INVENTOR
Jacque Fresco
1916 - 2017
Jacque Fresco
Jacque Fresco (March 13, 1916 – May 18, 2017) was an American futurist and self-described social engineer. Self-taught, he worked in a variety of positions related to industrial design. Fresco wrote and lectured his views on sustainable cities, energy efficiency, natural-resource management, cybernetic technology, automation, and the role of science in society. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacque Fresco has received more than 1,394,714 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Jacque Fresco is the 103rd most popular inventor (up from 105th in 2019), the 1,249th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,252nd in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Inventor.
Jacque Fresco is most famous for his "Venus Project" which is a plan to create a sustainable society.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
61.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
3.88
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Jacque Fresco ranks 103 out of 426. Before him are Alphonse Bertillon, Johann Maria Farina, Leo Fender, Momofuku Ando, Robert Noyce, and Louis Le Prince. After him are John Harrison, Edmund Cartwright, Joseph Pilates, Johann Philipp Reis, Clément Ader, and Abraham-Louis Breguet.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlphonse Bertillon
1853 - 1914
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 97
Johann Maria Farina
1685 - 1766
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 98
Leo Fender
1909 - 1991
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 99
Momofuku Ando
1910 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 100
Robert Noyce
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 101
Louis Le Prince
1841 - 1890
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 102
Jacque Fresco
1916 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 103
John Harrison
1693 - 1776
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 104
Edmund Cartwright
1743 - 1823
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 105
Joseph Pilates
1883 - 1967
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 106
Johann Philipp Reis
1834 - 1874
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 107
Clément Ader
1841 - 1925
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 108
Abraham-Louis Breguet
1747 - 1823
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 109
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Jacque Fresco ranks 50. Before him are Masaki Kobayashi, Virginia Satir, Emil Gilels, Robert F. Furchgott, C. Wright Mills, and Raf Vallone. After him are Dino Risi, Ephraim Katzir, Alberto Ginastera, Rafael Caldera, Consuelo Velázquez, and Henri Dutilleux. Among people deceased in 2017, Jacque Fresco ranks 66. Before him are Yisrael Kristal, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Sam Shepard, Piet Keizer, Jake LaMotta, and Giovanni Sartori. After him are John Berger, Albert Speer, Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Adam West, John G. Avildsen, and Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsMasaki Kobayashi
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1996
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 44
Virginia Satir
WRITER
1916 - 1988
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 45
Emil Gilels
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1985
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 46
Robert F. Furchgott
CHEMIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 47
C. Wright Mills
SOCIOLOGIST
1916 - 1962
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 48
Raf Vallone
ACTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 49
Jacque Fresco
INVENTOR
1916 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 50
Dino Risi
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2008
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 51
Ephraim Katzir
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 52
Alberto Ginastera
COMPOSER
1916 - 1983
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 53
Rafael Caldera
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 54
Consuelo Velázquez
MUSICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 55
Henri Dutilleux
COMPOSER
1916 - 2013
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsYisrael Kristal
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2017
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 60
Magdalena Abakanowicz
SCULPTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 61
Sam Shepard
WRITER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 62
Piet Keizer
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 63
Jake LaMotta
BOXER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 64
Giovanni Sartori
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 65
Jacque Fresco
INVENTOR
1916 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 66
John Berger
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 67
Albert Speer
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 68
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 69
Adam West
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 70
John G. Avildsen
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 71
Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 72
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jacque Fresco ranks 1,249 out of 20,380. Before him are Mario Lanza (1921), Valerie Solanas (1936), Gerald Edelman (1929), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Claudia Goldin (1946), and Evander Holyfield (1962). After him are Marvin Minsky (1927), Edward C. Tolman (1886), Charles Sweeney (1919), Ethan Hawke (1970), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), and James Irwin (1930).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMario Lanza
SINGER
1921 - 1959
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,243
Valerie Solanas
WRITER
1936 - 1988
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,244
Gerald Edelman
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,245
Kathryn Bigelow
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,246
Claudia Goldin
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 1,247
Evander Holyfield
BOXER
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,248
Jacque Fresco
INVENTOR
1916 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,249
Marvin Minsky
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,250
Edward C. Tolman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1959
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,251
Charles Sweeney
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2004
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,252
Ethan Hawke
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,253
Mary Todd Lincoln
COMPANION
1818 - 1882
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,254
James Irwin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1991
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 1,255
Among INVENTORS In United States
Among inventors born in United States, Jacque Fresco ranks 26. Before him are Les Paul (1915), George Eastman (1854), Ray Tomlinson (1941), Elisha Otis (1811), Leo Fender (1909), and Robert Noyce (1927). After him are Lee de Forest (1873), Josiah Warren (1798), Hiram Maxim (1840), Percy Spencer (1894), Mary Anderson (1862), and Elisha Gray (1835).
Les Paul
1915 - 2009
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 20
George Eastman
1854 - 1932
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 21
Ray Tomlinson
1941 - 2016
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 22
Elisha Otis
1811 - 1861
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 23
Leo Fender
1909 - 1991
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 24
Robert Noyce
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 25
Jacque Fresco
1916 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 26
Lee de Forest
1873 - 1961
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 27
Josiah Warren
1798 - 1874
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 28
Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 29
Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 30
Mary Anderson
1862 - 1953
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 31
Elisha Gray
1835 - 1901
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 32