Inventor
Bartolomeo Cristofori
Italian maker of musical instruments
1655 - 1731
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Bartolomeo Cristofori
His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Bartolomeo Cristofori is the 25th most popular inventor (down from 22nd in 2024), the 416th most popular biography from Italy (down from 351st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Inventor.
Bartolomeo Cristofori is most famous for inventing the piano in 1709.
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Bartolomeo Cristofori ranks #25 of 433 Inventors worldwide, placing them among the top 6% of the profession.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Bartolomeo Cristofori ranks 25 out of 433. Before him are Nicéphore Niépce, Karl Ferdinand Braun, George Stephenson, Hans Lippershey, Eli Whitney, and Lee de Forest. After him are Werner von Siemens, John Logie Baird, Denis Papin, Thomas Newcomen, Abbas ibn Firnas, and Jimmy Wales.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Nicéphore Niépce
1765 - 1833
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 19
Karl Ferdinand Braun
1850 - 1918
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 20
George Stephenson
1781 - 1848
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 21
Hans Lippershey
1570 - 1619
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 22
Eli Whitney
1765 - 1825
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 23
Lee de Forest
1873 - 1961
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 24
Bartolomeo Cristofori
1655 - 1731
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 25
Werner von Siemens
1816 - 1892
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 26
John Logie Baird
1888 - 1946
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 27
Denis Papin
1647 - 1712
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 28
Thomas Newcomen
1663 - 1729
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 29
Abbas ibn Firnas
810 - 887
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 30
Jimmy Wales
1966 - Present
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 31
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1655, Bartolomeo Cristofori ranks 2. Before him is Pope Innocent XIII. After him are Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, Charles XI of Sweden, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Christian Thomasius, Zumbi, Rinaldo d'Este, Johann Christoph Denner, Jean-François Regnard, Ferdinand Kettler, and Bernard de Montfaucon. Among people deceased in 1731, Bartolomeo Cristofori ranks 2. Before him is Daniel Defoe. After him are Brook Taylor, Yevdokiya Lopukhina, Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco, Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado, Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Antonio I, Prince of Monaco, Frederik Ruysch, Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, Johann Ludwig Bach, and Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken.
Others Born in 1655
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Pope Innocent XIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1655 - 1724
HPI: 81.26
Rank: 1
Bartolomeo Cristofori
INVENTOR
1655 - 1731
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 2
Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1720
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 3
Charles XI of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1697
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 4
Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1707
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 5
Christian Thomasius
PHILOSOPHER
1655 - 1728
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 6
Zumbi
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1695
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 7
Rinaldo d'Este
NOBLEMAN
1655 - 1737
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 8
Johann Christoph Denner
INVENTOR
1655 - 1707
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 9
Jean-François Regnard
WRITER
1655 - 1709
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 10
Ferdinand Kettler
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1737
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 11
Bernard de Montfaucon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1655 - 1741
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1731
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Daniel Defoe
WRITER
1660 - 1731
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 1
Bartolomeo Cristofori
INVENTOR
1655 - 1731
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 2
Brook Taylor
MATHEMATICIAN
1685 - 1731
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 3
Yevdokiya Lopukhina
COMPANION
1669 - 1731
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 4
Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1731
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 5
Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1643 - 1731
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 6
Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1679 - 1731
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 7
Antonio I, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1731
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 8
Frederik Ruysch
PHYSICIAN
1638 - 1731
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 9
Violante Beatrice of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1673 - 1731
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 10
Johann Ludwig Bach
COMPOSER
1677 - 1731
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 11
Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1731
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Bartolomeo Cristofori ranks 416 out of 5,905. Before him are Ludovico Ariosto (1474), Marcus Terentius Varro (-116), Pope Boniface IV (550), Pope Boniface III (540), Pope Leo VII (900), and Pope Adrian III (800). After him are Pope Zosimus (400), Pope Fabian (200), Fabio Capello (1946), Lisa del Giocondo (1479), Lucius Caesar (-17), and Claudio Ranieri (1951).
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Ludovico Ariosto
WRITER
1474 - 1533
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 410
Marcus Terentius Varro
WRITER
116 BC - 27 BC
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 411
Pope Boniface IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 - 615
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 412
Pope Boniface III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
540 - 607
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 413
Pope Leo VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 939
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 414
Pope Adrian III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 885
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 415
Bartolomeo Cristofori
INVENTOR
1655 - 1731
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 416
Pope Zosimus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 418
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 417
Pope Fabian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 250
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 418
Fabio Capello
COACH
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 419
Lisa del Giocondo
PAINTER
1479 - 1542
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 420
Lucius Caesar
POLITICIAN
17 BC - 2
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 421
Claudio Ranieri
COACH
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 422
Among Inventors In Italy
Among inventors born in Italy, Bartolomeo Cristofori ranks 3. Before him are Leonardo da Vinci (1452), and Guglielmo Marconi (1874). After him are Antonio Meucci (1808), Johann Maria Farina (1685), Ottaviano Petrucci (1466), Angelo Moriondo (1851), Max Valier (1895), Giovanni Caselli (1815), and Andrew Viterbi (1935).
Leonardo da Vinci
1452 - 1519
HPI: 96.80
Rank: 1
Guglielmo Marconi
1874 - 1937
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 2
Bartolomeo Cristofori
1655 - 1731
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 3
Antonio Meucci
1808 - 1889
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 4
Johann Maria Farina
1685 - 1766
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 5
Ottaviano Petrucci
1466 - 1539
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 6
Angelo Moriondo
1851 - 1914
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 7
Max Valier
1895 - 1930
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 8
Giovanni Caselli
1815 - 1891
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 9
Andrew Viterbi
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 10
