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John Cabot

1450 - 1498

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John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Caboto [dʒoˈvanni kaˈbɔːto]; c. 1450 – c. 1499) was an Italian navigator and explorer. His 1497 voyage to the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII, King of England is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Cabot is the 34th most popular explorer (down from 32nd in 2019), the 526th most popular biography from Italy (down from 484th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Explorer.

John Cabot was an explorer who was most famous for being the first European to explore the North American coast and for claiming Newfoundland for England.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Cabot ranks 34 out of 498. Before him are Thor Heyerdahl, Thorfinn Karlsefni, William Adams, Jan van Riebeeck, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and John Davis. After him are Evliya Çelebi, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Pytheas, Francisco de Orellana, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, and Juan Ponce de León.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1450, John Cabot ranks 4. Before him are Bartolomeu Dias, Hieronymus Bosch, and Josquin des Prez. After him are Luca Signorelli, Ibrahim Lodi, Yejong of Joseon, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Pêro da Covilhã, Martin Schongauer, and Gerard David. Among people deceased in 1498, John Cabot ranks 4. Before him are Girolamo Savonarola, Charles VIII of France, and Tomás de Torquemada. After him are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Antonio del Pollaiolo, Giovanni il Popolano, Michael Pacher, Cristoforo Landino, Francesco Botticini, Mirkhvand, and Koca Davud Pasha.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, John Cabot ranks 526 out of 5,161. Before him are Octavia the Younger (-69), Pope Valentine (780), Gaius Maecenas (-68), Arturo Toscanini (1867), Pope Miltiades (250), and Riccardo Giacconi (1931). After him are Joanna I of Naples (1326), Aurelia Cotta (-120), Alphonsus Liguori (1696), Roberto Rossellini (1906), Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835), and Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549).

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Among EXPLORERS In Italy

Among explorers born in Italy, John Cabot ranks 4. Before him are Marco Polo (1254), Christopher Columbus (1451), and Amerigo Vespucci (1454). After him are Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Bartholomew Columbus (1460), Alvise Cadamosto (1432), Lancelotto Malocello (1270), and Niccolò de' Conti (1395).

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