ENGINEER
Charles Rolls
1877 - 1910
Charles Rolls
Charles Stewart Rolls (27 August 1877 – 12 July 1910) was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered aircraft, when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display in Bournemouth. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Rolls has received more than 656,278 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Charles Rolls is the 91st most popular engineer (up from 98th in 2019), the 1,251st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,382nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Engineer.
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660k
Page Views (PV)
57.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
5.02
Effective Languages (L*)
3.72
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Charles Rolls ranks 91 out of 389. Before him are Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., Viktor Bryukhanov, Nicola Romeo, Fedor Tokarev, and Yuri Kondratyuk. After him are Alexander Cunningham, Karl von Terzaghi, Valdemar Poulsen, Ivan Sechenov, Hans Ledwinka, and George Cayley.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev
1906 - 1989
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 85
Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.
1868 - 1924
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 86
Viktor Bryukhanov
1935 - 2021
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 87
Nicola Romeo
1876 - 1938
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 88
Fedor Tokarev
1871 - 1968
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 89
Yuri Kondratyuk
1897 - 1942
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 90
Charles Rolls
1877 - 1910
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 91
Alexander Cunningham
1814 - 1893
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 92
Karl von Terzaghi
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 93
Valdemar Poulsen
1869 - 1942
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 94
Ivan Sechenov
1829 - 1905
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 95
Hans Ledwinka
1878 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 96
George Cayley
1773 - 1857
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 97
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Charles Rolls ranks 47. Before him are Vasil Kolarov, Otto Gross, Sadao Araki, Raymond Roussel, Edmund Landau, and Petar Kočić. After him are Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, Isabelle Eberhardt, Herbert Pitman, Garrett Morgan, Edmond Locard, and Vladimir Minorsky. Among people deceased in 1910, Charles Rolls ranks 40. Before him are Auguste Charlois, Alexander Agassiz, Henri-Edmond Cross, Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, Boutros Ghali, and Andreas Achenbach. After him are Eliza Orzeszkowa, Osman Hamdi Bey, Reginald Doherty, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon, Maria Konopnicka, and Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsVasil Kolarov
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1950
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 41
Otto Gross
PSYCHOLOGIST
1877 - 1920
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 42
Sadao Araki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1877 - 1966
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 43
Raymond Roussel
WRITER
1877 - 1933
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 44
Edmund Landau
MATHEMATICIAN
1877 - 1938
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 45
Petar Kočić
WRITER
1877 - 1916
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 46
Charles Rolls
ENGINEER
1877 - 1910
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 47
Pavel Bermondt-Avalov
WRITER
1877 - 1974
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 48
Isabelle Eberhardt
EXPLORER
1877 - 1904
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 49
Herbert Pitman
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 50
Garrett Morgan
INVENTOR
1877 - 1963
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 51
Edmond Locard
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1966
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 52
Vladimir Minorsky
HISTORIAN
1877 - 1966
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 1910
Go to all RankingsAuguste Charlois
ASTRONOMER
1864 - 1910
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 34
Alexander Agassiz
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1910
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 35
Henri-Edmond Cross
PAINTER
1856 - 1910
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 36
Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1910
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 37
Boutros Ghali
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1910
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 38
Andreas Achenbach
PAINTER
1815 - 1910
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 39
Charles Rolls
ENGINEER
1877 - 1910
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 40
Eliza Orzeszkowa
WRITER
1841 - 1910
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 41
Osman Hamdi Bey
PAINTER
1842 - 1910
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 42
Reginald Doherty
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1910
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 43
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
NOBLEMAN
1844 - 1910
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 44
Maria Konopnicka
WRITER
1842 - 1910
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 45
Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
CHEMIST
1841 - 1910
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 46
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Rolls ranks 1,251 out of 8,785. Before him are Frank Lampard (1978), Alan Shearer (1970), Michael Scot (1175), Thomas Reid (1710), Martin Lowry (1874), and Mike Hailwood (1940). After him are Robert Adam (1728), Frank Williams (1942), Katharine, Duchess of Kent (1933), Thomas Simpson (1710), Keith O'Brien (1938), and Desmond Morris (1928).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsFrank Lampard
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,245
Alan Shearer
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,246
Michael Scot
OCCULTIST
1175 - 1232
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 1,247
Thomas Reid
PHILOSOPHER
1710 - 1796
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 1,248
Martin Lowry
CHEMIST
1874 - 1936
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,249
Mike Hailwood
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 1981
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,250
Charles Rolls
ENGINEER
1877 - 1910
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,251
Robert Adam
ARCHITECT
1728 - 1792
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 1,252
Frank Williams
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2021
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 1,253
Katharine, Duchess of Kent
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,254
Thomas Simpson
MATHEMATICIAN
1710 - 1761
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,255
Keith O'Brien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2018
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,256
Desmond Morris
BIOLOGIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,257
Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom
Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Charles Rolls ranks 8. Before him are John Ambrose Fleming (1849), Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), Charles George Gordon (1833), Colin Chapman (1928), Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806), and Henry Royce (1863). After him are Alexander Cunningham (1814), George Cayley (1773), Hertha Ayrton (1854), Adrian Newey (1958), Robert Stephenson (1803), and John Bagot Glubb (1897).
John Ambrose Fleming
1849 - 1945
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 2
Godfrey Hounsfield
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 3
Charles George Gordon
1833 - 1885
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4
Colin Chapman
1928 - 1982
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 5
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806 - 1859
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 6
Henry Royce
1863 - 1933
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 7
Charles Rolls
1877 - 1910
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 8
Alexander Cunningham
1814 - 1893
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 9
George Cayley
1773 - 1857
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 10
Hertha Ayrton
1854 - 1923
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 11
Adrian Newey
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 12
Robert Stephenson
1803 - 1859
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 13
John Bagot Glubb
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 14