INVENTOR
John Philip Holland
1840 - 1914
John Philip Holland
John Philip Holland (Irish: Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin/Ó Maolchalann) (24 February 1841 – 12 August 1914) was an Irish engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Philip Holland has received more than 414,620 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Philip Holland is the 331st most popular inventor (down from 308th in 2019), the 219th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 199th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Inventor.
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410k
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
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2.89
Effective Languages (L*)
3.14
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, John Philip Holland ranks 331 out of 354. Before him are Roland Moreno, Per Georg Scheutz, Barnes Wallis, Margaret E. Knight, Ken Olsen, and Joseph Engelberger. After him are Frank Piasecki, Amar Bose, George Graham, George Stibitz, Hary Gunarto, and Bill Atkinson.
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Roland Moreno
1945 - 2012
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 325
Per Georg Scheutz
1785 - 1873
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 326
Barnes Wallis
1887 - 1979
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 327
Margaret E. Knight
1838 - 1914
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 328
Ken Olsen
1926 - 2011
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 329
Joseph Engelberger
1925 - 2015
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 330
John Philip Holland
1840 - 1914
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 331
Frank Piasecki
1919 - 2008
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 332
Amar Bose
1929 - 2013
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 333
George Graham
1673 - 1751
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 334
George Stibitz
1904 - 1995
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 335
Hary Gunarto
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 336
Bill Atkinson
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 337
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1840, John Philip Holland ranks 81. Before him are Émile Lemoine, Aisha Taymur, Hilarión Daza, Édouard Vaillant, Juan Bautista Gill, and Ghazaros Aghayan. After him are Jakub Arbes, Charles Booth, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Sophia Jex-Blake, Richard Knill Freeman, and Adolf Bernhard Meyer. Among people deceased in 1914, John Philip Holland ranks 113. Before him are Constantine V of Constantinople, Eugenio Montero Ríos, Carl Theodore Liebermann, Kitty Lange Kielland, Carl Chun, and Margaret E. Knight. After him are Eugène Balme, Jakub Arbes, Morton Betts, Daniel De Leon, Edward S. Holden, and Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto.
Others Born in 1840
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Émile Lemoine
1840 - 1912
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 75
Aisha Taymur
1840 - 1902
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 76
Hilarión Daza
1840 - 1894
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 77
Édouard Vaillant
1840 - 1915
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 78
Juan Bautista Gill
1840 - 1877
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 79
Ghazaros Aghayan
1840 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 80
John Philip Holland
1840 - 1914
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 81
Jakub Arbes
1840 - 1914
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 82
Charles Booth
1840 - 1916
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 83
Isabella Stewart Gardner
1840 - 1924
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 84
Sophia Jex-Blake
1840 - 1912
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 85
Richard Knill Freeman
1840 - 1904
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 86
Adolf Bernhard Meyer
1840 - 1911
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 87
Others Deceased in 1914
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Constantine V of Constantinople
1833 - 1914
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 107
Eugenio Montero Ríos
1832 - 1914
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 108
Carl Theodore Liebermann
1842 - 1914
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 109
Kitty Lange Kielland
1843 - 1914
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 110
Carl Chun
1852 - 1914
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 111
Margaret E. Knight
1838 - 1914
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 112
John Philip Holland
1840 - 1914
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 113
Eugène Balme
1874 - 1914
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 114
Jakub Arbes
1840 - 1914
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 115
Morton Betts
1847 - 1914
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 116
Daniel De Leon
1852 - 1914
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 117
Edward S. Holden
1846 - 1914
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 118
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
1845 - 1914
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 119
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, John Philip Holland ranks 219 out of 501. Before him are Barney McKenna (1939), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Caitriona Balfe (1979), Joe Kelly (1913), Kathleen Antonelli (1921), and Robert McClure (1807). After him are Lena Rice (1866), Michael Scott (1959), Luke Kelly (1940), William McGonagall (1825), William Henry Harvey (1811), and Robert O'Hara Burke (1821).
Others born in Ireland
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Barney McKenna
1939 - 2012
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 213
Larry Mullen Jr.
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 214
Caitriona Balfe
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 215
Joe Kelly
1913 - 1993
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 216
Kathleen Antonelli
1921 - 2006
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 217
Robert McClure
1807 - 1873
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 218
John Philip Holland
1840 - 1914
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 219
Lena Rice
1866 - 1907
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 220
Michael Scott
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 221
Luke Kelly
1940 - 1984
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 222
William McGonagall
1825 - 1902
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 223
William Henry Harvey
1811 - 1866
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 224
Robert O'Hara Burke
1821 - 1861
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 225
Among INVENTORS In Ireland
Among inventors born in Ireland, John Philip Holland ranks 1.
