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Humphrey Gilbert

English explorer, politician and soldier (1539-1583)

  • Fame56.6
  • Momentum10.0
  • Wikipedia8.2K
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Lived 1539–1583, aged 44
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    1539–1583
    Aged 44
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Updated 2026-08-19

Sir Humphrey Gilbert was an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America and the Plantations of Ireland. He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville.

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56.6
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Momentum10.0
Historical21.1
Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
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