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 45.83, John Philip Holland is the most famous Irish Inventor. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
John Philip Holland (Irish: Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin/Ó Maolchalann) (24 February 1841 – 12 August 1914) was an Irish engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as inventors born between 1840 and 1840. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased inventors include John Philip Holland.
