Engineer
Godfrey Hounsfield
1919 - 2004
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Godfrey Hounsfield
His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2024). Godfrey Hounsfield is the 53rd most popular engineer (down from 50th in 2024), the 1,019th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 830th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Engineer.
Godfrey Hounsfield is most famous for inventing the CT scanner in the 1970s.
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Among Engineers
Among engineers, Godfrey Hounsfield ranks 53 out of 389. Before him are Felix Wankel, Pavel Sukhoi, Viktor Bryukhanov, Bjarne Stroustrup, Marcello Gandini, and Ernst Heinkel. After him are Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, John Ambrose Fleming, Kurt Gerstein, Valentin Glushko, and Su Song.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Felix Wankel
1902 - 1988
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 47
Pavel Sukhoi
1895 - 1975
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 48
Viktor Bryukhanov
1935 - 2021
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 49
Bjarne Stroustrup
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 50
Marcello Gandini
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 51
Ernst Heinkel
1888 - 1958
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 52
Godfrey Hounsfield
1919 - 2004
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 53
Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.
1868 - 1924
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 54
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
1810 - 1900
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 55
John Ambrose Fleming
1849 - 1945
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 56
Kurt Gerstein
1905 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 57
Valentin Glushko
1908 - 1989
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 58
Su Song
1020 - 1101
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 59
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Godfrey Hounsfield ranks 48. Before him are César Manrique, Mordechai Anielewicz, Martin Balsam, Boris Shcherbina, Lex Barker, and Jackie Robinson. After him are Mohamed Boudiaf, René Barrientos, Elisabeth Volkenrath, James Lovelock, Georges Duby, and Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado. Among people deceased in 2004, Godfrey Hounsfield ranks 42. Before him are Edward B. Lewis, Jerry Goldsmith, John Vane, Ingrid Thulin, John Pople, and Thomas Klestil. After him are Masanori Tokita, Takeshi Kamo, Marvin Heemeyer, Matthäus Hetzenauer, Nicolai Ghiaurov, and Saizo Saito.
Others Born in 1919
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César Manrique
SCULPTOR
1919 - 1992
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 42
Mordechai Anielewicz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1919 - 1943
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 43
Martin Balsam
ACTOR
1919 - 1996
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 44
Boris Shcherbina
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1990
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 45
Lex Barker
ACTOR
1919 - 1973
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 46
Jackie Robinson
BASEBALL PLAYER
1919 - 1972
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 47
Godfrey Hounsfield
ENGINEER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 48
Mohamed Boudiaf
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1992
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 49
René Barrientos
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1969
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 50
Elisabeth Volkenrath
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1945
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 51
James Lovelock
GEOGRAPHER
1919 - 2022
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 52
Georges Duby
HISTORIAN
1919 - 1996
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 53
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1983
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 54
Others Deceased in 2004
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Edward B. Lewis
BIOLOGIST
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 36
Jerry Goldsmith
COMPOSER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 37
John Vane
CHEMIST
1927 - 2004
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 38
Ingrid Thulin
ACTOR
1926 - 2004
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 39
John Pople
CHEMIST
1925 - 2004
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 40
Thomas Klestil
DIPLOMAT
1932 - 2004
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 41
Godfrey Hounsfield
ENGINEER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 42
Masanori Tokita
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2004
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 43
Takeshi Kamo
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2004
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 44
Marvin Heemeyer
EXTREMIST
1951 - 2004
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 45
Matthäus Hetzenauer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2004
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 46
Nicolai Ghiaurov
SINGER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 47
Saizo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 48
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Godfrey Hounsfield ranks 1,019 out of NaN. Before him are David I of Scotland (1084), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), Oliver Sacks (1933), Ian McDiarmid (1944), Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877), and James Gregory (1638). After him are John of Salisbury (1110), Freeman Dyson (1923), Lewis Fry Richardson (1881), Danny Boyle (1956), Len Deighton (1929), and Charles Lightoller (1874).
Others born in United Kingdom
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David I of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1084 - 1153
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,013
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
POLITICIAN
1430 - 1456
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,014
Oliver Sacks
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,015
Ian McDiarmid
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,016
Arthur Cecil Pigou
ECONOMIST
1877 - 1959
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 1,017
James Gregory
MATHEMATICIAN
1638 - 1675
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 1,018
Godfrey Hounsfield
ENGINEER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 1,019
John of Salisbury
PHILOSOPHER
1110 - 1180
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,020
Freeman Dyson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,021
Lewis Fry Richardson
MATHEMATICIAN
1881 - 1953
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,022
Danny Boyle
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,023
Len Deighton
WRITER
1929 - 2026
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,024
Charles Lightoller
COMPANION
1874 - 1952
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,025
Among Engineers In United Kingdom
Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Godfrey Hounsfield ranks 4. Before him are William John Macquorn Rankine (1820), Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806), and Hertha Ayrton (1854). After him are William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810), John Ambrose Fleming (1849), Colin Chapman (1928), Charles George Gordon (1833), Adrian Newey (1958), Henry Royce (1863), Charles Rolls (1877), and Patrick Head (1946).
William John Macquorn Rankine
1820 - 1872
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 1
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806 - 1859
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 2
Hertha Ayrton
1854 - 1923
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 3
Godfrey Hounsfield
1919 - 2004
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 4
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
1810 - 1900
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 5
John Ambrose Fleming
1849 - 1945
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 6
Colin Chapman
1928 - 1982
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 7
Charles George Gordon
1833 - 1885
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 8
Adrian Newey
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 9
Henry Royce
1863 - 1933
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 10
Charles Rolls
1877 - 1910
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 11
Patrick Head
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 12
