EXPLORER

Thorfinn Karlsefni

1000 - 1100

Thorfinn Karlsefni

Thorfinn Karlsefni Thórdarson was an Icelandic explorer. Around the year 1010, he followed Leif Eriksson's route to Vinland in a short-lived attempt to establish a permanent settlement there with his wife Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir and their followers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thorfinn Karlsefni is the 29th most popular explorer (up from 39th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Iceland (up from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Icelander Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Thorfinn Karlsefni ranks 29 out of 498. Before him are Xuanzang, Willem Barentsz, Jacques Cousteau, Juan Sebastián Elcano, David Livingstone, and Thor Heyerdahl. After him are William Adams, Jan van Riebeeck, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, John Davis, John Cabot, and Evliya Çelebi.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Xuanzang
602 - 664
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 23
Willem Barentsz
1550 - 1597
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 24
Jacques Cousteau
1910 - 1997
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 25
Juan Sebastián Elcano
1476 - 1526
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 26
David Livingstone
1813 - 1873
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 27
Thor Heyerdahl
1914 - 2002
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 28
Thorfinn Karlsefni
1000 - 1100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 29
William Adams
1564 - 1620
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 30
Jan van Riebeeck
1619 - 1677
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 31
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
1475 - 1519
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 32
John Davis
1550 - 1605
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 33
John Cabot
1450 - 1498
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 34
Evliya Çelebi
1611 - 1682
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 35

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Thorfinn Karlsefni ranks 7. Before him are Pope Damasus II, Pope John XV, Pope Sylvester III, Ubba, Pope Gregory VI, and Michael VI Bringas. After him are Pope John XIV, Constantine IX Monomachos, Parascheva of the Balkans, Antipope John XVI, Rajendra Chola I, and Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir. Among people deceased in 1100, Thorfinn Karlsefni ranks 2. Before him is Godfrey of Bouillon. After him are William II of England, Parascheva of the Balkans, Antipope Clement III, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, George Kedrenos, Thorkell the Tall, Emperor Zhezong, Bretislav II, Naropa, and Stepanos Asoghik.

Others Born in 1000

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Pope Damasus II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1048
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 1
Pope John XV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 996
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 2
Pope Sylvester III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1060
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 3
Ubba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1000 - 878
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 4
Pope Gregory VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1048
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 5
Michael VI Bringas
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1059
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 6
Thorfinn Karlsefni
EXPLORER
1000 - 1100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 7
Pope John XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 984
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 8
Constantine IX Monomachos
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1055
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 9
Parascheva of the Balkans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1100
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 10
Antipope John XVI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1001
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 11
Rajendra Chola I
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1044
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 12
Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir
EXPLORER
1000 - 1100
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 13

Others Deceased in 1100

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Godfrey of Bouillon
POLITICIAN
1060 - 1100
HPI: 79.79
Rank: 1
Thorfinn Karlsefni
EXPLORER
1000 - 1100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 2
William II of England
POLITICIAN
1056 - 1100
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 3
Parascheva of the Balkans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1100
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 4
Antipope Clement III
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1025 - 1100
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 5
Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir
EXPLORER
1000 - 1100
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 6
George Kedrenos
HISTORIAN
1100 - 1100
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 7
Thorkell the Tall
POLITICIAN
901 - 1100
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 8
Emperor Zhezong
POLITICIAN
1076 - 1100
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 9
Bretislav II
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1100
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 10
Naropa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1016 - 1100
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 11
Stepanos Asoghik
HISTORIAN
1000 - 1100
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 12