Explorer
St John Philby
1885 - 1960
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St John Philby
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. St John Philby is the 246th most popular explorer (down from 163rd in 2024), the 13th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Sri Lankan Explorer.
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Among Explorers
Among explorers, St John Philby ranks 246 out of 498. Before him are Olivier van Noort, Jimmie Angel, Louise Arner Boyd, Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Vladimir Atlasov, and Nikolaus Federmann. After him are Yerofey Khabarov, Dmitry Laptev, Jan Czerski, Francisco Serrão, Friedrich Welwitsch, and Diego de Almagro II.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
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Olivier van Noort
1558 - 1627
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 240
Jimmie Angel
1899 - 1956
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 241
Louise Arner Boyd
1887 - 1972
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 242
Tristão Vaz Teixeira
1395 - 1480
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 243
Vladimir Atlasov
1661 - 1711
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 244
Nikolaus Federmann
1505 - 1542
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 245
St John Philby
1885 - 1960
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 246
Yerofey Khabarov
1603 - 1671
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 247
Dmitry Laptev
1701 - 1771
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 248
Jan Czerski
1845 - 1892
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 249
Francisco Serrão
1500 - 1521
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 250
Friedrich Welwitsch
1806 - 1872
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 251
Diego de Almagro II
1520 - 1542
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 252
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, St John Philby ranks 97. Before him are Karl Genzken, Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Milan Vidmar, Noman Çelebicihan, Alexandros Koryzis, and Iuliu Hossu. After him are Jerome Kern, Dezső Kosztolányi, Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Antonio Bacci, Frank Knight, and Leó Weiner. Among people deceased in 1960, St John Philby ranks 79. Before him are Noël Bas, Jules Supervielle, Henny Porten, Princess Xenia of Montenegro, Sibilla Aleramo, and Hans Albers. After him are Erwin Jaenecke, Véra Clouzot, Auguste Herbin, Dirk Jan de Geer, Leó Weiner, and Ioannis Georgiadis.
Others Born in 1885
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Karl Genzken
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1957
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 91
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1950
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 92
Milan Vidmar
CHESS PLAYER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 93
Noman Çelebicihan
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1918
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 94
Alexandros Koryzis
EXTREMIST
1885 - 1941
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 95
Iuliu Hossu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1970
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 96
St John Philby
EXPLORER
1885 - 1960
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 97
Jerome Kern
COMPOSER
1885 - 1945
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 98
Dezső Kosztolányi
WRITER
1885 - 1936
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 99
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1961
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 100
Antonio Bacci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1971
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 101
Frank Knight
ECONOMIST
1885 - 1972
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 102
Leó Weiner
COMPOSER
1885 - 1960
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 103
Others Deceased in 1960
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Noël Bas
GYMNAST
1877 - 1960
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 73
Jules Supervielle
WRITER
1884 - 1960
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 74
Henny Porten
ACTOR
1890 - 1960
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 75
Princess Xenia of Montenegro
NOBLEMAN
1881 - 1960
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 76
Sibilla Aleramo
WRITER
1876 - 1960
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 77
Hans Albers
ACTOR
1891 - 1960
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 78
St John Philby
EXPLORER
1885 - 1960
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 79
Erwin Jaenecke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1960
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 80
Véra Clouzot
ACTOR
1913 - 1960
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 81
Auguste Herbin
PAINTER
1882 - 1960
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 82
Dirk Jan de Geer
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1960
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 83
Leó Weiner
COMPOSER
1885 - 1960
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 84
Ioannis Georgiadis
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1960
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 85
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, St John Philby ranks 13 out of NaN. Before him are Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877), Tony Hoare (1934), Anagarika Dharmapala (1864), Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945), Aryadeva (200), and Malcolm Ranjith (1947). After him are Michael Ondaatje (1943), S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899), Jack Churchill (1906), Maithripala Sirisena (1951), D. S. Senanayake (1883), and William Chester Minor (1834).
Others born in Sri Lanka
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Ananda Coomaraswamy
PHILOSOPHER
1877 - 1947
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 7
Tony Hoare
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 8
Anagarika Dharmapala
WRITER
1864 - 1933
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 9
Mahinda Rajapaksa
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 10
Aryadeva
WRITER
200 - 250
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 11
Malcolm Ranjith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 12
St John Philby
EXPLORER
1885 - 1960
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 13
Michael Ondaatje
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 14
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1959
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 15
Jack Churchill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1996
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 16
Maithripala Sirisena
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 17
D. S. Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1952
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 18
William Chester Minor
PHYSICIAN
1834 - 1920
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 19
Among Explorers In Sri Lanka
Among explorers born in Sri Lanka, St John Philby ranks 1.
