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Sebastian Cabot

1484 - 1557

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Sebastian Cabot (Italian and Venetian: Sebastiano Caboto, Italian: [sebaˈstjaːno kaˈbɔːto]; Spanish: Sebastián Caboto, Gaboto or Cabot; c. 1474 – c. December 1557) was a Venetian explorer, who at various times was in the service of the Kingdom of England, the Crown of Aragon and the Holy Roman Emperor. Cabot was likely born in the Venetian Republic and as such may have been a Venetian citizen, however this has never been confirmed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastian Cabot is the 91st most popular explorer (down from 85th in 2019), the 1,157th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,048th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Explorer.

Sebastian Cabot is most famous for being a navigator and explorer for England. He was the first person to map the North American coast and explore Canada.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Sebastian Cabot ranks 91 out of 498. Before him are Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Diego Columbus, Jeanne Baret, Willem Janszoon, Tristão da Cunha, and Jean de Béthencourt. After him are Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, William Parry, Benjamin of Tudela, Salomon August Andrée, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, and Charles Marie de La Condamine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1484, Sebastian Cabot ranks 7. Before him are Huldrych Zwingli, Bartolomé de las Casas, Hans Baldung, Anne of Foix-Candale, Julius Caesar Scaliger, and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. After him are Matteo Bandello, Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Pedro Mascarenhas, and Michele Sanmicheli. Among people deceased in 1557, Sebastian Cabot ranks 10. Before him are Pontormo, John III of Portugal, Bona Sforza, Mikael Agricola, Olaus Magnus, and Emperor Go-Nara. After him are Lautaro, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Galvarino, Ferrante Gonzaga, John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, and Söyembikä of Kazan.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Sebastian Cabot ranks 1,157 out of 5,161. Before him are Mario Capecchi (1937), Ettore Scola (1931), Eleonora Gonzaga (1598), Antonio Caldara (1670), Francesco Landini (1325), and Constantius Gallus (325). After him are Luigi Russolo (1885), Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (1636), Tiberius Gemellus (19), Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Peter of Verona (1206), and Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882).

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Among EXPLORERS In Italy

Among explorers born in Italy, Sebastian Cabot ranks 7. Before him are Marco Polo (1254), Christopher Columbus (1451), Amerigo Vespucci (1454), John Cabot (1450), Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), and Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485). After him are Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Bartholomew Columbus (1460), Alvise Cadamosto (1432), Lancelotto Malocello (1270), Niccolò de' Conti (1395), and Alejandro Malaspina (1754).

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