INVENTOR
John Boyd Dunlop
1840 - 1921
John Boyd Dunlop
John Boyd Dunlop (5 February 1840 – 23 October 1921) was a Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon who spent most of his career in Ireland. Familiar with making rubber devices, he invented the first practical pneumatic tyres for his child's tricycle and developed them for use in cycle racing. He sold his rights to the pneumatic tyres to a company he formed with the president of the Irish Cyclists' Association, Harvey du Cros, for a small cash sum and a small shareholding in their pneumatic tyre business. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Boyd Dunlop has received more than 634,210 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). John Boyd Dunlop is the 57th most popular inventor (down from 51st in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 363rd 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.
Memorability Metrics
630k
Page Views (PV)
66.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
9.86
Effective Languages (L*)
3.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, John Boyd Dunlop ranks 57 out of 426. Before him are William G. Morgan, Douglas Engelbart, James Naismith, Emile Berliner, Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, and Louis Renault. After him are Charles Goodyear, Henry Fox Talbot, Louis Blériot, Adam Opel, Alberto Santos-Dumont, and Isaac Singer.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam G. Morgan
1870 - 1942
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 51
Douglas Engelbart
1925 - 2013
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 52
James Naismith
1861 - 1939
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 53
Emile Berliner
1851 - 1929
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 54
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
1725 - 1804
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 55
Louis Renault
1877 - 1944
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 56
John Boyd Dunlop
1840 - 1921
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 57
Charles Goodyear
1800 - 1860
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 58
Henry Fox Talbot
1800 - 1877
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 59
Louis Blériot
1872 - 1936
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 60
Adam Opel
1837 - 1895
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 61
Alberto Santos-Dumont
1873 - 1932
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 62
Isaac Singer
1811 - 1875
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 63
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1840, John Boyd Dunlop ranks 14. Before him are Alphonse Daudet, Odilon Redon, Edward Drinker Cope, Carl Menger, Ernst Abbe, and Carlota of Mexico. After him are August Bebel, Father Damien, Per Teodor Cleve, Thomas Hardy, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, and Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein. Among people deceased in 1921, John Boyd Dunlop ranks 14. Before him are Alfred Hermann Fried, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Talaat Pasha, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Nicholas I of Montenegro, and Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg. After him are Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Alexander Blok, Matthias Erzberger, Ignác Goldziher, and William II of Württemberg.
Others Born in 1840
Go to all RankingsAlphonse Daudet
WRITER
1840 - 1897
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 8
Odilon Redon
PAINTER
1840 - 1916
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 9
Edward Drinker Cope
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 10
Carl Menger
ECONOMIST
1840 - 1921
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 11
Ernst Abbe
PHYSICIST
1840 - 1905
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 12
Carlota of Mexico
COMPANION
1840 - 1927
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 13
John Boyd Dunlop
INVENTOR
1840 - 1921
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 14
August Bebel
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1913
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 15
Father Damien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1840 - 1889
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 16
Per Teodor Cleve
CHEMIST
1840 - 1905
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 17
Thomas Hardy
WRITER
1840 - 1928
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 18
Richard von Krafft-Ebing
PHYSICIAN
1840 - 1902
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 19
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1929
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1921
Go to all RankingsAlfred Hermann Fried
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1864 - 1921
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 8
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1921
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 9
Talaat Pasha
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1921
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 10
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1921
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 11
Nicholas I of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1921
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 12
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1921
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 13
John Boyd Dunlop
INVENTOR
1840 - 1921
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 14
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1846 - 1921
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 15
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
ASTRONOMER
1868 - 1921
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 16
Alexander Blok
WRITER
1880 - 1921
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 17
Matthias Erzberger
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1921
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 18
Ignác Goldziher
LINGUIST
1850 - 1921
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 19
William II of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1921
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 20
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Boyd Dunlop ranks 385 out of 8,785. Before him are Kenneth Branagh (1960), Mordred (null), Christian de Duve (1917), Pelagius (360), Henry Morgan (1635), and William Crookes (1832). After him are Angus Young (1955), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), Robert Burns (1759), Henry Hallett Dale (1875), Lemmy (1945), and Thomas Cromwell (1485).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsKenneth Branagh
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 379
Mordred
COMPANION
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 380
Christian de Duve
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 381
Pelagius
PHILOSOPHER
360 - 420
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 382
Henry Morgan
PIRATE
1635 - 1688
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 383
William Crookes
CHEMIST
1832 - 1919
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 384
John Boyd Dunlop
INVENTOR
1840 - 1921
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 385
Angus Young
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 386
Sweyn II of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1020 - 1076
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 387
Robert Burns
WRITER
1759 - 1796
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 388
Henry Hallett Dale
CHEMIST
1875 - 1968
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 389
Lemmy
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2015
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 390
Thomas Cromwell
PUBLIC WORKER
1485 - 1540
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 391
Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom
Among inventors born in United Kingdom, John Boyd Dunlop ranks 10. Before him are George Stephenson (1781), Thomas Newcomen (1663), Richard Trevithick (1771), Frank Whittle (1907), John Logie Baird (1888), and John Herschel (1792). After him are Henry Fox Talbot (1800), Thomas Savery (1650), Henry Bessemer (1813), James Hargreaves (1720), Richard Arkwright (1732), and William Webb Ellis (1806).
George Stephenson
1781 - 1848
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 4
Thomas Newcomen
1663 - 1729
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 5
Richard Trevithick
1771 - 1833
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 6
Frank Whittle
1907 - 1996
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 7
John Logie Baird
1888 - 1946
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 8
John Herschel
1792 - 1871
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 9
John Boyd Dunlop
1840 - 1921
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 10
Henry Fox Talbot
1800 - 1877
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 11
Thomas Savery
1650 - 1715
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 12
Henry Bessemer
1813 - 1898
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 13
James Hargreaves
1720 - 1778
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 14
Richard Arkwright
1732 - 1792
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 15
William Webb Ellis
1806 - 1872
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 16