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Lourenço de Almeida

1480 - 1508

Lourenço de Almeida

Lourenço de Almeida (c. 1480 – March 1508) was a Portuguese explorer and military commander. He was born in Martim, Portugal, the son of Francisco de Almeida, first viceroy of Portuguese India. Acting under his father, Lourenço distinguished himself in the Indian Ocean, and made Ceylon (present Sri Lanka) tributary to Portugal (see Portuguese Ceylon). He belonged to the Order of Christ. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lourenço de Almeida is the 394th most popular explorer (down from 386th in 2019), the 339th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 327th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Lourenço de Almeida ranks 394 out of 498. Before him are Charles John Andersson, Teoberto Maler, Oscar Dickson, Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Frank Wild, and Yakov Sannikov. After him are Lachlan Macquarie, Alexander Fersman, García López de Cárdenas, Álvaro Fernandes, Artur Chilingarov, and Frederick William Beechey.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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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
Artur Chilingarov
1939 - 2024
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 399
Frederick William Beechey
1796 - 1856
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 400

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1480, Lourenço de Almeida ranks 37. Before him are Antonio de Guevara, Girolamo Savoldo, Duarte Barbosa, Vannoccio Biringuccio, Frederick II of Legnica, and Hans Leonhard Schäufelein. Among people deceased in 1508, Lourenço de Almeida ranks 11. Before him are Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Conrad Celtes, Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Philip, Elector Palatine, Nephon II of Constantinople, and Radu IV the Great. After him is Nilus of Sora.

Others Born in 1480

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Antonio de Guevara
WRITER
1480 - 1544
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 31
Girolamo Savoldo
PAINTER
1480 - 1548
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 32
Duarte Barbosa
WRITER
1480 - 1521
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 33
Vannoccio Biringuccio
ARCHITECT
1480 - 1539
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 34
Frederick II of Legnica
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1547
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 35
Hans Leonhard Schäufelein
PAINTER
1480 - 1540
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 36
Lourenço de Almeida
EXPLORER
1480 - 1508
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 37

Others Deceased in 1508

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Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1447 - 1508
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 5
Conrad Celtes
PHILOSOPHER
1459 - 1508
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 6
Guidobaldo da Montefeltro
POLITICIAN
1472 - 1508
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 7
Philip, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1448 - 1508
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 8
Nephon II of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1450 - 1508
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 9
Radu IV the Great
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1508
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 10
Lourenço de Almeida
EXPLORER
1480 - 1508
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 11
Nilus of Sora
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1433 - 1508
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 12