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Philip Carteret

1733 - 1796

Philip Carteret

Rear-Admiral Philip Carteret, Seigneur of Trinity (22 January 1733 – 21 July 1796) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who participated in two of the British navy's circumnavigation expeditions in 1764–66 and 1766–69. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Carteret is the 305th most popular explorer (up from 335th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Jersey and the most popular Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Philip Carteret ranks 305 out of 498. Before him are Pyotr Beketov, Bertrand Piccard, John Byron, Lady Hester Stanhope, Ippolito Rosellini, and Gustav Adolf von Götzen. After him are John McDouall Stuart, Jacques Labillardière, Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón, Jens Munk, Nicolas Baudin, and Wilfred Thesiger.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Pyotr Beketov
1600 - 1661
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 299
Bertrand Piccard
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 300
John Byron
1723 - 1786
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 301
Lady Hester Stanhope
1776 - 1839
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 302
Ippolito Rosellini
1800 - 1843
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 303
Gustav Adolf von Götzen
1866 - 1910
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 304
Philip Carteret
1733 - 1796
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 305
John McDouall Stuart
1815 - 1866
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 306
Jacques Labillardière
1755 - 1834
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 307
Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón
1500 - 1529
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 308
Jens Munk
1579 - 1628
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 309
Nicolas Baudin
1754 - 1803
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 310
Wilfred Thesiger
1910 - 2003
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 311

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1733, Philip Carteret ranks 15. Before him are Siraj ud-Daulah, Jean-Charles de Borda, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, Daniel Solander, Gottfried van Swieten, and Christoph Friedrich Nicolai. After him are Maruyama Ōkyo, Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, Ismail III, Adam Naruszewicz, János Sajnovics, and Mikhail Kheraskov. Among people deceased in 1796, Philip Carteret ranks 22. Before him are Franz Anton Maulbertsch, François de Charette, Velu Nachiyar, Prince Louis Charles of Prussia, Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, and William Chambers. After him are François Séverin Marceau, Juan José Elhuyar, Adam Naruszewicz, Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, David Allan, and Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani.

Others Born in 1733

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Siraj ud-Daulah
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1757
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 9
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 10
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1796
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 11
Daniel Solander
BIOLOGIST
1733 - 1782
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 12
Gottfried van Swieten
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1803
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 13
Christoph Friedrich Nicolai
WRITER
1733 - 1811
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 14
Philip Carteret
EXPLORER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 15
Maruyama Ōkyo
PAINTER
1733 - 1795
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 16
Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter
BIOLOGIST
1733 - 1806
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 17
Ismail III
NOBLEMAN
1733 - 1773
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 18
Adam Naruszewicz
WRITER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 19
János Sajnovics
LINGUIST
1733 - 1785
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 20
Mikhail Kheraskov
WRITER
1733 - 1807
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 21

Others Deceased in 1796

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Franz Anton Maulbertsch
PAINTER
1724 - 1796
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 16
François de Charette
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1796
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 17
Velu Nachiyar
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1796
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 18
Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1796
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 19
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal
WRITER
1713 - 1796
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 20
William Chambers
ARCHITECT
1723 - 1796
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 21
Philip Carteret
EXPLORER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 22
François Séverin Marceau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1796
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 23
Juan José Elhuyar
CHEMIST
1754 - 1796
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 24
Adam Naruszewicz
WRITER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 25
Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz
ARCHITECT
1716 - 1796
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 26
David Allan
PAINTER
1744 - 1796
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 27
Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani
WRITER
1719 - 1796
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 28