INVENTOR
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
1823 - 1883
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
Sir Carl Wilhelm Siemens (4 April 1823 – 19 November 1883), anglicised to Charles William Siemens, was a German-British electrical engineer and businessman. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Wilhelm Siemens has received more than 209,403 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Carl Wilhelm Siemens is the 202nd most popular inventor (up from 234th in 2019), the 2,477th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,794th in 2019) and the 28th most popular German Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
55.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
6.18
Effective Languages (L*)
2.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Carl Wilhelm Siemens ranks 202 out of 426. Before him are Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Oskar Barnack, Eunice Newton Foote, Émile Baudot, David Schwarz, and Raymond Damadian. After him are Henry Maudslay, Narcís Monturiol, Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Melvil Dewey, Shigeo Shingo, and Oliver Lodge.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLillian Moller Gilbreth
1878 - 1972
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 196
Oskar Barnack
1879 - 1936
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 197
Eunice Newton Foote
1819 - 1888
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 198
Émile Baudot
1845 - 1903
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 199
David Schwarz
1850 - 1897
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 200
Raymond Damadian
1936 - 2022
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 201
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
1823 - 1883
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 202
Henry Maudslay
1771 - 1831
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 203
Narcís Monturiol
1819 - 1885
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 204
Bartolomeu de Gusmão
1685 - 1724
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 205
Melvil Dewey
1851 - 1931
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 206
Shigeo Shingo
1909 - 1990
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 207
Oliver Lodge
1851 - 1940
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 208
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1823, Carl Wilhelm Siemens ranks 34. Before him are Joseph Monier, Jean Chacornac, Giuseppe Fiorelli, Katsu Kaishū, Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev, and Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria. After him are Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Marietta Alboni, Enrico Betti, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Karl Schenk, and Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. Among people deceased in 1883, Carl Wilhelm Siemens ranks 36. Before him are Franz Doppler, Iwakura Tomomi, Arnold Toynbee, Hendrik Conscience, Edward FitzGerald, and Juliette Drouet. After him are Filippo Pacini, Jenny Longuet, Louis-François-Clement Breguet, Gustave Aimard, Napoleon Orda, and Seru Epenisa Cakobau.
Others Born in 1823
Go to all RankingsJoseph Monier
INVENTOR
1823 - 1906
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 28
Jean Chacornac
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1873
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 29
Giuseppe Fiorelli
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1823 - 1896
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 30
Katsu Kaishū
WRITER
1823 - 1899
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 31
Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev
COMPOSER
1823 - 1896
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 32
Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1898
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 33
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
INVENTOR
1823 - 1883
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 34
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1889
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 35
Marietta Alboni
SINGER
1823 - 1894
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 36
Enrico Betti
MATHEMATICIAN
1823 - 1892
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 37
Sanford Robinson Gifford
PAINTER
1823 - 1880
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 38
Karl Schenk
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1895
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 39
Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1889
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 1883
Go to all RankingsFranz Doppler
COMPOSER
1821 - 1883
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 30
Iwakura Tomomi
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1883
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 31
Arnold Toynbee
HISTORIAN
1852 - 1883
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 32
Hendrik Conscience
WRITER
1812 - 1883
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 33
Edward FitzGerald
WRITER
1809 - 1883
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 34
Juliette Drouet
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1883
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 35
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
INVENTOR
1823 - 1883
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 36
Filippo Pacini
PHYSICIAN
1812 - 1883
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 37
Jenny Longuet
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1883
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 38
Louis-François-Clement Breguet
PHYSICIST
1804 - 1883
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 39
Gustave Aimard
WRITER
1818 - 1883
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 40
Napoleon Orda
MUSICIAN
1807 - 1883
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 41
Seru Epenisa Cakobau
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1883
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 42
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Carl Wilhelm Siemens ranks 2,477 out of 7,253. Before him are Albert of Saxony (1316), Friedrich Pollock (1894), Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt (1898), Max Richter (1966), Johann Liss (1597), and Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1694). After him are Rolf Stommelen (1943), Ami Boué (1794), William II, Elector of Hesse (1777), Alfred Meyer (1891), Michael Rummenigge (1964), and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1519).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAlbert of Saxony
PHILOSOPHER
1316 - 1390
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 2,471
Friedrich Pollock
PHILOSOPHER
1894 - 1970
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 2,472
Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt
COMPANION
1898 - 1983
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,473
Max Richter
COMPOSER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,474
Johann Liss
PAINTER
1597 - 1630
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,475
Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1728
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,476
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
INVENTOR
1823 - 1883
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,477
Rolf Stommelen
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 1983
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,478
Ami Boué
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1794 - 1881
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,479
William II, Elector of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1847
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,480
Alfred Meyer
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1945
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,481
Michael Rummenigge
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,482
Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1567
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,483
Among INVENTORS In Germany
Among inventors born in Germany, Carl Wilhelm Siemens ranks 28. Before him are Siegfried Marcus (1831), Johann Nepomuk Maelzel (1772), Henrich Focke (1890), Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (1803), Johann Christoph Denner (1655), and Oskar Barnack (1879). After him are Helmut Gröttrup (1916), Artur Fischer (1919), Max Skladanowsky (1863), Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854), Hans von Ohain (1911), and Eugen Langen (1833).
Siegfried Marcus
1831 - 1898
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 22
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
1772 - 1838
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 23
Henrich Focke
1890 - 1979
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 24
Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
1803 - 1877
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 25
Johann Christoph Denner
1655 - 1707
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 26
Oskar Barnack
1879 - 1936
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 27
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
1823 - 1883
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 28
Helmut Gröttrup
1916 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 29
Artur Fischer
1919 - 2016
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 30
Max Skladanowsky
1863 - 1939
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 31
Ottmar Mergenthaler
1854 - 1899
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 32
Hans von Ohain
1911 - 1998
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 33
Eugen Langen
1833 - 1895
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 34