Inventor
Patricia Bath
American ophthalmologist and inventor
1942 - 2019
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Patricia Bath
Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Patricia Bath is the 375th most popular inventor (down from 322nd in 2024), the 9,178th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,387th in 2019) and the 99th most popular American Inventor.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Patricia Bath ranks 375 out of 426. Before her are Amar Bose, Andrew Viterbi, Karl Jatho, Edward Craven Walker, Harry Ferguson, and Tabitha Babbitt. After her are John Milne, Henry J. Kaiser, Robert S. Langer, Wordsworth Donisthorpe, Charles Darrow, and Frank Piasecki.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Amar Bose
1929 - 2013
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 369
Andrew Viterbi
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 370
Karl Jatho
1873 - 1933
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 371
Edward Craven Walker
1918 - 2000
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 372
Harry Ferguson
1884 - 1960
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 373
Tabitha Babbitt
1779 - 1853
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 374
Patricia Bath
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 375
John Milne
1850 - 1913
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 376
Henry J. Kaiser
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 377
Robert S. Langer
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 378
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
1847 - 1914
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 379
Charles Darrow
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 380
Frank Piasecki
1919 - 2008
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 381
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Patricia Bath ranks 574. Before her are Bob Love, John Ashcroft, Kees Verkerk, Pavel Sadyrin, Jan Wienese, and Claudine Longet. After her are Jerzy Trela, Kenneth Lay, Tammy Faye Messner, Lopo do Nascimento, Rob de Nijs, and Klaus Glahn. Among people deceased in 2019, Patricia Bath ranks 443. Before her are Shelley Lubben, Yao Lee, Carlos Squeo, Jerrie Cobb, Frank Robinson, and Miklós Ambrus. After her are Béla Zsitnik, Heinz Fütterer, Aleksandar Kostov, King Kong Bundy, Bob Einstein, and Maximilian Raub.
Others Born in 1942
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Bob Love
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1942 - 2024
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 568
John Ashcroft
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 569
Kees Verkerk
SKATER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 570
Pavel Sadyrin
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2001
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 571
Jan Wienese
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 572
Claudine Longet
SINGER
1942 - 2026
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 573
Patricia Bath
INVENTOR
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 574
Jerzy Trela
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 575
Kenneth Lay
MAFIOSO
1942 - 2006
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 576
Tammy Faye Messner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 2007
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 577
Lopo do Nascimento
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 578
Rob de Nijs
SINGER
1942 - 2025
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 579
Klaus Glahn
WRESTLER
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 580
Others Deceased in 2019
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Shelley Lubben
ACTOR
1968 - 2019
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 437
Yao Lee
SINGER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 438
Carlos Squeo
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2019
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 439
Jerrie Cobb
PILOT
1931 - 2019
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 440
Frank Robinson
BASEBALL PLAYER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 441
Miklós Ambrus
ATHLETE
1933 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 442
Patricia Bath
INVENTOR
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 443
Béla Zsitnik
ATHLETE
1924 - 2019
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 444
Heinz Fütterer
ATHLETE
1931 - 2019
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 445
Aleksandar Kostov
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 446
King Kong Bundy
WRESTLER
1955 - 2019
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 447
Bob Einstein
ACTOR
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 448
Maximilian Raub
ATHLETE
1926 - 2019
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 449
In United States
Among people born in United States, Patricia Bath ranks 9,178 out of NaN. Before her are Marshall Berman (1940), Peter Friedman (1949), Tabitha Babbitt (1779), Conlon Nancarrow (1912), Tony Kushner (1956), and Diane di Prima (1934). After her are Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), Salvatore Cordileone (1956), Taylor Fritz (1997), Laura Prepon (1980), Rocky Carroll (1963), and Robert Morse (1931).
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Marshall Berman
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - 2013
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 9,172
Peter Friedman
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 9,173
Tabitha Babbitt
INVENTOR
1779 - 1853
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 9,174
Conlon Nancarrow
COMPOSER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 9,175
Tony Kushner
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 9,176
Diane di Prima
WRITER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 9,177
Patricia Bath
INVENTOR
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 9,178
Gail Ann Dorsey
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 9,179
Salvatore Cordileone
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 9,180
Taylor Fritz
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 9,181
Laura Prepon
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 9,182
Rocky Carroll
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 9,183
Robert Morse
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 9,184
Among Inventors In United States
Among inventors born in United States, Patricia Bath ranks 99. Before her are Orville Gibson (1856), Norman Joseph Woodland (1921), Ken Olsen (1926), Frank J. Sprague (1857), Amar Bose (1929), and Tabitha Babbitt (1779). After her are Henry J. Kaiser (1882), Robert S. Langer (1948), Charles Darrow (1889), Frank Piasecki (1919), George Stibitz (1904), and George Beauchamp (1899).
Orville Gibson
1856 - 1918
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 93
Norman Joseph Woodland
1921 - 2012
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 94
Ken Olsen
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 95
Frank J. Sprague
1857 - 1934
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 96
Amar Bose
1929 - 2013
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 97
Tabitha Babbitt
1779 - 1853
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 98
Patricia Bath
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 99
Henry J. Kaiser
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 100
Robert S. Langer
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 101
Charles Darrow
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 102
Frank Piasecki
1919 - 2008
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 103
George Stibitz
1904 - 1995
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 104
George Beauchamp
1899 - 1941
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 105
