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Jan van Riebeeck

1619 - 1677

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Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator, ambassador and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan van Riebeeck is the 31st most popular explorer (down from 30th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 40th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Explorer.

Jan van Riebeeck was a Dutch colonist who founded the first European settlement in South Africa.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jan van Riebeeck ranks 31 out of 498. Before him are Jacques Cousteau, Juan Sebastián Elcano, David Livingstone, Thor Heyerdahl, Thorfinn Karlsefni, and William Adams. After him are Vasco Núñez de Balboa, John Davis, John Cabot, Evliya Çelebi, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, and Pytheas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1619, Jan van Riebeeck ranks 3. Before him are Cyrano de Bergerac, and Jean-Baptiste Colbert. After him are Charles Le Brun, Hyojong of Joseon, Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Morosini, Willem Kalf, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, and Philips Wouwerman. Among people deceased in 1677, Jan van Riebeeck ranks 2. Before him is Baruch Spinoza. After him are Angelus Silesius, Isaac Barrow, Barbara Strozzi, Wenceslaus Hollar, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Henry Oldenburg, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Aert van der Neer, and William, Margrave of Baden-Baden.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan van Riebeeck ranks 38 out of 1,646. Before him are Christiaan Eijkman (1858), Louis van Gaal (1951), Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), Peter Debye (1884), Leo Beenhakker (1942), and William I of the Netherlands (1772). After him are Guus Hiddink (1946), Rutger Hauer (1944), Marco van Basten (1964), Simon van der Meer (1925), Johan Huizinga (1872), and Rinus Michels (1928).

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Among EXPLORERS In Netherlands

Among explorers born in Netherlands, Jan van Riebeeck ranks 3. Before him are Abel Tasman (1603), and Willem Barentsz (1550). After him are Jacob Roggeveen (1659), Willem Schouten (1567), Willem Janszoon (1570), Frederick de Houtman (1571), Alexandrine Tinné (1835), Cornelis de Houtman (1565), Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn (1556), Jacob van Heemskerck (1567), and Anthony van Diemen (1593).

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