EXPLORER

Frank Wild

1873 - 1939

Frank Wild

John Robert Francis Wild (18 April 1873 – 19 August 1939) was an English sailor and explorer. He participated in five expeditions to Antarctica during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, for which he was awarded the Polar Medal with four bars, one of only two men to be so honoured, the other being Ernest Joyce. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Wild is the 392nd most popular explorer (up from 446th in 2019), the 3,648th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,274th in 2019) and the 49th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Frank Wild ranks 392 out of 498. Before him are Francisco de Ulloa, Lauge Koch, Charles John Andersson, Teoberto Maler, Oscar Dickson, and Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard. After him are Yakov Sannikov, Lourenço de Almeida, Lachlan Macquarie, Alexander Fersman, García López de Cárdenas, and Álvaro Fernandes.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Francisco de Ulloa
1501 - 1540
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 386
Lauge Koch
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 387
Charles John Andersson
1827 - 1867
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 388
Teoberto Maler
1842 - 1917
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 389
Oscar Dickson
1823 - 1897
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 390
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard
1858 - 1945
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 391
Frank Wild
1873 - 1939
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 392
Yakov Sannikov
1780 - 1825
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 393
Lourenço de Almeida
1480 - 1508
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 394
Lachlan Macquarie
1762 - 1824
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 395
Alexander Fersman
1883 - 1945
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 396
García López de Cárdenas
1500 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 397
Álvaro Fernandes
1500 - 1500
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 398

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Frank Wild ranks 151. Before him are Rosa Sensat, W. C. Handy, Ivan Shmelyov, Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg, Ioannis Chrysafis, and Al Smith. After him are Oscar von Sydow, Wilhelm Kreis, E. D. Morel, Étienne Desmarteau, Antonina Nezhdanova, and Carlos Mendieta. Among people deceased in 1939, Frank Wild ranks 123. Before him are Halil Pasha, Vladislav Khodasevich, Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid, Oton Iveković, Fausto dos Santos, and Alexander Kanoldt. After him are Bautista Saavedra, Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, Zane Grey, Boris Grigoriev, Sidney Howard, and Kullervo Manner.

Others Born in 1873

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Rosa Sensat
WRITER
1873 - 1961
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 145
W. C. Handy
COMPOSER
1873 - 1958
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 146
Ivan Shmelyov
WRITER
1873 - 1950
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 147
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1953
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 148
Ioannis Chrysafis
WRITER
1873 - 1932
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 149
Al Smith
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 150
Frank Wild
EXPLORER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 151
Oscar von Sydow
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1936
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 152
Wilhelm Kreis
ARCHITECT
1873 - 1955
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 153
E. D. Morel
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1924
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 154
Étienne Desmarteau
ATHLETE
1873 - 1905
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 155
Antonina Nezhdanova
SINGER
1873 - 1950
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 156
Carlos Mendieta
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1960
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 157

Others Deceased in 1939

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Halil Pasha
PAINTER
1857 - 1939
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 117
Vladislav Khodasevich
WRITER
1886 - 1939
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 118
Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1939
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 119
Oton Iveković
PAINTER
1869 - 1939
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 120
Fausto dos Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1939
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 121
Alexander Kanoldt
PAINTER
1881 - 1939
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 122
Frank Wild
EXPLORER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 123
Bautista Saavedra
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1939
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 124
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
ASTRONOMER
1865 - 1939
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 125
Zane Grey
WRITER
1872 - 1939
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 126
Boris Grigoriev
PAINTER
1886 - 1939
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 127
Sidney Howard
WRITER
1891 - 1939
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 128
Kullervo Manner
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1939
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 129