ENGINEER
John Hughes
1814 - 1889
John Hughes
John James Hughes (1814 – 17 June 1889) was a Welsh engineer, businessman and founder of the city of Donetsk. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Hughes has received more than 148,669 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Hughes is the 168th most popular engineer, the 2,045th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 19th most popular British Engineer.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
53.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.88
Effective Languages (L*)
1.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, John Hughes ranks 168 out of 389. Before him are John Loudon McAdam, John Smeaton, Antoine de Chézy, Sherif Ismail, Vitaly Abalakov, and Menno van Coehoorn. After him are Alexander Mozhaysky, Riccardo Morandi, Pierre-Paul Riquet, Louis Charles Breguet, Hellmuth Walter, and Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Loudon McAdam
1756 - 1836
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 162
John Smeaton
1724 - 1792
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 163
Antoine de Chézy
1718 - 1798
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 164
Sherif Ismail
1955 - 2023
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 165
Vitaly Abalakov
1906 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 166
Menno van Coehoorn
1641 - 1704
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 167
John Hughes
1814 - 1889
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 168
Alexander Mozhaysky
1825 - 1890
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 169
Riccardo Morandi
1902 - 1989
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 170
Pierre-Paul Riquet
1609 - 1680
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 171
Louis Charles Breguet
1880 - 1955
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 172
Hellmuth Walter
1900 - 1980
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 173
Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu
1887 - 1973
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 174
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1814, John Hughes ranks 40. Before him are Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Rafael Carrera, Tatya Tope, Ivan Mažuranić, Auguste Clésinger, and Miklós Ybl. After him are Jules Simon, Pierre Wantzel, Mehmed Fuad Pasha, Girolamo de Rada, Prince Karl of Auersperg, and Johann Georg Halske. Among people deceased in 1889, John Hughes ranks 46. Before him are Şihabetdin Märcani, Bernhard Förster, André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, Alfred Józef Potocki, Johann Jakob von Tschudi, and Champfleury. After him are Benedetto Cairoli, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, Yohannes IV, Albrecht Ritschl, Laura Bridgman, and Jean-Baptiste Arban.
Others Born in 1814
Go to all RankingsFriedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1885
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 34
Rafael Carrera
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1865
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 35
Tatya Tope
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1814 - 1859
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 36
Ivan Mažuranić
WRITER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 37
Auguste Clésinger
SCULPTOR
1814 - 1883
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 38
Miklós Ybl
ARCHITECT
1814 - 1891
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 39
John Hughes
ENGINEER
1814 - 1889
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 40
Jules Simon
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1896
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 41
Pierre Wantzel
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1848
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 42
Mehmed Fuad Pasha
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1869
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 43
Girolamo de Rada
WRITER
1814 - 1903
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 44
Prince Karl of Auersperg
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1890
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 45
Johann Georg Halske
ENGINEER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 1889
Go to all RankingsŞihabetdin Märcani
WRITER
1818 - 1889
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 40
Bernhard Förster
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1889
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 41
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
PHOTOGRAPHER
1819 - 1889
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 42
Alfred Józef Potocki
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1889
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 43
Johann Jakob von Tschudi
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1889
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 44
Champfleury
WRITER
1821 - 1889
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 45
John Hughes
ENGINEER
1814 - 1889
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 46
Benedetto Cairoli
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 47
Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1889
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 48
Yohannes IV
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1889
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 49
Albrecht Ritschl
PHILOSOPHER
1822 - 1889
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 50
Laura Bridgman
WRITER
1829 - 1889
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 51
Jean-Baptiste Arban
MUSICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 52
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Hughes ranks 2,045 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890), Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269), Alan Price (1942), and Chris Bristow (1937). After him are Thomas Bradwardine (1300), Bill Bruford (1949), The Edge (1961), Alfred Edwards (1850), Eddie the Eagle (1963), and Damien Hirst (1965).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsArthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1967
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 2,039
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1963
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 2,040
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1355 - 1397
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 2,041
Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar
COMPANION
1269 - 1297
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,042
Alan Price
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,043
Chris Bristow
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1960
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,044
John Hughes
ENGINEER
1814 - 1889
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,045
Thomas Bradwardine
MATHEMATICIAN
1300 - 1349
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 2,046
Bill Bruford
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2,047
The Edge
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2,048
Alfred Edwards
BUSINESSPERSON
1850 - 1923
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2,049
Eddie the Eagle
SKIER
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2,050
Damien Hirst
ARTIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 2,051
Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom
Among engineers born in United Kingdom, John Hughes ranks 19. Before him are Robert Stephenson (1803), John Bagot Glubb (1897), Patrick Head (1946), William Playfair (1759), John Loudon McAdam (1756), and John Smeaton (1724). After him are André Waterkeyn (1917), W. Ross Ashby (1903), Frederick W. Lanchester (1868), Harvey Postlethwaite (1944), James B. Francis (1815), and William Froude (1810).
Robert Stephenson
1803 - 1859
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 13
John Bagot Glubb
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 14
Patrick Head
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 15
William Playfair
1759 - 1823
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 16
John Loudon McAdam
1756 - 1836
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 17
John Smeaton
1724 - 1792
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 18
John Hughes
1814 - 1889
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 19
André Waterkeyn
1917 - 2005
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 20
W. Ross Ashby
1903 - 1972
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 21
Frederick W. Lanchester
1868 - 1946
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 22
Harvey Postlethwaite
1944 - 1999
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 23
James B. Francis
1815 - 1892
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 24
William Froude
1810 - 1879
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 25