1818 - 1893
Heinrich Göbel, or Henry Goebel (April 20, 1818 – December 4, 1893) was a German-born American precision mechanic and inventor. In 1848 he immigrated to New York City, where he resided until his death. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heinrich Göbel has received more than 122,609 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich Göbel is the 142nd most popular inventor (down from 131st in 2019), the 1,596th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,403rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular German Inventor.
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Among inventors, Heinrich Göbel ranks 142 out of 354. Before him are Gunther von Hagens, Johann Jacob Schweppe, Josiah Warren, John Ericsson, Jang Yeong-sil, and Georg Luger. After him are Alfred Vail, Viktor Schauberger, Nikolai Kardashev, Reginald Fessenden, Jethro Tull, and Robert Ludvigovich Bartini.
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 136
1740 - 1821
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 137
1798 - 1874
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 138
1803 - 1889
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 139
1400 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 140
1849 - 1923
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 141
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 142
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 143
1885 - 1958
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 144
1932 - 2019
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 145
1866 - 1932
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 146
1674 - 1741
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 147
1897 - 1974
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 148
Among people born in 1818, Heinrich Göbel ranks 35. Before him are Tewodros II, Zachris Topelius, Emil du Bois-Reymond, Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin, and Francesco Crispi. After him are Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, P. G. T. Beauregard, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Maria Mitchell, and Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among people deceased in 1893, Heinrich Göbel ranks 19. Before him are Ernst Kummer, John Tyndall, George Tupou I, Baron Alexander von Bach, Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, and Alfredo Catalani. After him are P. G. T. Beauregard, Leland Stanford, Abner Doubleday, Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma, George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Ferenc Erkel.
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 29
1818 - 1898
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 30
1818 - 1896
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 31
1818 - 1888
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 32
1818 - 1861
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 33
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 34
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 35
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 36
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 37
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 38
1818 - 1907
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 39
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 40
1818 - 1881
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 41
1810 - 1893
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 13
1820 - 1893
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 14
1797 - 1893
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 15
1813 - 1893
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 16
1849 - 1893
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 17
1854 - 1893
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 18
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 19
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 20
1824 - 1893
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 21
1819 - 1893
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 22
1847 - 1893
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 23
1831 - 1893
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 24
1810 - 1893
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 25
Among people born in Germany, Heinrich Göbel ranks 1,596 out of 6,142. Before him are Rupert II, Elector Palatine (1325), Wilhelm Zaisser (1893), Viktor Brack (1904), Mike Nichols (1931), Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), and Horst Eckel (1932). After him are Gottfried Böhm (1920), Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736), Wolfgang Wagner (1919), Johann Arndt (1555), Werner Jaeger (1888), and Sebastian Vettel (1987).
1325 - 1398
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,590
1893 - 1958
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,591
1904 - 1948
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,592
1931 - 2014
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,593
1884 - 1969
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,594
1932 - 2021
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,595
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,596
1920 - 2021
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,597
1736 - 1783
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,598
1919 - 2010
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,599
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,600
1888 - 1961
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,601
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,602
Among inventors born in Germany, Heinrich Göbel ranks 18. Before him are Joseph Pilates (1883), Johann Philipp Reis (1834), Theobald Boehm (1794), Alfred Krupp (1812), Hugo Schmeisser (1884), and Johann Jacob Schweppe (1740). After him are Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse (1787), Johann Nepomuk Maelzel (1772), Uziel Gal (1923), Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (1803), Siegfried Marcus (1831), and Peter Henlein (1479).
1883 - 1967
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 12
1834 - 1874
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 13
1794 - 1881
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 14
1812 - 1887
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 15
1884 - 1953
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 16
1740 - 1821
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 17
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 18
1787 - 1867
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 19
1772 - 1838
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 20
1923 - 2002
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 21
1803 - 1877
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 22
1831 - 1898
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 23
1479 - 1542
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 24