WRITER

Duarte Barbosa

1480 - 1521

Duarte Barbosa

Duarte Barbosa (c. 1480 – 1 May 1521) was a Portuguese writer and officer from Portuguese India (between 1500 and 1516). He was a scrivener in a feitoria in Kochi, and an interpreter of the local language, Malayalam. Barbosa wrote the Book of Duarte Barbosa (Portuguese: Livro de Duarte Barbosa) c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Duarte Barbosa is the 3,316th most popular writer (down from 3,275th in 2019), the 274th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 255th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Duarte Barbosa ranks 3,316 out of 7,302. Before him are John Perkins, Philip Kerr, Petar Hektorović, Isotta Nogarola, Jacques Delille, and Nikolay Nosov. After him are Mia Couto, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Symeon of Polotsk, Léon-Paul Fargue, Ibn Zaydún, and Anatoly Rybakov.

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John Perkins
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 3,310
Philip Kerr
1956 - 2018
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 3,311
Petar Hektorović
1487 - 1572
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 3,312
Isotta Nogarola
1418 - 1466
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 3,313
Jacques Delille
1738 - 1813
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,314
Nikolay Nosov
1908 - 1976
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,315
Duarte Barbosa
1480 - 1521
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,316
Mia Couto
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,317
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
1758 - 1841
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,318
Symeon of Polotsk
1629 - 1680
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,319
Léon-Paul Fargue
1876 - 1947
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 3,320
Ibn Zaydún
1003 - 1071
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 3,321
Anatoly Rybakov
1911 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 3,322

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1480, Duarte Barbosa ranks 33. Before him are Matrakçı Nasuh, Pedro Damiano, Girolamo Aleandro, Herri met de Bles, Antonio de Guevara, and Girolamo Savoldo. After him are Vannoccio Biringuccio, Frederick II of Legnica, Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, and Lourenço de Almeida. Among people deceased in 1521, Duarte Barbosa ranks 16. Before him are Leonardo Loredan, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Jorge Álvares, Francisco Serrão, Tamás Bakócz, and Neagoe Basarab. After him are Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Al-Mustamsik, and John II, Duke of Cleves.

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Matrakçı Nasuh
HISTORIAN
1480 - 1564
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 27
Pedro Damiano
CHESS PLAYER
1480 - 1544
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 28
Girolamo Aleandro
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1542
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 29
Herri met de Bles
PAINTER
1480 - 1555
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 30
Antonio de Guevara
WRITER
1480 - 1544
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 31
Girolamo Savoldo
PAINTER
1480 - 1548
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 32
Duarte Barbosa
WRITER
1480 - 1521
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 33
Vannoccio Biringuccio
ARCHITECT
1480 - 1539
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 34
Frederick II of Legnica
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1547
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 35
Hans Leonhard Schäufelein
PAINTER
1480 - 1540
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 36
Lourenço de Almeida
EXPLORER
1480 - 1508
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 37

Others Deceased in 1521

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Leonardo Loredan
POLITICIAN
1436 - 1521
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 10
Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1491 - 1521
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 11
Jorge Álvares
EXPLORER
1401 - 1521
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 12
Francisco Serrão
EXPLORER
1500 - 1521
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 13
Tamás Bakócz
POLITICIAN
1442 - 1521
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 14
Neagoe Basarab
POLITICIAN
1482 - 1521
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 15
Duarte Barbosa
WRITER
1480 - 1521
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 16
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1521
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 17
Al-Mustamsik
POLITICIAN
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 18
John II, Duke of Cleves
POLITICIAN
1458 - 1521
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 19

In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Duarte Barbosa ranks 274 out of 633. Before him are Fábio Coentrão (1988), Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança (1907), Christopher Hampton (1946), Miguel Torga (1907), Ricardo (1976), and João de Loureiro (1717). After him are António Simões (1943), Estácio de Sá (1520), José Augusto (1937), Bruno Alves (1981), João César Monteiro (1939), and Tiago Mendes (1981).

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Fábio Coentrão
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 268
Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança
WRITER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 269
Christopher Hampton
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 270
Miguel Torga
WRITER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 271
Ricardo
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 272
João de Loureiro
BIOLOGIST
1717 - 1791
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 273
Duarte Barbosa
WRITER
1480 - 1521
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 274
António Simões
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 275
Estácio de Sá
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1520 - 1567
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 276
José Augusto
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 277
Bruno Alves
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 278
João César Monteiro
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2003
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 279
Tiago Mendes
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 280