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John Davis

1550 - 1605

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John Davis (c. 1550 – 29 December 1605) was one of the chief navigators of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage and served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands in August 1592. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Davis is the 33rd most popular explorer (up from 68th in 2019), the 340th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 573rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Explorer.

John Davis is most famous for being the first African American to play in the National Hockey League.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Davis ranks 33 out of 498. Before him are David Livingstone, Thor Heyerdahl, Thorfinn Karlsefni, William Adams, Jan van Riebeeck, and Vasco Núñez de Balboa. After him are John Cabot, Evliya Çelebi, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Pytheas, Francisco de Orellana, and Francisco Vázquez de Coronado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1550, John Davis ranks 6. Before him are Charles IX of France, Safiye Sultan, Willem Barentsz, John Napier, and Charles IX of Sweden. After him are Do-Aklin, Henry I, Duke of Guise, Camillus de Lellis, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Jang-geum, and Stanislaus Kostka. Among people deceased in 1605, John Davis ranks 6. Before him are Akbar, Pope Leo XI, Pope Clement VIII, Boris Godunov, and Handan Sultan. After him are Feodor II of Russia, Jean Nicot, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Theodore Beza, and Naresuan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Davis ranks 340 out of 8,785. Before him are Roald Dahl (1916), Arnold J. Toynbee (1889), Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473), Benjamin Disraeli (1804), John Keats (1795), and Bede (672). After him are Jane Hawking (1944), Frederick Sanger (1918), Keith Richards (1943), Tony Blair (1953), Edward the Elder (871), and Millvina Dean (1912).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, John Davis ranks 6. Before him are James Cook (1728), Francis Drake (1540), Robert Falcon Scott (1868), David Livingstone (1813), and William Adams (1564). After him are Henry Morton Stanley (1841), William Baffin (1584), Henry Hudson (1570), John Ross (1777), William Dampier (1651), and John Smith (1580).

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