INVENTOR
Jacques Piccard
1922 - 2008
Jacques Piccard
Jacques Piccard (28 July 1922 – 1 November 2008) was a Swiss oceanographer and engineer, known for having developed underwater submarines for studying ocean currents. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Piccard has received more than 933,823 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Jacques Piccard is the 68th most popular inventor (up from 72nd in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 87th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Inventor.
Jacques Piccard is most famous for his deep-sea exploration in the bathyscaphe Trieste.
Memorability Metrics
930k
Page Views (PV)
64.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
8.06
Effective Languages (L*)
2.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Jacques Piccard ranks 68 out of 426. Before him are Alberto Santos-Dumont, Isaac Singer, Cornelis Drebbel, John Browning, Étienne Lenoir, and John Deere. After him are Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Oleg Antonov, Josephine Cochrane, Les Paul, George Eastman, and Claude Chappe.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlberto Santos-Dumont
1873 - 1932
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 62
Isaac Singer
1811 - 1875
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 63
Cornelis Drebbel
1572 - 1633
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 64
John Browning
1855 - 1926
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 65
Étienne Lenoir
1822 - 1900
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 66
John Deere
1804 - 1886
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 67
Jacques Piccard
1922 - 2008
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 68
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
1860 - 1940
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 69
Oleg Antonov
1906 - 1984
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 70
Josephine Cochrane
1839 - 1913
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 71
Les Paul
1915 - 2009
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 72
George Eastman
1854 - 1932
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 73
Claude Chappe
1763 - 1805
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 74
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Jacques Piccard ranks 41. Before him are Hans Georg Dehmelt, Iannis Xenakis, Nándor Hidegkuti, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Nikolay Basov, and Doris Day. After him are Agostinho Neto, Nils Liedholm, Julius Nyerere, Arthur Ashkin, Jason Robards, and Cornelius Castoriadis. Among people deceased in 2008, Jacques Piccard ranks 26. Before him are Harold Pinter, George Habash, Jørn Utzon, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Yma Sumac, and Michael Crichton. After him are Roy Scheider, Jules Dassin, Heath Ledger, Jörg Haider, George Emil Palade, and John Archibald Wheeler.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsHans Georg Dehmelt
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 35
Iannis Xenakis
COMPOSER
1922 - 2001
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 36
Nándor Hidegkuti
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 37
Ahmed Sékou Touré
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1984
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 38
Nikolay Basov
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2001
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 39
Doris Day
ACTOR
1922 - 2019
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 40
Jacques Piccard
INVENTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 41
Agostinho Neto
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1979
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 42
Nils Liedholm
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 43
Julius Nyerere
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 44
Arthur Ashkin
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2020
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 45
Jason Robards
ACTOR
1922 - 2000
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 46
Cornelius Castoriadis
ECONOMIST
1922 - 1997
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 47
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsHarold Pinter
WRITER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 20
George Habash
EXTREMIST
1926 - 2008
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 21
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 22
Alain Robbe-Grillet
WRITER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 23
Yma Sumac
SINGER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 24
Michael Crichton
WRITER
1942 - 2008
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 25
Jacques Piccard
INVENTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 26
Roy Scheider
ACTOR
1932 - 2008
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 27
Jules Dassin
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2008
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 28
Heath Ledger
ACTOR
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 29
Jörg Haider
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2008
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 30
George Emil Palade
PHYSICIAN
1912 - 2008
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 31
John Archibald Wheeler
PHYSICIST
1911 - 2008
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 32
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Jacques Piccard ranks 88 out of 1,190. Before him are Ernest Solvay (1838), Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), Jacky Ickx (1945), Étienne Lenoir (1822), Ferdinand Verbiest (1623), and Matilda of Flanders (1031). After him are Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350), Hubert van Eyck (1366), Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg (1240), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Jean-Marie Pfaff (1953), and Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsErnest Solvay
CHEMIST
1838 - 1922
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 82
Paul-Henri Spaak
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 83
Jacky Ickx
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 84
Étienne Lenoir
INVENTOR
1822 - 1900
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 85
Ferdinand Verbiest
ASTRONOMER
1623 - 1688
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 86
Matilda of Flanders
COMPANION
1031 - 1083
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 87
Jacques Piccard
INVENTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 88
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1405
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 89
Hubert van Eyck
PAINTER
1366 - 1426
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 90
Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1240 - 1288
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 91
Auguste Beernaert
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1912
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 92
Jean-Marie Pfaff
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 93
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2005
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 94
Among INVENTORS In Belgium
Among inventors born in Belgium, Jacques Piccard ranks 3. Before him are Adolphe Sax (1814), and Étienne Lenoir (1822). After him are Zénobe Gramme (1826), Paul Otlet (1868), Robert Cailliau (1947), and George Washington (1871).
Adolphe Sax
1814 - 1894
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 1
Étienne Lenoir
1822 - 1900
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 2
Jacques Piccard
1922 - 2008
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 3
Zénobe Gramme
1826 - 1901
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 4
Paul Otlet
1868 - 1944
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5
Robert Cailliau
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 6
George Washington
1871 - 1946
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 7