INVENTOR
Harry Ferguson
1884 - 1960
Harry Ferguson
Henry George Ferguson (4 November 1884 – 25 October 1960) was a British mechanic and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor and its three point linkage system, for being the first person in Ireland to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99. Today his name lives on in the name of the Massey Ferguson company. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harry Ferguson has received more than 324,810 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Harry Ferguson is the 296th most popular inventor (down from 264th in 2019).
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320k
Page Views (PV)
48.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.91
Effective Languages (L*)
2.42
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Harry Ferguson ranks 296 out of 354. Before him are John Barnard, Walter Bruch, Bernard Lown, Almon Brown Strowger, Kálmán Kandó, and Joseph Bramah. After him are Henry M. Leland, Max Valier, Henry J. Kaiser, Whitcomb L. Judson, David Dunbar Buick, and Jacob Ellehammer.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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John Barnard
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 290
Walter Bruch
1908 - 1990
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 291
Bernard Lown
1921 - 2021
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 292
Almon Brown Strowger
1839 - 1902
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 293
Kálmán Kandó
1869 - 1931
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 294
Joseph Bramah
1748 - 1814
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 295
Harry Ferguson
1884 - 1960
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 296
Henry M. Leland
1843 - 1932
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 297
Max Valier
1895 - 1930
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 298
Henry J. Kaiser
1882 - 1967
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 299
Whitcomb L. Judson
1846 - 1909
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 300
David Dunbar Buick
1854 - 1929
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 301
Jacob Ellehammer
1871 - 1946
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 302
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1884, Harry Ferguson ranks 144. Before him are Billie Burke, Ömer Seyfettin, Ludwik Hirszfeld, Sara Teasdale, Claes Johanson, and Michel de Klerk. After him are Forrest Smithson, Jean-Richard Bloch, Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, Nicholas Charnetsky, Fritz Noether, and Har Dayal. Among people deceased in 1960, Harry Ferguson ranks 133. Before him are Paul Fort, Walter Noddack, Wander Johannes de Haas, Noël Bas, Lya Mara, and Oswald Veblen. After him are Eduard Čech, Teodoro Picado Michalski, Dmitry Gulia, Frank Elmore Ross, Harold Spencer Jones, and Gregorio Marañón.
Others Born in 1884
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Billie Burke
1884 - 1970
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 138
Ömer Seyfettin
1884 - 1920
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 139
Ludwik Hirszfeld
1884 - 1954
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 140
Sara Teasdale
1884 - 1933
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 141
Claes Johanson
1884 - 1949
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 142
Michel de Klerk
1884 - 1923
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 143
Harry Ferguson
1884 - 1960
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 144
Forrest Smithson
1884 - 1962
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 145
Jean-Richard Bloch
1884 - 1947
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 146
Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
1884 - 1957
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 147
Nicholas Charnetsky
1884 - 1959
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 148
Fritz Noether
1884 - 1941
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 149
Har Dayal
1884 - 1939
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 150
Others Deceased in 1960
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Paul Fort
1872 - 1960
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 127
Walter Noddack
1893 - 1960
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 128
Wander Johannes de Haas
1878 - 1960
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 129
Noël Bas
1877 - 1960
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 130
Lya Mara
1897 - 1960
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 131
Oswald Veblen
1880 - 1960
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 132
Harry Ferguson
1884 - 1960
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 133
Eduard Čech
1893 - 1960
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 134
Teodoro Picado Michalski
1900 - 1960
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 135
Dmitry Gulia
1874 - 1960
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 136
Frank Elmore Ross
1874 - 1960
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 137
Harold Spencer Jones
1890 - 1960
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 138
Gregorio Marañón
1887 - 1960
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 139
