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Thomas Button

1575 - 1634

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Sir Thomas Button (c. 1575 – April 1634) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who in 1612–1613 commanded an expedition that unsuccessfully attempted to locate explorer Henry Hudson and to navigate the Northwest Passage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Button is the 473rd most popular explorer (down from 463rd in 2019), the 5,275th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,779th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Thomas Button ranks 473 out of 498. Before him are Hubert Wilkins, Samuel Hearne, Robert O'Hara Burke, Louis Hennepin, Oscar Baumann, and Louis-Gustave Binger. After him are Sarat Chandra Das, Tryggve Gran, Henry Robertson Bowers, Bartholomew Gosnold, Harry Johnston, and David Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1575, Thomas Button ranks 18. Before him are Francesco Molin, Christina of Salm, Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg, Johann Carolus, Taranatha, and Lady Arbella Stuart.  Among people deceased in 1634, Thomas Button ranks 20. Before him are Magdalene of Nagasaki, Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst, Edward Coke, Johann Carolus, Taranatha, and George Chapman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Button ranks 5,277 out of 8,785. Before him are Don Finlay (1909), Yvonne Mitchell (1915), Dorothy Wordsworth (1771), Peter Geach (1916), Edmund Rubbra (1901), and Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762). After him are David Robb (1947), Olivia d'Abo (1969), Susan Cooper (1935), Emily Blackwell (1826), Amir Khan (1986), and Tanya Tate (1979).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Button ranks 73. Before him are Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886), Allan Cunningham (1791), Edgeworth David (1858), Henry Seebohm (1832), Edgar Evans (1876), and Samuel Hearne (1745). After him are Henry Robertson Bowers (1883), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), Harry Johnston (1858), David Thompson (1770), Ellen MacArthur (1976), and Henry Worsley (1960).

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