EXPLORER
Aleksei Chirikov
1703 - 1748

Aleksei Chirikov
Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov (Russian: Алексе́й Ильи́ч Чи́риков; 1703 – November 14, 1748) was a Russian navigator and captain who, along with Vitus Bering, was the first Russian to reach the northwest coast of North America. He discovered and charted some of the Aleutian Islands while he was deputy to Vitus Bering during the Great Northern Expedition. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aleksei Chirikov is the 272nd most popular explorer (up from 287th in 2019), the 1,027th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,153rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Russian Explorer.
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Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Aleksei Chirikov ranks 272 out of 498. Before him are Jedediah Smith, Man of the Hole, Francisco Moreno, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, Juan Fernández, and Hjalmar Johansen. After him are Pyotr Kozlov, Grigory Shelikhov, Charles Wilkes, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Richard Chancellor, and László Almásy.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJedediah Smith
1799 - 1831
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 266
Man of the Hole
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 267
Francisco Moreno
1852 - 1919
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 268
Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia
1415 - 1481
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 269
Juan Fernández
1536 - 1604
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 270
Hjalmar Johansen
1867 - 1913
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 271
Aleksei Chirikov
1703 - 1748
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 272
Pyotr Kozlov
1862 - 1935
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 273
Grigory Shelikhov
1747 - 1795
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 274
Charles Wilkes
1798 - 1877
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 275
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
1680 - 1767
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 276
Richard Chancellor
1521 - 1556
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 277
László Almásy
1895 - 1951
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 278
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1703, Aleksei Chirikov ranks 11. Before him are Louis, Duke of Orléans, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Jonathan Edwards, Anton Wilhelm Amo, Johann Theodor of Bavaria, and Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach. After him are Johann Gottlieb Graun, Jean-François Séguier, Vasily Trediakovsky, Mary Toft, Jack Broughton, and Kashibai. Among people deceased in 1748, Aleksei Chirikov ranks 13. Before him are Johann Gottfried Walther, Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein, Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Ebrahim Afshar, William Kent, and Abul Khair Khan. After him are Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg, Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun, Isaac Watts, Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and William Adam.
Others Born in 1703
Go to all RankingsLouis, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1703 - 1752
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 5
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1762
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 6
Jonathan Edwards
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1758
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 7
Anton Wilhelm Amo
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1759
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 8
Johann Theodor of Bavaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1703 - 1763
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 9
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1703 - 1732
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 10
Aleksei Chirikov
EXPLORER
1703 - 1748
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 11
Johann Gottlieb Graun
COMPOSER
1703 - 1771
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 12
Jean-François Séguier
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1703 - 1784
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 13
Vasily Trediakovsky
WRITER
1703 - 1769
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 14
Mary Toft
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1703 - 1763
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 15
Jack Broughton
ATHLETE
1703 - 1789
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 16
Kashibai
COMPANION
1703 - 1758
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1748
Go to all RankingsJohann Gottfried Walther
COMPOSER
1684 - 1748
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 7
Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1748
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 8
Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1688 - 1748
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 9
Ebrahim Afshar
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1748
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 10
William Kent
ARCHITECT
1685 - 1748
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 11
Abul Khair Khan
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1748
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 12
Aleksei Chirikov
EXPLORER
1703 - 1748
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 13
Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1748
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 14
Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun
NOBLEMAN
1677 - 1748
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 15
Isaac Watts
WRITER
1674 - 1748
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 16
Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
NOBLEMAN
1694 - 1748
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 17
William Adam
ARCHITECT
1689 - 1748
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 18
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Aleksei Chirikov ranks 1,027 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Vasiliev (1867), Boris Pilnyak (1894), Natalya Estemirova (1958), Stepan Petrichenko (1892), Semyon Krivoshein (1899), and Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov (1874). After him are Ivan Yefimovich Petrov (1896), Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (1869), Sergei Nilus (1862), Julia Lermontova (1847), Pyotr Kozlov (1862), and Igor Kirillov (1932).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Vasiliev
HISTORIAN
1867 - 1953
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 1,021
Boris Pilnyak
WRITER
1894 - 1938
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 1,022
Natalya Estemirova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1958 - 2009
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 1,023
Stepan Petrichenko
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1947
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 1,024
Semyon Krivoshein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1978
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 1,025
Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov
EXTREMIST
1874 - 1943
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 1,026
Aleksei Chirikov
EXPLORER
1703 - 1748
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 1,027
Ivan Yefimovich Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1958
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 1,028
Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1922
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 1,029
Sergei Nilus
WRITER
1862 - 1929
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 1,030
Julia Lermontova
CHEMIST
1847 - 1919
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 1,031
Pyotr Kozlov
EXPLORER
1862 - 1935
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 1,032
Igor Kirillov
PRESENTER
1932 - 2021
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 1,033
Among EXPLORERS In Russia
Among explorers born in Russia, Aleksei Chirikov ranks 14. Before him are Nikolai Rezanov (1764), Vasily Tatishchev (1686), Vladimir Atlasov (1661), Yerofey Khabarov (1603), Dmitry Laptev (1701), and Karl Maximovich (1827). After him are Pyotr Kozlov (1862), Grigory Shelikhov (1747), Semyon Chelyuskin (1700), Pyotr Chikhachyov (1808), Boris Vilkitsky (1885), and Irina Solovyova (1937).
Nikolai Rezanov
1764 - 1807
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 8
Vasily Tatishchev
1686 - 1750
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 9
Vladimir Atlasov
1661 - 1711
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 10
Yerofey Khabarov
1603 - 1671
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 11
Dmitry Laptev
1701 - 1771
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 12
Karl Maximovich
1827 - 1891
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 13
Aleksei Chirikov
1703 - 1748
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 14
Pyotr Kozlov
1862 - 1935
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 15
Grigory Shelikhov
1747 - 1795
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 16
Semyon Chelyuskin
1700 - 1764
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 17
Pyotr Chikhachyov
1808 - 1890
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 18
Boris Vilkitsky
1885 - 1961
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 19
Irina Solovyova
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 20