INVENTOR
John Milne
1850 - 1913
John Milne
John Milne (30 December 1850 – 31 July 1913) was a British geologist and mining engineer who worked on a horizontal seismograph. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Milne has received more than 98,236 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Milne is the 360th most popular inventor, the 4,152nd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 58th most popular British Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
98k
Page Views (PV)
53.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.70
Effective Languages (L*)
2.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, John Milne ranks 360 out of 426. Before him are Edward Craven Walker, Peter Madsen, Almon Brown Strowger, Kazimierz Prószyński, František Křižík, and George Stibitz. After him are Elizabeth Holmes, Isaac Pitman, Johan Vaaler, Andy Bechtolsheim, Amar Bose, and William Friese-Greene.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdward Craven Walker
1918 - 2000
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 354
Peter Madsen
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 355
Almon Brown Strowger
1839 - 1902
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 356
Kazimierz Prószyński
1875 - 1945
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 357
František Křižík
1847 - 1941
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 358
George Stibitz
1904 - 1995
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 359
John Milne
1850 - 1913
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 360
Elizabeth Holmes
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 361
Isaac Pitman
1813 - 1897
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 362
Johan Vaaler
1866 - 1910
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 363
Andy Bechtolsheim
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 364
Amar Bose
1929 - 2013
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 365
William Friese-Greene
1855 - 1921
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 366
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1850, John Milne ranks 104. Before him are Franziskus von Bettinger, Alfred Maudslay, Hermann Möller, Eduard Sievers, Jane Ellen Harrison, and Robert Ridgway. After him are Guerra Junqueiro, William H. Welch, Hans von Pechmann, Daniel Chester French, Nikolai Golitsyn, and Jørgen Pedersen Gram. Among people deceased in 1913, John Milne ranks 84. Before him are Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels, Miroslav Kraljević, Paul de Smet de Naeyer, Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie, Gregorio María Aguirre y García, and Elena Guro. After him are Frederick Rolfe, Anthimus VII of Constantinople, Emma Schenson, Frederick Holman, George Finnegan, and Alphonse Kirchhoffer.
Others Born in 1850
Go to all RankingsFranziskus von Bettinger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1850 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 98
Alfred Maudslay
EXPLORER
1850 - 1931
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 99
Hermann Möller
LINGUIST
1850 - 1923
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 100
Eduard Sievers
LINGUIST
1850 - 1932
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 101
Jane Ellen Harrison
LINGUIST
1850 - 1928
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 102
Robert Ridgway
BIOLOGIST
1850 - 1929
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 103
John Milne
INVENTOR
1850 - 1913
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 104
Guerra Junqueiro
WRITER
1850 - 1923
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 105
William H. Welch
PHYSICIAN
1850 - 1934
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 106
Hans von Pechmann
CHEMIST
1850 - 1902
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 107
Daniel Chester French
SCULPTOR
1850 - 1931
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 108
Nikolai Golitsyn
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 109
Jørgen Pedersen Gram
MATHEMATICIAN
1850 - 1916
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 110
Others Deceased in 1913
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Carl Alwin Pockels
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1913
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 78
Miroslav Kraljević
PAINTER
1885 - 1913
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 79
Paul de Smet de Naeyer
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1913
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 80
Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie
WRITER
1840 - 1913
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 81
Gregorio María Aguirre y García
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1913
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 82
Elena Guro
PAINTER
1877 - 1913
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 83
John Milne
INVENTOR
1850 - 1913
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 84
Frederick Rolfe
WRITER
1860 - 1913
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 85
Anthimus VII of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1827 - 1913
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 86
Emma Schenson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1827 - 1913
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 87
Frederick Holman
SWIMMER
1885 - 1913
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 88
George Finnegan
ATHLETE
1881 - 1913
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 89
Alphonse Kirchhoffer
FENCER
1873 - 1913
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 90
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Milne ranks 4,152 out of 8,785. Before him are Herbert Baddeley (1872), Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707), Mike Summerbee (1942), Thomas Phillips (1770), Daphne Oram (1925), and John Marston (1576). After him are Steve Bruce (1960), William John Swainson (1789), Roger of Wendover (1200), George Clausen (1852), Samuel Palmer (1805), and Dolly Pentreath (1692).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHerbert Baddeley
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1931
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 4,146
Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet
PHYSICIAN
1707 - 1782
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 4,147
Mike Summerbee
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 4,148
Thomas Phillips
PAINTER
1770 - 1845
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 4,149
Daphne Oram
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2003
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 4,150
John Marston
WRITER
1576 - 1634
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 4,151
John Milne
INVENTOR
1850 - 1913
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 4,152
Steve Bruce
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 4,153
William John Swainson
BIOLOGIST
1789 - 1855
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 4,154
Roger of Wendover
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1236
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 4,155
George Clausen
PAINTER
1852 - 1944
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 4,156
Samuel Palmer
PAINTER
1805 - 1881
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 4,157
Dolly Pentreath
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1692 - 1777
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 4,158
Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom
Among inventors born in United Kingdom, John Milne ranks 58. Before him are Alexander Bain (1810), Thomas Wedgwood (1771), John Wilkinson (1728), David Dunbar Buick (1854), Joseph Bramah (1748), and Robert Whitehead (1823). After him are Isaac Pitman (1813), William Friese-Greene (1855), Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1835), William Fothergill Cooke (1806), Wordsworth Donisthorpe (1847), and Barnes Wallis (1887).
Alexander Bain
1810 - 1877
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 52
Thomas Wedgwood
1771 - 1805
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 53
John Wilkinson
1728 - 1808
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 54
David Dunbar Buick
1854 - 1929
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 55
Joseph Bramah
1748 - 1814
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 56
Robert Whitehead
1823 - 1905
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 57
John Milne
1850 - 1913
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 58
Isaac Pitman
1813 - 1897
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 59
William Friese-Greene
1855 - 1921
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 60
Kirkpatrick Macmillan
1835 - 1867
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 61
William Fothergill Cooke
1806 - 1879
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 62
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
1847 - 1914
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 63
Barnes Wallis
1887 - 1979
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 64