ENGINEER
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
1850 - 1916
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (; 24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. Kitchener came to prominence for his imperial campaigns, his involvement in the Second Boer War, and his central role in the early part of the First World War. Kitchener was credited in 1898 for having won the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of the Sudan, for which he was made Baron Kitchener of Khartoum. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener has received more than 3,351,225 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener is the 52nd most popular engineer (up from 74th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 56th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener ranks 52 out of 389. Before him are Vannevar Bush, Lu Ban, John Ambrose Fleming, Arthur Scherbius, Godfrey Hounsfield, and Gustaf de Laval. After him are Charles George Gordon, Alexander Wienerberger, Bjarne Stroustrup, Viktor Belenko, Masaru Ibuka, and Loránd Eötvös.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVannevar Bush
1890 - 1974
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 46
Lu Ban
507 BC - 440 BC
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 47
John Ambrose Fleming
1849 - 1945
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 48
Arthur Scherbius
1878 - 1929
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 49
Godfrey Hounsfield
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 50
Gustaf de Laval
1845 - 1913
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 51
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 52
Charles George Gordon
1833 - 1885
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 53
Alexander Wienerberger
1891 - 1955
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 54
Bjarne Stroustrup
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 55
Viktor Belenko
1947 - 2023
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 56
Masaru Ibuka
1908 - 1997
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 57
Loránd Eötvös
1848 - 1919
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 58
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1850, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener ranks 22. Before him are Luigi Cadorna, Lafcadio Hearn, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Henry Louis Le Chatelier, Besarion Jughashvili, and Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton. After him are César Ritz, Sami Frashëri, Victoriano Huerta, Mikhail Chigorin, William Morris Davis, and Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia. Among people deceased in 1916, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener ranks 37. Before him are Gaston Maspero, Torakusu Yamaha, Rubén Darío, Percival Lowell, Gérard Encausse, and Jean Webster. After him are Victoriano Huerta, Hiram Maxim, Hugo Münsterberg, Pierre Duhem, Julius Fučík, and Vasily Surikov.
Others Born in 1850
Go to all RankingsLuigi Cadorna
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1928
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 16
Lafcadio Hearn
WRITER
1850 - 1904
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 17
Lluís Domènech i Montaner
ARCHITECT
1850 - 1923
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 18
Henry Louis Le Chatelier
CHEMIST
1850 - 1936
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 19
Besarion Jughashvili
CELEBRITY
1850 - 1909
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 20
Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1922
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 21
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
ENGINEER
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 22
César Ritz
BUSINESSPERSON
1850 - 1918
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 23
Sami Frashëri
WRITER
1850 - 1904
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 24
Victoriano Huerta
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 25
Mikhail Chigorin
CHESS PLAYER
1850 - 1908
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 26
William Morris Davis
GEOGRAPHER
1850 - 1934
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 27
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1908
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1916
Go to all RankingsGaston Maspero
HISTORIAN
1846 - 1916
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 31
Torakusu Yamaha
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1916
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 32
Rubén Darío
WRITER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 33
Percival Lowell
ASTRONOMER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 34
Gérard Encausse
OCCULTIST
1865 - 1916
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 35
Jean Webster
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 36
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
ENGINEER
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 37
Victoriano Huerta
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 38
Hiram Maxim
INVENTOR
1840 - 1916
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 39
Hugo Münsterberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1863 - 1916
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 40
Pierre Duhem
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1916
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 41
Julius Fučík
COMPOSER
1872 - 1916
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 42
Vasily Surikov
PAINTER
1848 - 1916
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 43
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener ranks 45 out of 549. Before him are Ernest Walton (1903), Maureen O'Hara (1920), Bob Geldof (1951), Columba (521), Harald Gille (1103), and Ethel Voynich (1864). After him are Saint Gall (550), Eileen Gray (1878), John Toland (1670), John Tyndall (1820), Edward England (1685), and Dolores O'Riordan (1971).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsErnest Walton
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 39
Maureen O'Hara
ACTOR
1920 - 2015
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 40
Bob Geldof
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 41
Columba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
521 - 597
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 42
Harald Gille
POLITICIAN
1103 - 1136
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 43
Ethel Voynich
WRITER
1864 - 1960
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 44
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
ENGINEER
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 45
Saint Gall
WRITER
550 - 645
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 46
Eileen Gray
ARCHITECT
1878 - 1976
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 47
John Toland
PHILOSOPHER
1670 - 1722
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 48
John Tyndall
PHYSICIST
1820 - 1893
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 49
Edward England
PIRATE
1685 - 1720
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 50
Dolores O'Riordan
MUSICIAN
1971 - 2018
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 51
Among ENGINEERS In Ireland
Among engineers born in Ireland, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener ranks 1. After him are Robert Mallet (1810).
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1
Robert Mallet
1810 - 1881
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 2