INVENTOR
Elisha Gray
1835 - 1901
Elisha Gray
Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Some recent authors have argued that Gray should be considered the true inventor of the telephone because Alexander Graham Bell allegedly stole the idea of the liquid transmitter from him. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elisha Gray has received more than 706,506 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Elisha Gray is the 130th most popular inventor (down from 127th in 2019), the 1,642nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,628th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Inventor.
Elisha Gray is most famous for inventing the telephone.
Memorability Metrics
710k
Page Views (PV)
59.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
6.55
Effective Languages (L*)
2.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Elisha Gray ranks 130 out of 426. Before him are Taiichi Ohno, Nikolai Kardashev, Hugo Schmeisser, Samuel Crompton, Mary Anderson, and Robert Adler. After him are Richard Jordan Gatling, Gunther von Hagens, W. O. Bentley, Robert Moog, Zénobe Gramme, and Paul Baran.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTaiichi Ohno
1912 - 1990
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 124
Nikolai Kardashev
1932 - 2019
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 125
Hugo Schmeisser
1884 - 1953
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 126
Samuel Crompton
1753 - 1827
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 127
Mary Anderson
1862 - 1953
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 128
Robert Adler
1913 - 2007
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 129
Elisha Gray
1835 - 1901
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 130
Richard Jordan Gatling
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 131
Gunther von Hagens
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 132
W. O. Bentley
1888 - 1971
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 133
Robert Moog
1934 - 2005
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 134
Zénobe Gramme
1826 - 1901
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 135
Paul Baran
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 136
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1835, Elisha Gray ranks 28. Before him are Sai Baba of Shirdi, Iwasaki Yatarō, Adolph Wagner, Hijikata Toshizō, Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Shoqan Walikhanov. After him are Mendele Mocher Sforim, Alexander Agassiz, Simon Newcomb, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, Matsukata Masayoshi, and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Among people deceased in 1901, Elisha Gray ranks 17. Before him are Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Li Hongzhang, Fukuzawa Yukichi, Abdur Rahman Khan, and Gaetano Bresci. After him are Francesco Crispi, Josef Rheinberger, Adolf Eugen Fick, Paul Rée, Zénobe Gramme, and Nikolaos Gyzis.
Others Born in 1835
Go to all RankingsSai Baba of Shirdi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1918
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 22
Iwasaki Yatarō
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1885
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 23
Adolph Wagner
ECONOMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 24
Hijikata Toshizō
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1835 - 1869
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 25
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 26
Shoqan Walikhanov
HISTORIAN
1835 - 1865
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 27
Elisha Gray
INVENTOR
1835 - 1901
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 28
Mendele Mocher Sforim
WRITER
1835 - 1917
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 29
Alexander Agassiz
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1910
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 30
Simon Newcomb
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 31
Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1916
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 32
Matsukata Masayoshi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1924
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 33
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
COMPANION
1835 - 1900
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1901
Go to all RankingsAdolf Erik Nordenskiöld
EXPLORER
1832 - 1901
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 11
Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1901
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 12
Li Hongzhang
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1901
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 13
Fukuzawa Yukichi
PHILOSOPHER
1835 - 1901
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 14
Abdur Rahman Khan
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1901
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 15
Gaetano Bresci
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1901
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 16
Elisha Gray
INVENTOR
1835 - 1901
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 17
Francesco Crispi
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1901
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 18
Josef Rheinberger
COMPOSER
1839 - 1901
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 19
Adolf Eugen Fick
PHYSICIAN
1829 - 1901
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 20
Paul Rée
WRITER
1849 - 1901
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 21
Zénobe Gramme
INVENTOR
1826 - 1901
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 22
Nikolaos Gyzis
PAINTER
1842 - 1901
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 23
In United States
Among people born in United States, Elisha Gray ranks 1,642 out of 20,380. Before him are Caroline Kennedy (1957), Jackie Coogan (1914), Kyle MacLachlan (1959), Eddie Cochran (1938), Cleveland Abbe (1838), and Samuel C. C. Ting (1936). After him are Art Tatum (1909), Wes Studi (1947), Larry Holmes (1949), Annie Leibovitz (1949), Jack Black (1969), and Diane Arbus (1923).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCaroline Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1,636
Jackie Coogan
ACTOR
1914 - 1984
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,637
Kyle MacLachlan
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,638
Eddie Cochran
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1960
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 1,639
Cleveland Abbe
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1916
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 1,640
Samuel C. C. Ting
PHYSICIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,641
Elisha Gray
INVENTOR
1835 - 1901
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,642
Art Tatum
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1956
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 1,643
Wes Studi
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 1,644
Larry Holmes
BOXER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,645
Annie Leibovitz
PHOTOGRAPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1,646
Jack Black
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 1,647
Diane Arbus
PHOTOGRAPHER
1923 - 1971
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 1,648
Among INVENTORS In United States
Among inventors born in United States, Elisha Gray ranks 32. Before him are Jacque Fresco (1916), Lee de Forest (1873), Josiah Warren (1798), Hiram Maxim (1840), Percy Spencer (1894), and Mary Anderson (1862). After him are Richard Jordan Gatling (1818), Robert Moog (1934), Sequoyah (1770), Elias Howe (1819), Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890), and Bob Kahn (1938).
Jacque Fresco
1916 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 26
Lee de Forest
1873 - 1961
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 27
Josiah Warren
1798 - 1874
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 28
Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 29
Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 30
Mary Anderson
1862 - 1953
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 31
Elisha Gray
1835 - 1901
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 32
Richard Jordan Gatling
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 33
Robert Moog
1934 - 2005
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 34
Sequoyah
1770 - 1843
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 35
Elias Howe
1819 - 1867
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 36
Edwin Howard Armstrong
1890 - 1954
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 37
Bob Kahn
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 38