Inventor

Oliver Evans

American inventor

1755 - 1819

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Oliver Evans

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Evans is the 389th most popular inventor (down from 349th in 2024), the 10,173rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,668th in 2019) and the 106th most popular American Inventor.

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Historical Popularity Index

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Oliver Evans's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 52.79.

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Among Inventors

Among inventors, Oliver Evans ranks 389 out of 433. Before him are Barnes Wallis, Johan Vaaler, George Stibitz, George Beauchamp, Robin Li, and William Friese-Greene. After him are Gary Fisher, Yvonne Brill, Dean Kamen, Edd China, Bette Nesmith Graham, and Elmer Ambrose Sperry.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Barnes Wallis
1887 - 1979
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 383
Johan Vaaler
1866 - 1910
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 384
George Stibitz
1904 - 1995
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 385
George Beauchamp
1899 - 1941
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 386
Robin Li
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 387
William Friese-Greene
1855 - 1921
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 388
Oliver Evans
1755 - 1819
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 389
Gary Fisher
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 390
Yvonne Brill
1924 - 2013
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 391
Dean Kamen
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 392
Edd China
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 393
Bette Nesmith Graham
1924 - 1980
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 394
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
1860 - 1930
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 395

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1755, Oliver Evans ranks 50. Before him are Narayan Rao, Thomas Hardwicke, William Bradford, Abol-Fath Khan Zand, Johann Christoph Wendland, and Nathan Hale. After him are Rufus King, and Nicholas Gilman. Among people deceased in 1819, Oliver Evans ranks 34. Before him are Hannah Van Buren, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, Oliver Hazard Perry, John Jeffries, Mary Moser, and John Langdon. After him are William Samuel Johnson, and Caleb Strong.

Others Born in 1755

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Narayan Rao
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1773
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 44
Thomas Hardwicke
BIOLOGIST
1755 - 1835
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 45
William Bradford
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1795
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 46
Abol-Fath Khan Zand
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1779
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 47
Johann Christoph Wendland
BIOLOGIST
1755 - 1828
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 48
Nathan Hale
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1776
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 49
Oliver Evans
INVENTOR
1755 - 1819
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 50
Rufus King
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1827
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 51
Nicholas Gilman
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1814
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 52

Others Deceased in 1819

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Hannah Van Buren
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1819
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 28
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
WRITER
1750 - 1819
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 29
Oliver Hazard Perry
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1785 - 1819
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 30
John Jeffries
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1819
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 31
Mary Moser
PAINTER
1744 - 1819
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 32
John Langdon
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1819
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 33
Oliver Evans
INVENTOR
1755 - 1819
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 34
William Samuel Johnson
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1819
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 35
Caleb Strong
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1819
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 36