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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806 - 1859
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, [who] changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions". Brunel built dockyards, the Great Western Railway (GWR), a series of steamships including the first purpose-built transatlantic steamship, and numerous important bridges and tunnels. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isambard Kingdom Brunel has received more than 4,293,697 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Isambard Kingdom Brunel is the 74th most popular engineer (down from 52nd in 2019), the 1,021st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 909th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Engineer.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a famous engineer who is most famous for his work on the Great Western Railway, the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and the SS Great Britain.
Memorability Metrics
4.3M
Page Views (PV)
59.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
2.99
Effective Languages (L*)
5.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Isambard Kingdom Brunels by language
Over the past year Isambard Kingdom Brunel has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 509,574 views, followed by German (25,009), and Russian (16,615). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (127.02%), Malagasy (119.06%), and Ido (112.40%)
Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Isambard Kingdom Brunel ranks 74 out of 389. Before him are Jimmy Doolittle, Marcel Dassault, Colin Chapman, Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt, Su Song, and Adam Czerniaków. After him are Mikhail Gurevich, Marcel Renault, Józef Bem, Henri Farman, Edward A. Murphy Jr., and André Courrèges.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Jimmy Doolittle
1896 - 1993
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 68
Marcel Dassault
1892 - 1986
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 69
Colin Chapman
1928 - 1982
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 70
Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt
1240 - 1300
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 71
Su Song
1020 - 1101
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 72
Adam Czerniaków
1880 - 1942
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 73
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806 - 1859
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 74
Mikhail Gurevich
1892 - 1976
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 75
Marcel Renault
1872 - 1903
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 76
Józef Bem
1794 - 1850
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 77
Henri Farman
1874 - 1958
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 78
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
1918 - 1990
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 79
André Courrèges
1923 - 2016
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 80
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1806, Isambard Kingdom Brunel ranks 13. Before him are Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, Omar Pasha, William Webb Ellis, and Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov. After him are Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Charles Gleyre, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play. Among people deceased in 1859, Isambard Kingdom Brunel ranks 19. Before him are Louis Spohr, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Archduke John of Austria, Thomas De Quincey, John Brown, and Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. After him are Abd al-Rahman of Morocco, John Austin, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Alfred Vail, Carl Adolph Agardh, and Yoshida Shōin.
Others Born in 1806
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Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
COMPANION
1806 - 1878
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 7
Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1885
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 8
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich
BIOLOGIST
1806 - 1886
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 9
Omar Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1806 - 1871
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 10
William Webb Ellis
INVENTOR
1806 - 1872
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 11
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
PAINTER
1806 - 1858
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 12
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
ENGINEER
1806 - 1859
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 13
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
MUSICIAN
1806 - 1874
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 14
Charles Gleyre
PAINTER
1806 - 1874
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 15
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1806 - 1893
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 16
Johan Vilhelm Snellman
PHILOSOPHER
1806 - 1881
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 17
Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1877
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 18
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
ECONOMIST
1806 - 1882
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1859
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Louis Spohr
COMPOSER
1784 - 1859
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 13
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1859
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 14
Archduke John of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1782 - 1859
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 15
Thomas De Quincey
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 16
John Brown
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1800 - 1859
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 17
Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
COMPANION
1837 - 1859
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 18
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
ENGINEER
1806 - 1859
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 19
Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1859
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 20
John Austin
PHILOSOPHER
1790 - 1859
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 21
Thomas Babington Macaulay
HISTORIAN
1800 - 1859
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 22
Alfred Vail
INVENTOR
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 23
Carl Adolph Agardh
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1859
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 24
Yoshida Shōin
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1859
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 25
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Isambard Kingdom Brunel ranks 1,021 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Smith (1932), Harriet Martineau (1802), John Mayall (1933), David Warner (1941), Saint David (512), and Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871). After him are Samuel Crompton (1753), Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849), Emperor Norton (1818), William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800), Mary Mallon (1869), and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Michael Smith
CHEMIST
1932 - 2000
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,015
Harriet Martineau
ECONOMIST
1802 - 1876
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,016
John Mayall
MUSICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 1,017
David Warner
ACTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 1,018
Saint David
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
512 - 589
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1,019
Princess Hélène of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1951
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1,020
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
ENGINEER
1806 - 1859
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1,021
Samuel Crompton
INVENTOR
1753 - 1827
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 1,022
Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime
NOBLEMAN
1849 - 1936
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1,023
Emperor Norton
EXTREMIST
1818 - 1880
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,024
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
ASTRONOMER
1800 - 1867
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,025
Mary Mallon
CELEBRITY
1869 - 1938
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 1,026
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1792
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,027
Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom
Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Isambard Kingdom Brunel ranks 6. Before him are William John Macquorn Rankine (1820), John Ambrose Fleming (1849), Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), Charles George Gordon (1833), and Colin Chapman (1928). After him are Henry Royce (1863), Charles Rolls (1877), Alexander Cunningham (1814), George Cayley (1773), Hertha Ayrton (1854), and Adrian Newey (1958).
William John Macquorn Rankine
1820 - 1872
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 1
John Ambrose Fleming
1849 - 1945
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 2
Godfrey Hounsfield
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 3
Charles George Gordon
1833 - 1885
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4
Colin Chapman
1928 - 1982
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 5
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806 - 1859
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 6
Henry Royce
1863 - 1933
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 7
Charles Rolls
1877 - 1910
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 8
Alexander Cunningham
1814 - 1893
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 9
George Cayley
1773 - 1857
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 10
Hertha Ayrton
1854 - 1923
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 11
Adrian Newey
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 12
