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Hideo Itokawa
1912 - 1999
Hideo Itokawa
Hideo Itokawa (糸川 英夫, Itokawa Hideo, July 20, 1912 – February 21, 1999) was a pioneer of Japanese rocketry, popularly known as "Dr. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hideo Itokawa has received more than 52,699 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Hideo Itokawa is the 280th most popular engineer (down from 253rd in 2019).
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53k
Page Views (PV)
45.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
1.95
Effective Languages (L*)
3.58
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Hideo Itokawa ranks 280 out of 323. Before him are Donald Wills Douglas Sr., Da-Wen Sun, Eilmer of Malmesbury, Alan Shugart, Mikhail Tikhonravov, and Arthur E. Kennelly. After him are Geoffrey de Havilland, William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, Frances Spence, Jesse Ramsden, Albert Auguste Perdonnet, and Yuri Artsutanov.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Donald Wills Douglas Sr.
1892 - 1981
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 274
Da-Wen Sun
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 275
Eilmer of Malmesbury
985 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 276
Alan Shugart
1930 - 2006
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 277
Mikhail Tikhonravov
1900 - 1974
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 278
Arthur E. Kennelly
1861 - 1939
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 279
Hideo Itokawa
1912 - 1999
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 280
Geoffrey de Havilland
1882 - 1965
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 281
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
1810 - 1900
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 282
Frances Spence
1922 - 2012
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 283
Jesse Ramsden
1735 - 1800
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 284
Albert Auguste Perdonnet
1801 - 1867
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 285
Yuri Artsutanov
1929 - 2019
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 286
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Hideo Itokawa ranks 279. Before him are Hércules de Miranda, Niginho, Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, Ted Drake, Ruby Payne-Scott, and Wálter Guevara. After him are Erik Larsson, Annemarie Heinrich, Carmelo Robledo, Virgilio Piñera, Øivind Holmsen, and Wilhelm Baumann. Among people deceased in 1999, Hideo Itokawa ranks 198. Before him are Leonid Sedov, Vivian Fuchs, Albert Charles Smith, Paris Pişmiş, Ruth Roman, and Nikolay Latyshev. After him are Lloyd La Beach, Giuseppe Delfino, Raúl Silva Henríquez, Sulo Nurmela, Owen Hart, and Celso Torrelio.
Others Born in 1912
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Hércules de Miranda
1912 - 1982
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 273
Niginho
1912 - 1975
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 274
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
1912 - 1980
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 275
Ted Drake
1912 - 1995
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 276
Ruby Payne-Scott
1912 - 1981
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 277
Wálter Guevara
1912 - 1996
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 278
Hideo Itokawa
1912 - 1999
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 279
Erik Larsson
1912 - 1982
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 280
Annemarie Heinrich
1912 - 2005
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 281
Carmelo Robledo
1912 - 1982
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 282
Virgilio Piñera
1912 - 1979
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 283
Øivind Holmsen
1912 - 1996
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 284
Wilhelm Baumann
1912 - 1990
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 285
Others Deceased in 1999
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Leonid Sedov
1907 - 1999
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 192
Vivian Fuchs
1908 - 1999
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 193
Albert Charles Smith
1906 - 1999
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 194
Paris Pişmiş
1911 - 1999
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 195
Ruth Roman
1922 - 1999
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 196
Nikolay Latyshev
1913 - 1999
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 197
Hideo Itokawa
1912 - 1999
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 198
Lloyd La Beach
1922 - 1999
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 199
Giuseppe Delfino
1921 - 1999
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 200
Raúl Silva Henríquez
1907 - 1999
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 201
Sulo Nurmela
1908 - 1999
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 202
Owen Hart
1965 - 1999
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 203
Celso Torrelio
1933 - 1999
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 204
