Inventor
John Boyd Dunlop
1840 - 1921
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John Boyd Dunlop
His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. John Boyd Dunlop is the 59th most popular inventor (down from 57th in 2024), the 540th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 385th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Inventor.
John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish veterinarian and inventor. He is most famous for inventing the first practical pneumatic tire in 1888.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, John Boyd Dunlop ranks 59 out of 426. Before him are Samuel Pierpont Langley, Richard Trevithick, Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, Adam Opel, Charles Goodyear, and William G. Morgan. After him are Louis Blériot, Emile Berliner, Willis Carrier, Étienne Lenoir, Theodore Maiman, and Louis Renault.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Samuel Pierpont Langley
1834 - 1906
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 53
Richard Trevithick
1771 - 1833
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 54
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
1725 - 1804
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 55
Adam Opel
1837 - 1895
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 56
Charles Goodyear
1800 - 1860
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 57
William G. Morgan
1870 - 1942
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 58
John Boyd Dunlop
1840 - 1921
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 59
Louis Blériot
1872 - 1936
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 60
Emile Berliner
1851 - 1929
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 61
Willis Carrier
1876 - 1950
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 62
Étienne Lenoir
1822 - 1900
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 63
Theodore Maiman
1927 - 2007
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 64
Louis Renault
1877 - 1944
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 65
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1840, John Boyd Dunlop ranks 16. Before him are Odilon Redon, Edward Drinker Cope, Ernst Abbe, Carl Menger, Hiram Maxim, and Father Damien. After him are August Bebel, Crazy Horse, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, George Smith, and Hans Makart. Among people deceased in 1921, John Boyd Dunlop ranks 16. Before him are Alfred Hermann Fried, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Carl Menger, Talaat Pasha, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, and `Abdu'l-Bahá. After him are Antoni Grabowski, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Alexander Blok, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Mykola Leontovych.
Others Born in 1840
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Odilon Redon
PAINTER
1840 - 1916
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 10
Edward Drinker Cope
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1897
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 11
Ernst Abbe
PHYSICIST
1840 - 1905
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 12
Carl Menger
ECONOMIST
1840 - 1921
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 13
Hiram Maxim
INVENTOR
1840 - 1916
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 14
Father Damien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1840 - 1889
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 15
John Boyd Dunlop
INVENTOR
1840 - 1921
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 16
August Bebel
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1913
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 17
Crazy Horse
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1877
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 18
Richard von Krafft-Ebing
PHYSICIAN
1840 - 1902
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 19
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1929
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 20
George Smith
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1876
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 21
Hans Makart
PAINTER
1840 - 1884
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1921
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Alfred Hermann Fried
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1864 - 1921
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 10
Ludwig III of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1921
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 11
Carl Menger
ECONOMIST
1840 - 1921
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 12
Talaat Pasha
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1921
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 13
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1921
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 14
`Abdu'l-Bahá
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1921
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 15
John Boyd Dunlop
INVENTOR
1840 - 1921
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 16
Antoni Grabowski
CHEMIST
1857 - 1921
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 17
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1846 - 1921
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 18
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
ASTRONOMER
1868 - 1921
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 19
Alexander Blok
WRITER
1880 - 1921
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 20
Engelbert Humperdinck
COMPOSER
1854 - 1921
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 21
Mykola Leontovych
COMPOSER
1877 - 1921
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 22
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Boyd Dunlop ranks 540 out of NaN. Before him are Patrick Stewart (1940), George Eliot (1819), Charles Lyell (1797), Robert Burns (1759), Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882), and Robert Plant (1948). After him are Archibald Hill (1886), Adele (1988), Peter Brook (1925), Henry Hudson (1570), Edmund Crouchback (1245), and Thomas Becket (1119).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Patrick Stewart
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 534
George Eliot
WRITER
1819 - 1880
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 535
Charles Lyell
GEOLOGIST
1797 - 1875
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 536
Robert Burns
WRITER
1759 - 1796
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 537
Princess Margaret of Connaught
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1920
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 538
Robert Plant
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 539
John Boyd Dunlop
INVENTOR
1840 - 1921
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 540
Archibald Hill
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1977
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 541
Adele
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 542
Peter Brook
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2022
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 543
Henry Hudson
EXPLORER
1570 - 1611
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 544
Edmund Crouchback
POLITICIAN
1245 - 1296
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 545
Thomas Becket
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1119 - 1170
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 546
Among Inventors In United Kingdom
Among inventors born in United Kingdom, John Boyd Dunlop ranks 10. Before him are George Stephenson (1781), John Logie Baird (1888), Thomas Newcomen (1663), John Herschel (1792), Frank Whittle (1907), and Richard Trevithick (1771). After him are Henry Fox Talbot (1800), Rowland Hill (1795), Thomas Savery (1650), John Harrison (1693), Richard Arkwright (1732), and Henry Bessemer (1813).
George Stephenson
1781 - 1848
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 4
John Logie Baird
1888 - 1946
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 5
Thomas Newcomen
1663 - 1729
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 6
John Herschel
1792 - 1871
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 7
Frank Whittle
1907 - 1996
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 8
Richard Trevithick
1771 - 1833
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 9
John Boyd Dunlop
1840 - 1921
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 10
Henry Fox Talbot
1800 - 1877
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 11
Rowland Hill
1795 - 1879
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 12
Thomas Savery
1650 - 1715
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 13
John Harrison
1693 - 1776
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 14
Richard Arkwright
1732 - 1792
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 15
Henry Bessemer
1813 - 1898
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 16
