tinné (1835).
1603 - 1659
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 1
1550 - 1597
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 2
1619 - 1677
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 3
1659 - 1729
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 4
1570 - 1631
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 5
1567 - 1625
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 6
1571 - 1627
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 7
1593 - 1645
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 8
1565 - 1599
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 9
1558 - 1627
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 10
1567 - 1607
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 11
1835 - 1869
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 12