Inventors from Spain

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Spanish Inventors of all time. This list of famous Spanish Inventors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. #1

   

   Abbas ibn Firnas

   810 - 887

   HPI 75.2753 langs

   Abbas ibn Firnas is most famous for inventing the world's first flying machine.

2. #2

   

   Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva

   1895 - 1936

   HPI 61.7029 langs

   Spanish engineer and count

3. #3

   

   Narcís Monturiol

   1819 - 1885

   HPI 61.3126 langs

   Spanish submarine pioneer (1819-1885)

4. #4

   

   Leonardo Torres y Quevedo

   1852 - 1936

   HPI 57.5020 langs

   Spanish engineer