The Most Famous
INVENTORS from Ireland
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Irish Inventors of all time. This list of famous Irish Inventors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. John Philip Holland (1840 - 1914)
With an HPI of 47.30, John Philip Holland is the most famous Irish Inventor. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
John Philip Holland (Irish: Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin/Ó Maolchalann; February 24, 1841 – August 12, 1914) was an Irish marine engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Irish inventors born between 1840 and 1840. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Irish inventors include John Philip Holland.
