INVENTOR
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
1860 - 1930
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
Elmer Ambrose Sperry Sr. (October 12, 1860 – June 16, 1930) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most famous for construction, two years after Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Gyroscope Company. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elmer Ambrose Sperry has received more than 148,468 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Elmer Ambrose Sperry is the 383rd most popular inventor (down from 360th in 2019), the 8,853rd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,198th in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
45.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.53
Effective Languages (L*)
2.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Elmer Ambrose Sperries by language
Over the past year Elmer Ambrose Sperry has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 18,233 views, followed by Russian (1,861), and German (1,738). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (88.84%), Armenian (70.85%), and Malagasy (61.33%)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Elmer Ambrose Sperry ranks 383 out of 426. Before him are William Fothergill Cooke, Karl Jatho, Wordsworth Donisthorpe, Harold Eugene Edgerton, Kálmán Tihanyi, and Barnes Wallis. After him are Mohamed M. Atalla, Herbert E. Ives, Robert S. Langer, Oleg Losev, John Shepherd-Barron, and Mark Rober.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Fothergill Cooke
1806 - 1879
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 377
Karl Jatho
1873 - 1933
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 378
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
1847 - 1914
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 379
Harold Eugene Edgerton
1903 - 1990
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 380
Kálmán Tihanyi
1897 - 1947
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 381
Barnes Wallis
1887 - 1979
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 382
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
1860 - 1930
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 383
Mohamed M. Atalla
1924 - 2009
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 384
Herbert E. Ives
1882 - 1953
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 385
Robert S. Langer
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 386
Oleg Losev
1903 - 1942
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 387
John Shepherd-Barron
1925 - 2010
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 388
Mark Rober
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 389
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1860, Elmer Ambrose Sperry ranks 131. Before him are John Antoine Nau, Carlos José Solórzano, Antônio Parreiras, Alexey Favorsky, Jacques Sautereau, and Frederick Rolfe. After him are Emily Hobhouse, Grigory Grum-Grshimailo, Chandramukhi Basu, Joseph Cook, Daniel Barringer, and Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading. Among people deceased in 1930, Elmer Ambrose Sperry ranks 121. Before him are Ernest Henry Wilson, Gombojab Tsybikov, Eligio Ayala, Edward Angle, Varlam Avanesov, and Sigurd Ibsen. After him are Maria Polydouri, Peter Warlock, Anna Whitlock, Erik Algot Fredriksson, Mary Harrison McKee, and Santeri Alkio.
Others Born in 1860
Go to all RankingsJohn Antoine Nau
WRITER
1860 - 1918
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 125
Carlos José Solórzano
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1936
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 126
Antônio Parreiras
PAINTER
1860 - 1937
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 127
Alexey Favorsky
CHEMIST
1860 - 1945
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 128
Jacques Sautereau
ATHLETE
1860 - 1936
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 129
Frederick Rolfe
WRITER
1860 - 1913
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 130
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
INVENTOR
1860 - 1930
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 131
Emily Hobhouse
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1860 - 1926
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 132
Grigory Grum-Grshimailo
EXPLORER
1860 - 1936
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 133
Chandramukhi Basu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1860 - 1944
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 134
Joseph Cook
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1947
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 135
Daniel Barringer
GEOLOGIST
1860 - 1929
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 136
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1935
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 137
Others Deceased in 1930
Go to all RankingsErnest Henry Wilson
EXPLORER
1876 - 1930
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 115
Gombojab Tsybikov
EXPLORER
1873 - 1930
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 116
Eligio Ayala
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1930
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 117
Edward Angle
PHYSICIAN
1855 - 1930
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 118
Varlam Avanesov
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1930
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 119
Sigurd Ibsen
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 120
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
INVENTOR
1860 - 1930
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 121
Maria Polydouri
WRITER
1902 - 1930
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 122
Peter Warlock
COMPOSER
1894 - 1930
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 123
Anna Whitlock
JOURNALIST
1852 - 1930
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 124
Erik Algot Fredriksson
ATHLETE
1885 - 1930
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 125
Mary Harrison McKee
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1930
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 126
Santeri Alkio
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1930
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 127
In United States
Among people born in United States, Elmer Ambrose Sperry ranks 8,853 out of 20,380. Before him are Jo Stafford (1917), Mark Schultz (1960), Ernie Lively (1947), Henry Dearborn (1751), Chris Poland (1957), and Carol Heiss (1940). After him are Adam Rodriguez (1975), Lillian Disney (1899), Norman Greenbaum (1942), R. James Woolsey Jr. (1941), Frankie Muniz (1985), and Cedric the Entertainer (1964).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJo Stafford
SINGER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 8,847
Mark Schultz
WRESTLER
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 8,848
Ernie Lively
ACTOR
1947 - 2021
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 8,849
Henry Dearborn
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1829
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 8,850
Chris Poland
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 8,851
Carol Heiss
SKATER
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 8,852
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
INVENTOR
1860 - 1930
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 8,853
Adam Rodriguez
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 8,854
Lillian Disney
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1997
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 8,855
Norman Greenbaum
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 8,856
R. James Woolsey Jr.
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 8,857
Frankie Muniz
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 8,858
Cedric the Entertainer
COMEDIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 8,859
Among INVENTORS In United States
Among inventors born in United States, Elmer Ambrose Sperry ranks 105. Before him are Lewis Howard Latimer (1848), Henry J. Kaiser (1882), Frank Piasecki (1919), Margaret E. Knight (1838), Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884), and Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903). After him are Herbert E. Ives (1882), Robert S. Langer (1948), Mark Rober (1980), Norman Joseph Woodland (1921), Gary Fisher (1950), and George Beauchamp (1899).
Lewis Howard Latimer
1848 - 1928
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 99
Henry J. Kaiser
1882 - 1967
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 100
Frank Piasecki
1919 - 2008
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 101
Margaret E. Knight
1838 - 1914
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 102
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
1884 - 1961
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 103
Harold Eugene Edgerton
1903 - 1990
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 104
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
1860 - 1930
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 105
Herbert E. Ives
1882 - 1953
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 106
Robert S. Langer
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 107
Mark Rober
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 108
Norman Joseph Woodland
1921 - 2012
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 109
Gary Fisher
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 110
George Beauchamp
1899 - 1941
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 111