INVENTOR
George Graham
1673 - 1751
George Graham
George Graham, FRS (7 July 1673, maybe 1675 – 16 November 1751) was an English clockmaker, inventor, and geophysicist, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was born in Kirklinton, Cumberland. A Friend (Quaker) like his mentor Thomas Tompion, Graham left Cumberland in 1688 for London to work with Tompion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Graham has received more than 223,067 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Graham is the 334th most popular inventor (down from 280th in 2019), the 3,772nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,803rd in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Inventor.
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220k
Page Views (PV)
45.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.55
Effective Languages (L*)
2.49
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, George Graham ranks 334 out of 354. Before him are Margaret E. Knight, Ken Olsen, Joseph Engelberger, John Philip Holland, Frank Piasecki, and Amar Bose. After him are George Stibitz, Hary Gunarto, Bill Atkinson, John Shepherd-Barron, Dan Bricklin, and Arthur Wynne.
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HPI: 45.92
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HPI: 45.90
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HPI: 45.83
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Frank Piasecki
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HPI: 45.75
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George Graham
1673 - 1751
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 334
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HPI: 45.53
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HPI: 45.53
Rank: 336
Bill Atkinson
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 337
John Shepherd-Barron
1925 - 2010
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 338
Dan Bricklin
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 339
Arthur Wynne
1871 - 1945
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 340
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1673, George Graham ranks 20. Before him are Johann Conrad Dippel, Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg, Mirwais Hotak, Claude Gillot, and Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels. After him is James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope. Among people deceased in 1751, George Graham ranks 21. Before him are Nicola Salvi, János Pálffy, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, John Machin, Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, and Henri François d'Aguesseau. After him is Benjamin Robins.
Others Born in 1673
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Johann Conrad Dippel
1673 - 1734
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 14
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
1673 - 1743
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 15
Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg
1673 - 1722
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 16
Mirwais Hotak
1673 - 1715
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 17
Claude Gillot
1673 - 1722
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 18
Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels
1673 - 1726
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 19
George Graham
1673 - 1751
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 20
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
1673 - 1721
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1751
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Nicola Salvi
1697 - 1751
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 15
János Pálffy
1664 - 1751
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 16
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
1678 - 1751
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 17
John Machin
1680 - 1751
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 18
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer
1689 - 1751
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 19
Henri François d'Aguesseau
1668 - 1751
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 20
George Graham
1673 - 1751
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 21
Benjamin Robins
1707 - 1751
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 22
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Graham ranks 3,772 out of 7,765. Before him are Melanie C (1974), Nigel Marven (1960), Nat Lofthouse (1925), Edward Rutherfurd (1948), Peter Withe (1951), and Howard Hodgkin (1932). After him are John Moresby (1830), William Henry Smyth (1788), David Pegg (1935), Burt Kwouk (1930), Thomas Tomkins (1572), and Margaret Mee (1909).
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Melanie C
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 3,766
Nigel Marven
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 3,767
Nat Lofthouse
1925 - 2011
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 3,768
Edward Rutherfurd
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 3,769
Peter Withe
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 3,770
Howard Hodgkin
1932 - 2017
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 3,771
George Graham
1673 - 1751
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 3,772
John Moresby
1830 - 1922
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 3,773
William Henry Smyth
1788 - 1865
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 3,774
David Pegg
1935 - 1958
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 3,775
Burt Kwouk
1930 - 2016
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 3,776
Thomas Tomkins
1572 - 1656
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 3,777
Margaret Mee
1909 - 1988
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 3,778
Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom
Among inventors born in United Kingdom, George Graham ranks 57. Before him are William Friese-Greene (1855), Isaac Pitman (1813), Harry Brearley (1871), Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1835), Henry Shrapnel (1761), and Barnes Wallis (1887). After him are Arthur Wynne (1871), John Whitehurst (1713), Roger C. Field (1945), and Lawrence Hargrave (1850).
William Friese-Greene
1855 - 1921
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 51
Isaac Pitman
1813 - 1897
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 52
Harry Brearley
1871 - 1948
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 53
Kirkpatrick Macmillan
1835 - 1867
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 54
Henry Shrapnel
1761 - 1842
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 55
Barnes Wallis
1887 - 1979
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 56
George Graham
1673 - 1751
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 57
Arthur Wynne
1871 - 1945
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 58
John Whitehurst
1713 - 1788
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 59
Roger C. Field
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 60
Lawrence Hargrave
1850 - 1915
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 61
