INVENTOR
Gideon Sundback
1880 - 1954
Gideon Sundback
Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundbäck (April 24, 1880 – June 21, 1954) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer, who is most commonly associated with his work in the development of the zipper. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gideon Sundback has received more than 149,048 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Gideon Sundback is the 154th most popular inventor (down from 126th in 2019), the 268th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 194th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Inventor.
Gideon Sundback was most famous for inventing the zipper.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
57.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
6.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Gideon Sundback ranks 154 out of 426. Before him are Edwin Howard Armstrong, Viktor Schauberger, Bob Kahn, Jang Yeong-sil, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, and Alfred Vail. After him are Peter Henlein, Heinrich Göbel, Fausto Veranzio, Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, Garrett Morgan, and William Murdoch.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdwin Howard Armstrong
1890 - 1954
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 148
Viktor Schauberger
1885 - 1958
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 149
Bob Kahn
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 150
Jang Yeong-sil
1400 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 151
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
1817 - 1879
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 152
Alfred Vail
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 153
Gideon Sundback
1880 - 1954
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 154
Peter Henlein
1479 - 1542
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 155
Heinrich Göbel
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 156
Fausto Veranzio
1551 - 1617
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 157
Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky
1862 - 1919
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 158
Garrett Morgan
1877 - 1963
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 159
William Murdoch
1754 - 1839
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 160
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Gideon Sundback ranks 63. Before him are Mitsumasa Yonai, Abram Ioffe, Margherita Sarfatti, Nikolaj Velimirović, Osami Nagano, and Alexander Grin. After him are Jacques Thibaud, Yōsuke Matsuoka, Jan Kubelík, Vasily Degtyaryov, Volodymyr Vynnychenko, and Alice Bailey. Among people deceased in 1954, Gideon Sundback ranks 44. Before him are Princess Margaret of Prussia, Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels, Günther Quandt, Edwin Howard Armstrong, Ahmed Nihad, and Viktor Abakumov. After him are Oscar Straus, Lionel Barrymore, Stig Dagerman, Theodor Kaluza, Claude Cahun, and Princess Antonia of Luxembourg.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsMitsumasa Yonai
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1948
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 57
Abram Ioffe
PHYSICIST
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 58
Margherita Sarfatti
WRITER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 59
Nikolaj Velimirović
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1956
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 60
Osami Nagano
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1947
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 61
Alexander Grin
WRITER
1880 - 1932
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 62
Gideon Sundback
INVENTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 63
Jacques Thibaud
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1953
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 64
Yōsuke Matsuoka
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1946
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 65
Jan Kubelík
MUSICIAN
1880 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 66
Vasily Degtyaryov
ENGINEER
1880 - 1949
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 67
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1951
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 68
Alice Bailey
OCCULTIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 69
Others Deceased in 1954
Go to all RankingsPrincess Margaret of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1954
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 38
Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels
OCCULTIST
1874 - 1954
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 39
Günther Quandt
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1954
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 40
Edwin Howard Armstrong
INVENTOR
1890 - 1954
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 41
Ahmed Nihad
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1954
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 42
Viktor Abakumov
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1954
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 43
Gideon Sundback
INVENTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 44
Oscar Straus
COMPOSER
1870 - 1954
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 45
Lionel Barrymore
ACTOR
1878 - 1954
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 46
Stig Dagerman
WRITER
1923 - 1954
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 47
Theodor Kaluza
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1954
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 48
Claude Cahun
PHOTOGRAPHER
1894 - 1954
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 49
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1899 - 1954
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 50
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Gideon Sundback ranks 268 out of 1,879. Before him are Stefan Edberg (1966), Jan-Ove Waldner (1965), Håkan Nesser (1950), Björn Waldegård (1943), Johann Patkul (1660), and Carl Adolph Agardh (1785). After him are Torsten Wiesel (1924), Torbern Bergman (1735), Harry Nyquist (1889), Joey Tempest (1963), Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1982), and Bruno Liljefors (1860).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsStefan Edberg
TENNIS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 262
Jan-Ove Waldner
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 263
Håkan Nesser
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 264
Björn Waldegård
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 265
Johann Patkul
POLITICIAN
1660 - 1707
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 266
Carl Adolph Agardh
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1859
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 267
Gideon Sundback
INVENTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 268
Torsten Wiesel
PHYSICIAN
1924 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 269
Torbern Bergman
CHEMIST
1735 - 1784
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 270
Harry Nyquist
ENGINEER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 271
Joey Tempest
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 272
Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
NOBLEMAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 273
Bruno Liljefors
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 274
Among INVENTORS In Sweden
Among inventors born in Sweden, Gideon Sundback ranks 2. Before him are John Ericsson (1803). After him are Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846), Sven Gustaf Wingqvist (1876), Nils Bohlin (1920), Ernst Alexanderson (1878), Victor Hasselblad (1906), and Simone Giertz (1990).
John Ericsson
1803 - 1889
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 1
Gideon Sundback
1880 - 1954
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 2
Lars Magnus Ericsson
1846 - 1926
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 3
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
1876 - 1953
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 4
Nils Bohlin
1920 - 2002
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 5
Ernst Alexanderson
1878 - 1975
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 6
Victor Hasselblad
1906 - 1978
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 7
Simone Giertz
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.21
Rank: 8