INVENTOR

Ernő Rubik

1944 - Today

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Ernő Rubik (Hungarian: [ˈrubik ˈɛrnøː]; born 13 July 1944) is a Hungarian inventor, widely known for creating the Rubik's Cube (1974), Rubik's Magic, and Rubik's Snake. While Rubik became famous for inventing the Rubik's Cube and his other puzzles, much of his recent work involves the promotion of science in education. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernő Rubik has received more than 1,753,698 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Ernő Rubik is the 24th most popular inventor (up from 30th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Inventor.

Erno Rubik is most famous for inventing the Rubik's Cube.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Ernő Rubik ranks 24 out of 426. Before him are Rudolf Diesel, Nicéphore Niépce, Abbas ibn Firnas, Werner von Siemens, Bartolomeo Cristofori, and Samuel Colt. After him are Ismail al-Jazari, Karl Ferdinand Braun, Antonio Meucci, Denis Papin, Steve Wozniak, and Joseph Marie Jacquard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ernő Rubik ranks 13. Before him are Alexander Van der Bellen, Jairzinho, Rutger Hauer, Barry White, Reinhold Messner, and Ban Ki-moon. After him are Carlos Alberto Torres, Joe Cocker, Dzhokhar Dudayev, Miloš Zeman, Joe Frazier, and Jimmy Page.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ernő Rubik ranks 32 out of 1,077. Before him are Ilona Staller (1951), Victor Vasarely (1906), Eugene Wigner (1902), György Lukács (1885), Viktor Orbán (1963), and Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868). After him are Andrew II of Hungary (1175), Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371), Johnny Weissmuller (1904), Leo Szilard (1898), László Bíró (1899), and Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409).

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Among INVENTORS In Hungary

Among inventors born in Hungary, Ernő Rubik ranks 1. After him are László Bíró (1899), David Schwarz (1850), Tivadar Puskás (1844), Ottó Bláthy (1860), Paul von Jankó (1856), Peter Carl Goldmark (1906), and Kálmán Kandó (1869).

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