ENGINEER
Abram Petrovich Gannibal
1696 - 1781
Abram Petrovich Gannibal
Abram Petrovich Gannibal, also Hannibal or Ganibal, or Abram Hannibal or Abram Petrov (Russian: Абра́м Петро́вич Ганниба́л; c. 1696 – 14 May 1781), was a Russian Chief Military Engineer, General-in-Chief, and nobleman of African origin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abram Petrovich Gannibal has received more than 1,610,455 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Abram Petrovich Gannibal is the 27th most popular engineer, the 3rd most popular biography from Cameroon and the most popular Cameroonian Engineer.
Abram Petrovich Gannibal was a black man who was taken from his homeland of Africa to Russia as a slave. He was then freed and became an advisor to Peter the Great. He is most famous for being the first African in Russia.
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1.6M
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
3.61
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Abram Petrovich Gannibal ranks 27 out of 389. Before him are Jack Kilby, Jiro Horikoshi, Andrei Tupolev, Artem Mikoyan, August Horch, and Willy Messerschmitt. After him are Philo of Byzantium, Lennart Torstensson, Hermann Oberth, Albert Göring, Theodore von Kármán, and Emil Škoda.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJack Kilby
1923 - 2005
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 21
Jiro Horikoshi
1903 - 1982
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 22
Andrei Tupolev
1888 - 1972
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 23
Artem Mikoyan
1905 - 1970
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 24
August Horch
1868 - 1951
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 25
Willy Messerschmitt
1898 - 1978
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 26
Abram Petrovich Gannibal
1696 - 1781
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 27
Philo of Byzantium
280 BC - 220 BC
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 28
Lennart Torstensson
1603 - 1651
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 29
Hermann Oberth
1894 - 1989
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 30
Albert Göring
1895 - 1966
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 31
Theodore von Kármán
1881 - 1963
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 32
Emil Škoda
1839 - 1900
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 33
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1696, Abram Petrovich Gannibal ranks 5. Before him are Mahmud I, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Augustus III of Poland, and Alphonsus Liguori. After him are Maurice de Saxe, Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Johann Melchior Molter, Vakhushti of Kartli, and Francesca Cuzzoni. Among people deceased in 1781, Abram Petrovich Gannibal ranks 5. Before him are Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Túpac Amaru II, and Mariana Victoria of Spain. After him are Josef Mysliveček, Ablai Khan, Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas, Faustina Bordoni, Túpac Katari, and John Needham.
Others Born in 1696
Go to all RankingsMahmud I
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1754
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 1
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
PAINTER
1696 - 1770
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 2
Augustus III of Poland
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1763
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 3
Alphonsus Liguori
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1696 - 1787
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 4
Abram Petrovich Gannibal
ENGINEER
1696 - 1781
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 5
Maurice de Saxe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1696 - 1750
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 6
Armand de Vignerot du Plessis
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1788
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 7
Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1762
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 8
Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1772
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 9
Johann Melchior Molter
COMPOSER
1696 - 1765
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 10
Vakhushti of Kartli
HISTORIAN
1696 - 1757
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 11
Francesca Cuzzoni
SINGER
1696 - 1778
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1781
Go to all RankingsGotthold Ephraim Lessing
WRITER
1729 - 1781
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 1
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
ECONOMIST
1727 - 1781
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 2
Túpac Amaru II
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1738 - 1781
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 3
Mariana Victoria of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1718 - 1781
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 4
Abram Petrovich Gannibal
ENGINEER
1696 - 1781
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 5
Josef Mysliveček
COMPOSER
1737 - 1781
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 6
Ablai Khan
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1781
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 7
Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1726 - 1781
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 8
Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas
POLITICIAN
1701 - 1781
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 9
Faustina Bordoni
SINGER
1697 - 1781
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 10
Túpac Katari
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1750 - 1781
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 11
John Needham
BIOLOGIST
1713 - 1781
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 12
In Cameroon
Among people born in Cameroon, Abram Petrovich Gannibal ranks 3 out of 156. Before him are Paul Biya (1933), and Roger Milla (1952). After him are Samuel Eto'o (1981), Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924), Issa Hayatou (1946), Manu Dibango (1933), Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), Patrick M'Boma (1970), Marc-Vivien Foé (1975), and Achille Mbembe (1957).
Others born in Cameroon
Go to all RankingsPaul Biya
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1
Roger Milla
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 2
Abram Petrovich Gannibal
ENGINEER
1696 - 1781
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 3
Samuel Eto'o
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 4
Ahmadou Ahidjo
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1989
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 5
Issa Hayatou
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 6
Manu Dibango
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 7
Thomas N'Kono
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 8
André Onana
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 9
Patrick M'Boma
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 10
Marc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 11
Achille Mbembe
PHILOSOPHER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 12
Among ENGINEERS In Cameroon
Among engineers born in Cameroon, Abram Petrovich Gannibal ranks 1.