EXPLORER
Pyotr Anjou
1796 - 1869

Pyotr Anjou
Pyotr Fyodorovich Anjou (Russian: Пётр Фёдорович Анжу; 15 February 1796 – 12 October 1869) was an Arctic explorer and an admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pyotr Anjou is the 353rd most popular explorer (up from 391st in 2019), the 1,416th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,758th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Russian Explorer.
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Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Pyotr Anjou ranks 353 out of 498. Before him are Domingo Martínez de Irala, Paweł Strzelecki, Juan de Oñate, Florence Baker, Alexander Dalrymple, and Robert Hermann Schomburgk. After him are Carl Peters, Humphrey Gilbert, Elisha Kent Kane, Édouard-Alfred Martel, Matvei Gedenshtrom, and Albert von Le Coq.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDomingo Martínez de Irala
1509 - 1556
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 347
Paweł Strzelecki
1797 - 1873
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 348
Juan de Oñate
1550 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 349
Florence Baker
1841 - 1916
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 350
Alexander Dalrymple
1737 - 1808
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 351
Robert Hermann Schomburgk
1804 - 1865
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 352
Pyotr Anjou
1796 - 1869
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 353
Carl Peters
1856 - 1918
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 354
Humphrey Gilbert
1539 - 1583
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 355
Elisha Kent Kane
1820 - 1857
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 356
Édouard-Alfred Martel
1859 - 1938
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 357
Matvei Gedenshtrom
1780 - 1845
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 358
Albert von Le Coq
1860 - 1930
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 359
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1796, Pyotr Anjou ranks 45. Before him are Manto Mavrogenous, Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Antun Mihanović, George Catlin, Juan Esteban Pedernera, and Anton Pann. After him are Nikolai Turczaninow, Leopold II, Prince of Lippe, Franz von Schober, Antonios Kriezis, Wilhelm Hemprich, and Immanuel Hermann Fichte. Among people deceased in 1869, Pyotr Anjou ranks 41. Before him are Julian Fontana, Juan Almonte, Adolphe Niel, Théophile Thoré-Bürger, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and Gheorghe Asachi. After him are Ōmura Masujirō, Alexander Dreyschock, Johann Georg von Hahn, Vladimir Odoyevsky, Carlo Cattaneo, and Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer.
Others Born in 1796
Go to all RankingsManto Mavrogenous
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1848
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 39
Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1880
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 40
Antun Mihanović
WRITER
1796 - 1861
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 41
George Catlin
PAINTER
1796 - 1872
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 42
Juan Esteban Pedernera
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1886
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 43
Anton Pann
WRITER
1796 - 1854
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 44
Pyotr Anjou
EXPLORER
1796 - 1869
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 45
Nikolai Turczaninow
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1863
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 46
Leopold II, Prince of Lippe
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1851
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 47
Franz von Schober
WRITER
1796 - 1882
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 48
Antonios Kriezis
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1865
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 49
Wilhelm Hemprich
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1825
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 50
Immanuel Hermann Fichte
PHILOSOPHER
1796 - 1879
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 51
Others Deceased in 1869
Go to all RankingsJulian Fontana
MUSICIAN
1810 - 1869
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 35
Juan Almonte
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1869
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 36
Adolphe Niel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1869
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 37
Théophile Thoré-Bürger
WRITER
1807 - 1869
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 38
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
MUSICIAN
1829 - 1869
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 39
Gheorghe Asachi
WRITER
1788 - 1869
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 40
Pyotr Anjou
EXPLORER
1796 - 1869
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 41
Ōmura Masujirō
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1869
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 42
Alexander Dreyschock
MUSICIAN
1818 - 1869
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 43
Johann Georg von Hahn
WRITER
1811 - 1869
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 44
Vladimir Odoyevsky
WRITER
1803 - 1869
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 45
Carlo Cattaneo
PHILOSOPHER
1801 - 1869
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 46
Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1869
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 47
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Pyotr Anjou ranks 1,416 out of 3,761. Before him are Julia Volkova (1985), Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov (1874), Viktor Yerofeyev (1947), Boris Grebenshchikov (1953), Nikolai Valuev (1973), and Hermann Goetz (1840). After him are Aleksandr Abdulov (1953), Andrey Andreyevich Andreyev (1895), Izmail Sreznevsky (1812), Grigory Gagarin (1810), Marina Oswald Porter (1941), and Viktor Sukhorukov (1951).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsJulia Volkova
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 1,410
Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov
ENGINEER
1874 - 1966
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,411
Viktor Yerofeyev
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,412
Boris Grebenshchikov
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,413
Nikolai Valuev
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 1,414
Hermann Goetz
COMPOSER
1840 - 1876
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 1,415
Pyotr Anjou
EXPLORER
1796 - 1869
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,416
Aleksandr Abdulov
ACTOR
1953 - 2008
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,417
Andrey Andreyevich Andreyev
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1971
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,418
Izmail Sreznevsky
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1880
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,419
Grigory Gagarin
PAINTER
1810 - 1893
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,420
Marina Oswald Porter
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,421
Viktor Sukhorukov
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,422
Among EXPLORERS In Russia
Among explorers born in Russia, Pyotr Anjou ranks 22. Before him are Grigory Shelikhov (1747), Semyon Chelyuskin (1700), Pyotr Chikhachyov (1808), Boris Vilkitsky (1885), Irina Solovyova (1937), and Khariton Laptev (1700). After him are Stepan Krasheninnikov (1711), Gombojab Tsybikov (1873), Yakov Sannikov (1780), Alexander Fersman (1883), Artur Chilingarov (1939), and Gennady Nevelskoy (1813).
Grigory Shelikhov
1747 - 1795
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 16
Semyon Chelyuskin
1700 - 1764
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 17
Pyotr Chikhachyov
1808 - 1890
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 18
Boris Vilkitsky
1885 - 1961
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 19
Irina Solovyova
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 20
Khariton Laptev
1700 - 1763
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 21
Pyotr Anjou
1796 - 1869
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 22
Stepan Krasheninnikov
1711 - 1755
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 23
Gombojab Tsybikov
1873 - 1930
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 24
Yakov Sannikov
1780 - 1825
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 25
Alexander Fersman
1883 - 1945
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 26
Artur Chilingarov
1939 - 2024
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 27
Gennady Nevelskoy
1813 - 1876
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 28