Inventor
Johann Philipp Reis
1834 - 1874
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Johann Philipp Reis
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Philipp Reis is the 112th most popular inventor (down from 107th in 2024), the 1,202nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,084th in 2019) and the 13th most popular German Inventor.
Johann Philipp Reis is most famous for being the first person to fly an airplane in 1853.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Johann Philipp Reis ranks 112 out of 426. Before him are Étienne-Jules Marey, Orban, Walter Hunt, Abraham-Louis Breguet, Vladimir K. Zworykin, and William Webb Ellis. After him are David Bushnell, Josiah Warren, Clément Ader, Jacque Fresco, Robert Noyce, and James Hargreaves.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Étienne-Jules Marey
1830 - 1904
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 106
Orban
1404 - 1453
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 107
Walter Hunt
1796 - 1859
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 108
Abraham-Louis Breguet
1747 - 1823
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 109
Vladimir K. Zworykin
1888 - 1982
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 110
William Webb Ellis
1806 - 1872
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 111
Johann Philipp Reis
1834 - 1874
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 112
David Bushnell
1742 - 1824
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 113
Josiah Warren
1798 - 1874
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 114
Clément Ader
1841 - 1925
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 115
Jacque Fresco
1916 - 2017
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 116
Robert Noyce
1927 - 1990
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 117
James Hargreaves
1720 - 1778
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 118
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1834, Johann Philipp Reis ranks 19. Before him are August Weismann, Amilcare Ponchielli, Jan Neruda, Vasily Perov, Charles Spurgeon, and Aleksis Kivi. After him are Norodom of Cambodia, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, Kondō Isami, Hetty Green, Kawakami Gensai, and Gaston Planté. Among people deceased in 1874, Johann Philipp Reis ranks 10. Before him are Howard Staunton, Adolphe Quetelet, François Guizot, David Strauss, Charles Gleyre, and Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria. After him are Josiah Warren, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, Peter Cornelius, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, and Marià Fortuny.
Others Born in 1834
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August Weismann
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1914
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 13
Amilcare Ponchielli
COMPOSER
1834 - 1886
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 14
Jan Neruda
WRITER
1834 - 1891
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 15
Vasily Perov
PAINTER
1834 - 1882
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 16
Charles Spurgeon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1834 - 1892
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 17
Aleksis Kivi
WRITER
1834 - 1872
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 18
Johann Philipp Reis
INVENTOR
1834 - 1874
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 19
Norodom of Cambodia
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1904
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 20
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1902
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 21
Kondō Isami
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1868
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 22
Hetty Green
BUSINESSPERSON
1834 - 1916
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 23
Kawakami Gensai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1834 - 1872
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 24
Gaston Planté
PHYSICIST
1834 - 1889
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1874
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Howard Staunton
CHESS PLAYER
1810 - 1874
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 4
Adolphe Quetelet
ASTRONOMER
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 5
François Guizot
HISTORIAN
1787 - 1874
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 6
David Strauss
PHILOSOPHER
1808 - 1874
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 7
Charles Gleyre
PAINTER
1806 - 1874
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 8
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1874
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 9
Johann Philipp Reis
INVENTOR
1834 - 1874
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 10
Josiah Warren
INVENTOR
1798 - 1874
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 11
Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1874
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 12
Peter Cornelius
COMPOSER
1824 - 1874
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 13
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
WRITER
1798 - 1874
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 14
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
MUSICIAN
1806 - 1874
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 15
Marià Fortuny
PAINTER
1838 - 1874
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 16
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Philipp Reis ranks 1,202 out of NaN. Before him are Severinus of Noricum (410), Godfrey Kneller (1646), Josef Harpe (1887), Carsten Niebuhr (1733), Manuel Neuer (1986), and Engelbert Kaempfer (1651). After him are Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (1757), Johann Georg Pisendel (1687), Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1757), Walter Kasper (1933), Franz Josef Strauss (1915), and Hannah Höch (1889).
Others born in Germany
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Severinus of Noricum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
410 - 482
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 1,196
Godfrey Kneller
PAINTER
1646 - 1723
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1,197
Josef Harpe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1968
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1,198
Carsten Niebuhr
EXPLORER
1733 - 1815
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1,199
Manuel Neuer
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 1,200
Engelbert Kaempfer
PHYSICIAN
1651 - 1716
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 1,201
Johann Philipp Reis
INVENTOR
1834 - 1874
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 1,202
Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1831
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 1,203
Johann Georg Pisendel
COMPOSER
1687 - 1755
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 1,204
Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1828
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 1,205
Walter Kasper
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 1,206
Franz Josef Strauss
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1988
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 1,207
Hannah Höch
PAINTER
1889 - 1978
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,208
Among Inventors In Germany
Among inventors born in Germany, Johann Philipp Reis ranks 13. Before him are Wilhelm Maybach (1846), Karl Drais (1785), Konrad Zuse (1910), Adam Opel (1837), Emile Berliner (1851), and Joseph Pilates (1883). After him are Theobald Boehm (1794), Hans von Ohain (1911), Alfred Krupp (1812), Hugo Schmeisser (1884), Siegfried Marcus (1831), and Johann Nepomuk Maelzel (1772).
Wilhelm Maybach
1846 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 7
Karl Drais
1785 - 1851
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 8
Konrad Zuse
1910 - 1995
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 9
Adam Opel
1837 - 1895
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 10
Emile Berliner
1851 - 1929
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 11
Joseph Pilates
1883 - 1967
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 12
Johann Philipp Reis
1834 - 1874
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 13
Theobald Boehm
1794 - 1881
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 14
Hans von Ohain
1911 - 1998
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 15
Alfred Krupp
1812 - 1887
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 16
Hugo Schmeisser
1884 - 1953
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 17
Siegfried Marcus
1831 - 1898
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 18
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
1772 - 1838
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 19
