Inventor

Frank Hornby

1863 - 1936

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Frank Hornby

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Hornby is the 417th most popular inventor (down from 413th in 2024), the 6,371st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,919th in 2019) and the 69th most popular British Inventor.

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Among Inventors

Among inventors, Frank Hornby ranks 417 out of 426. Before him are Lawrence Hargrave, Charles F. Kettering, Arunachalam Muruganantham, Arthur Fry, Walter Frederick Morrison, and Sarah E. Goode. After him are Richard Pearse, David Hahn, Curt O. Schaller, Shiva Ayyadurai, Boyan Slat, and Jarkko Oikarinen.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Lawrence Hargrave
1850 - 1915
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 411
Charles F. Kettering
1958 - 1958
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 412
Arunachalam Muruganantham
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 413
Arthur Fry
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 414
Walter Frederick Morrison
1920 - 2010
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 415
Sarah E. Goode
1855 - 1905
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 416
Frank Hornby
1863 - 1936
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 417
Richard Pearse
1877 - 1953
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 418
David Hahn
1976 - 2016
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 419
Curt O. Schaller
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 420
Shiva Ayyadurai
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 421
Boyan Slat
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 422
Jarkko Oikarinen
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 423

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Frank Hornby ranks 179. Before him are Sándor Bródy, Walter Migula, Gonzalo Córdova, Reginald McKenna, John Bunny, and William Gibbs McAdoo. Among people deceased in 1936, Frank Hornby ranks 190. Before him are Hermanus Brockmann, Alice Davenport, Louis-Gustave Binger, John McKenna, Edmund Breese, and George Dern. After him is Thomas Meighan.

Others Born in 1863

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Sándor Bródy
WRITER
1863 - 1924
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 173
Walter Migula
BIOLOGIST
1863 - 1938
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 174
Gonzalo Córdova
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1928
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 175
Reginald McKenna
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1943
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 176
John Bunny
ACTOR
1863 - 1915
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 177
William Gibbs McAdoo
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1941
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 178
Frank Hornby
INVENTOR
1863 - 1936
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 179

Others Deceased in 1936

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Hermanus Brockmann
ATHLETE
1871 - 1936
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 184
Alice Davenport
ACTOR
1864 - 1936
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 185
Louis-Gustave Binger
EXPLORER
1856 - 1936
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 186
John McKenna
SOCCER PLAYER
1855 - 1936
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 187
Edmund Breese
ACTOR
1871 - 1936
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 188
George Dern
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1936
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 189
Frank Hornby
INVENTOR
1863 - 1936
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 190
Thomas Meighan
ACTOR
1879 - 1936
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 191

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frank Hornby ranks 6,371 out of NaN. Before him are Colin Morgan (1986), Sandy Turnbull (1884), Nigel Havers (1951), Sylvia Cheeseman (1929), Marsha Thomason (1976), and Stuart J. Russell (1962). After him are Anya Chalotra (1996), George Etherege (1635), Finola Hughes (1959), Tom Tugendhat (1973), John Leckie (1949), and Phil Brown (1962).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Colin Morgan
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 6,365
Sandy Turnbull
SOCCER PLAYER
1884 - 1917
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 6,366
Nigel Havers
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 6,367
Sylvia Cheeseman
ATHLETE
1929 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 6,368
Marsha Thomason
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 6,369
Stuart J. Russell
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 6,370
Frank Hornby
INVENTOR
1863 - 1936
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 6,371
Anya Chalotra
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 6,372
George Etherege
WRITER
1635 - 1692
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 6,373
Finola Hughes
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 6,374
Tom Tugendhat
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 6,375
John Leckie
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 6,376
Phil Brown
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 6,377