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Ed Stafford

1975 - Today

Ed Stafford

Edward James Stafford (born 26 December 1975) is an English explorer and survivalist. He holds the Guinness World Record for being the first human ever to walk the length of the Amazon River. Stafford now hosts shows on the Discovery Channel and Channel Four. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Stafford is the 454th most popular explorer (up from 460th in 2024), the 4,675th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,711th in 2019) and the 66th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Ed Stafford ranks 454 out of 498. Before him are Valerian Albanov, Matthew Henson, Jan Carstenszoon, Charles Sturt, Herbert Ponting, and George Back. After him are Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Lars Christensen, Kristian Prestrud, Allan Cunningham, Edgeworth David, and George Grey.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Valerian Albanov
1881 - 1919
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 448
Matthew Henson
1866 - 1955
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 449
Jan Carstenszoon
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 450
Charles Sturt
1795 - 1869
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 451
Herbert Ponting
1870 - 1935
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 452
George Back
1796 - 1878
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 453
Ed Stafford
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 454
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
1886 - 1959
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 455
Lars Christensen
1884 - 1964
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 456
Kristian Prestrud
1881 - 1927
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 457
Allan Cunningham
1791 - 1839
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 458
Edgeworth David
1858 - 1934
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 459
George Grey
1812 - 1898
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 460

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Ed Stafford ranks 199. Before him are Albert Celades, Sara Gilbert, Thomas Johansson, David Goggins, Vivian Hsu, and Luiz Bombonato Goulart. After him are Ray Allen, James Kyson, Ante Covic, Kazumi Kishi, Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, and Toni Nieminen.

Others Born in 1975

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Albert Celades
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 193
Sara Gilbert
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 194
Thomas Johansson
TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 195
David Goggins
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 196
Vivian Hsu
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 197
Luiz Bombonato Goulart
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 198
Ed Stafford
EXPLORER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 199
Ray Allen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 200
James Kyson
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 201
Ante Covic
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 202
Kazumi Kishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 203
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 204
Toni Nieminen
SKIER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 205

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ed Stafford ranks 4,676 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Walker Arnold (1864), Alexander Melville Bell (1819), Miriam Rothschild (1908), Kate Barry (1967), Amira Casar (1971), and Ray Wilkins (1956). After him are Dev Patel (1990), Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785), Luke Young (1979), Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779), Stanley Holloway (1890), and John Prescott (1938).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Thomas Walker Arnold
HISTORIAN
1864 - 1930
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 4,670
Alexander Melville Bell
LINGUIST
1819 - 1905
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 4,671
Miriam Rothschild
BIOLOGIST
1908 - 2005
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 4,672
Kate Barry
ACTOR
1967 - 2013
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 4,673
Amira Casar
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 4,674
Ray Wilkins
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 4,675
Ed Stafford
EXPLORER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 4,676
Dev Patel
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 4,677
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1856
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 4,678
Luke Young
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 4,679
Mountstuart Elphinstone
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1859
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 4,680
Stanley Holloway
ACTOR
1890 - 1982
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 4,681
John Prescott
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 4,682