INVENTOR
James Dyson
1947 - Today
James Dyson
Sir James Dyson (born 2 May 1947) is a British inventor, industrial designer, farmer, and business magnate who founded the Dyson company. He is best known as the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2023, he is the fifth-richest person in the United Kingdom, with an estimated family net worth of £23 billion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Dyson has received more than 3,760,054 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). James Dyson is the 179th most popular inventor (up from 240th in 2019), the 1,546th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,089th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
3.8M
Page Views (PV)
56.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
4.16
Effective Languages (L*)
3.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, James Dyson ranks 179 out of 426. Before him are Charles Cros, Matthew Boulton, Friedrich Zander, Joseph Monier, Philo Farnsworth, and Henrich Focke. After him are Georges Claude, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, Charles Martin Hall, Larry Sanger, Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, and George de Mestral.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Cros
1842 - 1888
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 173
Matthew Boulton
1728 - 1809
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 174
Friedrich Zander
1887 - 1933
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 175
Joseph Monier
1823 - 1906
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 176
Philo Farnsworth
1906 - 1971
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 177
Henrich Focke
1890 - 1979
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 178
James Dyson
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 179
Georges Claude
1870 - 1960
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 180
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
1895 - 1936
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 181
Charles Martin Hall
1863 - 1914
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 182
Larry Sanger
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 183
Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
1803 - 1877
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 184
George de Mestral
1907 - 1990
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 185
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, James Dyson ranks 176. Before him are Christian Jacq, Kōzō Okamoto, Aleksander Krupa, Jaume Cabré, Aad de Mos, and Greg Lake. After him are Sergio Badilla Castillo, Alain Connes, Malam Bacai Sanhá, Mario Aurelio Poli, Godfrey Chitalu, and Mary Simon.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsChristian Jacq
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 170
Kōzō Okamoto
EXTREMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 171
Aleksander Krupa
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 172
Jaume Cabré
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 173
Aad de Mos
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 174
Greg Lake
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 175
James Dyson
INVENTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 176
Sergio Badilla Castillo
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 177
Alain Connes
MATHEMATICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 178
Malam Bacai Sanhá
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 179
Mario Aurelio Poli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 180
Godfrey Chitalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 181
Mary Simon
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 182
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Dyson ranks 1,546 out of 8,785. Before him are Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840), Anne Conway (1631), Jack W. Szostak (1952), Karen Armstrong (1944), William Walton (1902), and Henry Tandey (1891). After him are David Icke (1952), Lionel Robbins (1898), Norman Davies (1939), Boy George (1961), John Maynard Smith (1920), and Dick Taylor (1943).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsNathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1915
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,540
Anne Conway
PHILOSOPHER
1631 - 1679
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,541
Jack W. Szostak
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 1,542
Karen Armstrong
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 1,543
William Walton
COMPOSER
1902 - 1983
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 1,544
Henry Tandey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,545
James Dyson
INVENTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,546
David Icke
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,547
Lionel Robbins
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1984
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,548
Norman Davies
HISTORIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,549
Boy George
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,550
John Maynard Smith
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2004
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,551
Dick Taylor
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,552
Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom
Among inventors born in United Kingdom, James Dyson ranks 27. Before him are John Kay (1704), Charles Algernon Parsons (1854), Robert Stirling (1790), William Murdoch (1754), Elihu Thomson (1853), and Matthew Boulton (1728). After him are Sandford Fleming (1827), Jethro Tull (1674), David Edward Hughes (1831), Henry Maudslay (1771), Oliver Lodge (1851), and Robert Watson-Watt (1892).
John Kay
1704 - 1779
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 21
Charles Algernon Parsons
1854 - 1931
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 22
Robert Stirling
1790 - 1878
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 23
William Murdoch
1754 - 1839
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 24
Elihu Thomson
1853 - 1937
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 25
Matthew Boulton
1728 - 1809
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 26
James Dyson
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 27
Sandford Fleming
1827 - 1915
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 28
Jethro Tull
1674 - 1741
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 29
David Edward Hughes
1831 - 1900
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 30
Henry Maudslay
1771 - 1831
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 31
Oliver Lodge
1851 - 1940
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 32
Robert Watson-Watt
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 33