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Summary
Christopher Columbus was born on 1450[1] in Genoa[2]. He died on May 19, 1506[3], in Valladolid[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], seafarer[6], traveler[7], sailor[8], and inventor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.094% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (440,828 views/month, #940 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
Date of birth: 1451[11], September 1, 1451[12], October 31, 1451[13]
Significant event: first voyage of Christopher Columbus[46], second voyage of Christopher Colombus[47], Tercer viaje de Colón[48], Fourth voyage of Christopher Columbus[49], Spanish Colonization of Hispaniola[50], first arrival of Christopher Columbus to America[51]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Christopher Columbus include Washington, D.C.[52], Colombia[53], Columbus Day[54], Columbus[55], Columbian Exchange[56], Columbia[57], Knights of Columbus[58], and Columbian mammoth[59].
Why It Matters
Christopher Columbus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
He is credited with the discovery of Americas[62], a supercontinent[63]; Cayman Islands[64], a British overseas territory[65], in United Kingdom[66]; Saint Martin[67], an island[68], in France[69]; Theobroma cacao[70], a taxon[71]; San Salvador Island[72], an island[73], in The Bahamas[74]; and Redonda[75], an island[76], in Antigua and Barbuda[77], founded in 1967[78]. Works attributed to him include Columbus Letter on the First Voyage[79], he' journal[80], and Book of Prophecies[81]. Entities named for him include Washington, D.C.[52], Colombia[53], Columbus Day[54], Columbus[55], Columbian Exchange[56], and Columbia[57].
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APA4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Christopher Columbus. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/christopher-columbus
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