EXPLORER

Humphrey Gilbert

1539 - 1583

Photo of Humphrey Gilbert

Icon of person Humphrey Gilbert

Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 – 9 September 1583) was an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America and the Plantations of Ireland. He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Humphrey Gilbert is the 355th most popular explorer (down from 272nd in 2019), the 3,135th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,206th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Humphrey Gilbert by language

Loading...

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 355 out of 498. Before him are Juan de Oñate, Florence Baker, Alexander Dalrymple, Robert Hermann Schomburgk, Pyotr Anjou, and Carl Peters. After him are Elisha Kent Kane, Édouard-Alfred Martel, Matvei Gedenshtrom, Albert von Le Coq, Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs, and Edward S. Curtis.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1539, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 17. Before him are George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Chōsokabe Motochika, Jost Amman, Hasegawa Tōhaku, Yi San-hae, and Nicolò Donato. After him are Pierre Pithou, Olivier de Serres, and Salima Sultan Begum. Among people deceased in 1583, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 17. Before him are Juan de Garay, Pirro Ligorio, Ivan Fyodorov, Jacques Pelletier du Mans, Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels, and Thomas Erastus. After him are Zacharias Ursinus, and Surdas.

Others Born in 1539

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1583

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 3,136 out of 8,785. Before him are Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter (1907), William Camden (1551), Belinda Lee (1935), B. C. Forbes (1880), Phil Manzanera (1951), and Graham McTavish (1961). After him are Keith Newton (1941), Damian Lewis (1971), Richard Hooker (1554), Jason Flemyng (1966), Roger Norrington (1934), and Angus Ogilvy (1928).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Humphrey Gilbert ranks 42. Before him are John Byron (1723), Lady Hester Stanhope (1776), John McDouall Stuart (1815), Alexander Gordon Laing (1794), Hugh Clapperton (1788), and Alexander Dalrymple (1737). After him are Vivian Fuchs (1908), John Biscoe (1794), George Bass (1771), John Moresby (1830), Samuel Baker (1821), and Alexander Burnes (1805).

British born Explorers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous