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Edward A. Murphy Jr.
1918 - 1990
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
Edward Aloysius Murphy Jr. (January 11, 1918 – July 17, 1990) was an American aerospace engineer who worked on safety-critical systems. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward A. Murphy Jr. has received more than 416,253 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Edward A. Murphy Jr. is the 79th most popular engineer (down from 41st in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Panama (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Panamanian Engineer.
Murphy is most famous for his "Murphy's Law," which states that "anything that can go wrong will go wrong."
Memorability Metrics
420k
Page Views (PV)
58.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
6.60
Effective Languages (L*)
2.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Edward A. Murphy Jr. ranks 79 out of 389. Before him are Adam Czerniaków, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Mikhail Gurevich, Marcel Renault, Józef Bem, and Henri Farman. After him are André Courrèges, Henry Royce, Kurt Tank, Jack Swigert, Mikhail Mil, and Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdam Czerniaków
1880 - 1942
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 73
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806 - 1859
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 74
Mikhail Gurevich
1892 - 1976
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 75
Marcel Renault
1872 - 1903
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 76
Józef Bem
1794 - 1850
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 77
Henri Farman
1874 - 1958
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 78
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
1918 - 1990
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 79
André Courrèges
1923 - 2016
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 80
Henry Royce
1863 - 1933
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 81
Kurt Tank
1898 - 1983
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 82
Jack Swigert
1931 - 1982
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 83
Mikhail Mil
1909 - 1970
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 84
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev
1906 - 1989
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 85
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Edward A. Murphy Jr. ranks 73. Before him are Edwin G. Krebs, Takashi Kasahara, Robert Aldrich, John Forsythe, João Figueiredo, and Konstantinos Mitsotakis. After him are Spiro Agnew, B. K. S. Iyengar, Fernando Peyroteo, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria, and Jin Youzhi. Among people deceased in 1990, Edward A. Murphy Jr. ranks 57. Before him are Jill Ireland, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Delphine Seyrig, Philippe Soupault, Sammy Davis Jr., and Aaron Copland. After him are Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Stewart Bell, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Jim Henson, Tadeusz Kantor, and Arthur Kennedy.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsEdwin G. Krebs
CHEMIST
1918 - 2009
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 67
Takashi Kasahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 68
Robert Aldrich
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1983
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 69
John Forsythe
ACTOR
1918 - 2010
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 70
João Figueiredo
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 71
Konstantinos Mitsotakis
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2017
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 72
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
ENGINEER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 73
Spiro Agnew
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1996
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 74
B. K. S. Iyengar
WRITER
1918 - 2014
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 75
Fernando Peyroteo
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1978
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 76
Volodymyr Shcherbytsky
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1990
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 77
Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1918 - 2007
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 78
Jin Youzhi
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2015
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 79
Others Deceased in 1990
Go to all RankingsJill Ireland
ACTOR
1936 - 1990
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 51
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1990
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 52
Delphine Seyrig
ACTOR
1932 - 1990
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 53
Philippe Soupault
WRITER
1897 - 1990
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 54
Sammy Davis Jr.
SINGER
1925 - 1990
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 55
Aaron Copland
COMPOSER
1900 - 1990
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 56
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
ENGINEER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 57
Stevie Ray Vaughan
MUSICIAN
1954 - 1990
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 58
John Stewart Bell
PHYSICIST
1928 - 1990
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 59
Volodymyr Shcherbytsky
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1990
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 60
Jim Henson
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 1990
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 61
Tadeusz Kantor
PAINTER
1915 - 1990
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 62
Arthur Kennedy
ACTOR
1914 - 1990
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 63
In Panama
Among people born in Panama, Edward A. Murphy Jr. ranks 6 out of 71. Before him are John McCain (1936), Manuel Noriega (1934), Carlos Fuentes (1928), Omar Torrijos (1929), and Roberto Durán (1951). After him are Rubén Blades (1948), Miguel Bosé (1956), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), Billy Cobham (1944), Diego de Almagro II (1520), and Mireya Moscoso (1946).
Others born in Panama
Go to all RankingsJohn McCain
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1
Manuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 2
Carlos Fuentes
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 3
Omar Torrijos
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1981
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 4
Roberto Durán
BOXER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 5
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
ENGINEER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 6
Rubén Blades
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 7
Miguel Bosé
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 8
Laurentino Cortizo
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 9
Billy Cobham
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 10
Diego de Almagro II
EXPLORER
1520 - 1542
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 11
Mireya Moscoso
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 12
Among ENGINEERS In Panama
Among engineers born in Panama, Edward A. Murphy Jr. ranks 1.