INVENTOR
John Kay
1704 - 1779
John Kay
John Kay (17 June 1704 – c. 1779) was an English inventor whose most important creation was the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Kay has received more than 48,794 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). John Kay is the 142nd most popular inventor (down from 120th in 2019), the 1,192nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 988th in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
49k
Page Views (PV)
58.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, John Kay ranks 142 out of 426. Before him are Paul Baran, Paul Otlet, Robert Cailliau, John Ericsson, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, and Georg Luger. After him are Sequoyah, Charles Algernon Parsons, Robert Stirling, Elias Howe, Uziel Gal, and Edwin Howard Armstrong.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Baran
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 136
Paul Otlet
1868 - 1944
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 137
Robert Cailliau
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 138
John Ericsson
1803 - 1889
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 139
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
1753 - 1809
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 140
Georg Luger
1849 - 1923
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 141
John Kay
1704 - 1779
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 142
Sequoyah
1770 - 1843
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 143
Charles Algernon Parsons
1854 - 1931
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 144
Robert Stirling
1790 - 1878
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 145
Elias Howe
1819 - 1867
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 146
Uziel Gal
1923 - 2002
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 147
Edwin Howard Armstrong
1890 - 1954
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 148
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1704, John Kay ranks 7. Before him are Gabriel Cramer, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Tahmasp II, Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont, Carl Heinrich Graun, and Hans Hermann von Katte. After him are Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken, Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden, Johann Andreas Segner, Louis de Jaucourt, and Carlos Seixas. Among people deceased in 1779, John Kay ranks 8. Before him are Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Anton Raphael Mengs, Emperor Go-Momozono, Karim Khan Zand, Thomas Chippendale, and Casimir Pulaski. After him are David Garrick, Tommaso Traetta, Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, William Boyce, Louis de Jaucourt, and Kosmas the Aetolian.
Others Born in 1704
Go to all RankingsGabriel Cramer
MATHEMATICIAN
1704 - 1752
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1
Maurice Quentin de La Tour
POLITICIAN
1704 - 1788
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 2
Tahmasp II
POLITICIAN
1704 - 1740
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 3
Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1723
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 4
Carl Heinrich Graun
COMPOSER
1704 - 1759
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 5
Hans Hermann von Katte
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1704 - 1730
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 6
John Kay
INVENTOR
1704 - 1779
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 7
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens
WRITER
1704 - 1771
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 8
Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1774
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 9
Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1704 - 1726
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 10
Johann Andreas Segner
PHYSICIST
1704 - 1777
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 11
Louis de Jaucourt
PHYSICIAN
1704 - 1779
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 12
Carlos Seixas
COMPOSER
1704 - 1742
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1779
Go to all RankingsJean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
PAINTER
1699 - 1779
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 2
Anton Raphael Mengs
PAINTER
1728 - 1779
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 3
Emperor Go-Momozono
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1779
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 4
Karim Khan Zand
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1779
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 5
Thomas Chippendale
DESIGNER
1718 - 1779
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 6
Casimir Pulaski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1779
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 7
John Kay
INVENTOR
1704 - 1779
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 8
David Garrick
ACTOR
1717 - 1779
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 9
Tommaso Traetta
COMPOSER
1727 - 1779
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 10
Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
NOBLEMAN
1724 - 1779
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 11
William Boyce
COMPOSER
1711 - 1779
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 12
Louis de Jaucourt
PHYSICIAN
1704 - 1779
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 13
Kosmas the Aetolian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1714 - 1779
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 14
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Kay ranks 1,192 out of 8,785. Before him are Max Mosley (1940), Thomas Browne (1605), Michael Moorcock (1939), Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341), Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623), and Edith Cavell (1865). After him are Rob Roy MacGregor (1671), James Lind (1716), George Young (1946), George Fox (1624), Annie Chapman (1841), and Dave Murray (1956).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMax Mosley
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - 2021
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 1,186
Thomas Browne
BIOLOGIST
1605 - 1682
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 1,187
Michael Moorcock
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 1,188
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
POLITICIAN
1341 - 1402
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 1,189
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PHILOSOPHER
1623 - 1673
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 1,190
Edith Cavell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1915
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 1,191
John Kay
INVENTOR
1704 - 1779
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 1,192
Rob Roy MacGregor
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1734
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,193
James Lind
PHYSICIAN
1716 - 1794
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,194
George Young
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2017
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 1,195
George Fox
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1691
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 1,196
Annie Chapman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1841 - 1888
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,197
Dave Murray
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1,198
Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom
Among inventors born in United Kingdom, John Kay ranks 21. Before him are Richard Arkwright (1732), William Webb Ellis (1806), John Harrison (1693), Edmund Cartwright (1743), Samuel Crompton (1753), and W. O. Bentley (1888). After him are Charles Algernon Parsons (1854), Robert Stirling (1790), William Murdoch (1754), Elihu Thomson (1853), Matthew Boulton (1728), and James Dyson (1947).
Richard Arkwright
1732 - 1792
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 15
William Webb Ellis
1806 - 1872
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 16
John Harrison
1693 - 1776
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 17
Edmund Cartwright
1743 - 1823
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 18
Samuel Crompton
1753 - 1827
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 19
W. O. Bentley
1888 - 1971
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 20
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