EXPLORER
Pyotr Beketov
1600 - 1661
Pyotr Beketov
Pyotr Beketov (Russian: Пётр Иванович Бекетов, c. 1600 – c. 1661) was a Cossack explorer of Siberia and founder of various fortified settlements in the region, which later developed into modern cities such as Yakutsk, Chita, and Nerchinsk. Beketov started his military service as a guardsman (strelets) in 1624 and was sent to Siberia in 1627. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pyotr Beketov is the 299th most popular explorer (up from 331st in 2019). (up from 3,209th in 2019)
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Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Pyotr Beketov ranks 299 out of 498. Before him are Wulfstan of Hedeby, Jean Louis Marie Poiret, Ingvar the Far-Travelled, Grigory Potanin, Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein, and Juan Pizarro. After him are Bertrand Piccard, John Byron, Lady Hester Stanhope, Ippolito Rosellini, Gustav Adolf von Götzen, and Philip Carteret.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Wulfstan of Hedeby
800 - 850
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 293
Jean Louis Marie Poiret
1755 - 1834
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 294
Ingvar the Far-Travelled
1050 - 1041
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 295
Grigory Potanin
1835 - 1920
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 296
Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein
1759 - 1823
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 297
Juan Pizarro
1511 - 1536
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 298
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1600, Pyotr Beketov ranks 20. Before him are Giovanna Garzoni, Lagâri Hasan Çelebi, Kuchum, Malyuta Skuratov, Lourenço Marques, and Jacques Blanchard. After him are Matthias Stom, Ivan Bolotnikov, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Pieter de Grebber, and Ivan Moskvitin. Among people deceased in 1661, Pyotr Beketov ranks 18. Before him are Zheng Zhilong, Martino Martini, Andrea Sacchi, Pieter de Molijn, Teimuraz I of Kakheti, and Louis Couperin. After him are Guru Har Rai, Daniel Seghers, Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst, Thomas Fuller, and Sarmad Kashani.
Others Born in 1600
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Giovanna Garzoni
PAINTER
1600 - 1670
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 14
Lagâri Hasan Çelebi
INVENTOR
1600 - 1700
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 15
Kuchum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1601
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 16
Malyuta Skuratov
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1573
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 17
Lourenço Marques
EXPLORER
1600 - 1600
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 18
Jacques Blanchard
PAINTER
1600 - 1638
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 19
Pyotr Beketov
EXPLORER
1600 - 1661
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 20
Matthias Stom
PAINTER
1600 - 1660
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 21
Ivan Bolotnikov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1600 - 1608
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 22
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1659
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 23
Pieter de Grebber
PAINTER
1600 - 1652
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 24
Ivan Moskvitin
EXPLORER
1600 - 1601
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1661
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Zheng Zhilong
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1661
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 12
Martino Martini
HISTORIAN
1614 - 1661
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 13
Andrea Sacchi
PAINTER
1599 - 1661
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 14
Pieter de Molijn
PAINTER
1595 - 1661
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 15
Teimuraz I of Kakheti
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1661
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 16
Louis Couperin
COMPOSER
1626 - 1661
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 17
Pyotr Beketov
EXPLORER
1600 - 1661
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 18
Guru Har Rai
POLITICIAN
1630 - 1661
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 19
Daniel Seghers
PAINTER
1590 - 1661
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 20
Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst
PAINTER
1603 - 1661
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 21
Thomas Fuller
HISTORIAN
1608 - 1661
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 22
Sarmad Kashani
WRITER
1590 - 1661
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 23
