985 - Today
Eilmer of Malmesbury (also known as Oliver due to a scribe's miscopying, or Elmer, or Æthelmær) was an 11th-century English Benedictine monk best known for his early attempt at a gliding flight using wings. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eilmer of Malmesbury has received more than 173,613 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Eilmer of Malmesbury is the 276th most popular engineer (down from 247th in 2019).
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Among engineers, Eilmer of Malmesbury ranks 276 out of 323. Before him are Arthur Rudolph, Peter Schreyer, Othmar Ammann, K. Eric Drexler, Donald Wills Douglas Sr., and Da-Wen Sun. After him are Alan Shugart, Mikhail Tikhonravov, Arthur E. Kennelly, Hideo Itokawa, Geoffrey de Havilland, and William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong.
1906 - 1996
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 270
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 271
1879 - 1965
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 272
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 273
1892 - 1981
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 274
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 275
985 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 276
1930 - 2006
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 277
1900 - 1974
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 278
1861 - 1939
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 279
1912 - 1999
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 280
1882 - 1965
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 281
1810 - 1900
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 282
Among people born in 985, Eilmer of Malmesbury ranks 9. Before him are Adalbert, Margrave of Austria, Rodulfus Glaber, Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany, Radbot of Klettgau, Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad, and Theobald II of Blois.
985 - 1055
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 3
985 - 1047
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 4
985 - 1052
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 5
985 - 1045
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 6
985 - 1021
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 7
985 - 1004
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 8
985 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 9