Inventor

Henry Ford

American businessperson

1863 - 1947

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Henry Ford

His biography is available in 148 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 146 in 2024). Henry Ford is the 10th most popular inventor (down from 9th in 2024), the 73rd most popular biography from United States (down from 58th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Inventor.

Henry Ford is most famous for the invention of the assembly line.

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Historical Popularity Index

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#73 / 23k

Henry Ford ranks #73 among 23,232 people in Pantheon born in United States, inside the top 1% of that group.

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Henry Ford's biography appears in 148 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 98% of all Inventors.

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Among Inventors

Among inventors, Henry Ford ranks 10 out of 433. Before him are Johannes Gutenberg, James Watt, Karl Benz, Elon Musk, Alexander Graham Bell, and Guglielmo Marconi. After him are Louis Braille, Charles Babbage, Samuel Morse, Nikolaus Otto, Louis Daguerre, and Nicolas Appert.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Johannes Gutenberg
1394 - 1468
HPI: 90.58
Rank: 4
James Watt
1736 - 1819
HPI: 88.47
Rank: 5
Karl Benz
1844 - 1929
HPI: 88.12
Rank: 6
Elon Musk
1971 - Present
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 7
Alexander Graham Bell
1847 - 1922
HPI: 85.31
Rank: 8
Guglielmo Marconi
1874 - 1937
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 9
Henry Ford
1863 - 1947
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 10
Louis Braille
1809 - 1852
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 11
Charles Babbage
1791 - 1871
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 12
Samuel Morse
1791 - 1872
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 13
Nikolaus Otto
1832 - 1891
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 14
Louis Daguerre
1787 - 1851
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 15
Nicolas Appert
1749 - 1841
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 16

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Henry Ford ranks 5. Before him are Edvard Munch, Swami Vivekananda, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and Pierre de Coubertin. After him are Arthur Henderson, Konstantin Stanislavski, Paul Signac, Pietro Mascagni, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Constantine P. Cavafy, and David Lloyd George. Among people deceased in 1947, Henry Ford ranks 3. Before him are Max Planck, and Aleister Crowley. After him are Al Capone, Christian X of Denmark, Rudolf Höss, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Philipp Lenard, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, George II of Greece, Kurt Lewin, and Jozef Tiso.

Others Born in 1863

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Edvard Munch
PAINTER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 87.17
Rank: 1
Swami Vivekananda
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1902
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 2
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1863 - 1914
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 3
Pierre de Coubertin
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1937
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 4
Henry Ford
INVENTOR
1863 - 1947
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 5
Arthur Henderson
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 6
Konstantin Stanislavski
FILM DIRECTOR
1863 - 1938
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 7
Paul Signac
PAINTER
1863 - 1935
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 8
Pietro Mascagni
COMPOSER
1863 - 1945
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 9
Gabriele D'Annunzio
WRITER
1863 - 1938
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 10
Constantine P. Cavafy
WRITER
1863 - 1933
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 11
David Lloyd George
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1945
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1947

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Max Planck
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 85.41
Rank: 1
Aleister Crowley
OCCULTIST
1875 - 1947
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 2
Henry Ford
INVENTOR
1863 - 1947
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 3
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 4
Christian X of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1947
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 5
Rudolf Höss
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1947
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 6
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 7
Philipp Lenard
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1947
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 8
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1947
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 9
George II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 10
Kurt Lewin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1890 - 1947
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 11
Jozef Tiso
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1947
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 12