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Josephine Cochrane

1839 - 1913

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Josephine Cochrane

Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Josephine Cochrane is the 70th most popular inventor (up from 71st in 2024), the 928th most popular biography from United States (down from 741st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Inventor.

Josephine Cochrane is most famous for inventing the dishwasher. She invented the dishwasher because she was tired of washing dishes by hand.

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Among Inventors

Among inventors, Josephine Cochrane ranks 70 out of 426. Before her are Theodore Maiman, Louis Renault, Isaac Singer, Alberto Santos-Dumont, John Deere, and Henry Fox Talbot. After her are Les Paul, Ruth Handler, Claude Chappe, George Eastman, Léon Theremin, and Jacques Piccard.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Theodore Maiman
1927 - 2007
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 64
Louis Renault
1877 - 1944
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 65
Isaac Singer
1811 - 1875
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 66
Alberto Santos-Dumont
1873 - 1932
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 67
John Deere
1804 - 1886
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 68
Henry Fox Talbot
1800 - 1877
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 69
Josephine Cochrane
1839 - 1913
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 70
Les Paul
1915 - 2009
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 71
Ruth Handler
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 72
Claude Chappe
1763 - 1805
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 73
George Eastman
1854 - 1932
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 74
Léon Theremin
1896 - 1993
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 75
Jacques Piccard
1922 - 2008
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 76

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1839, Josephine Cochrane ranks 13. Before her are Charles Sanders Peirce, Josiah Willard Gibbs, Carol I of Romania, George Armstrong Custer, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, and Nikolay Przhevalsky. After her are Emil Škoda, Frances Willard, Théodule-Armand Ribot, Princess Cecilie of Baden, Nikolay Bobrikov, and Josef Rheinberger. Among people deceased in 1913, Josephine Cochrane ranks 16. Before her are Lesya Ukrainka, Blanche Monnier, Alfred von Schlieffen, August Bebel, Sophia of Nassau, and Philip Sclater. After her are Francisco I. Madero, Ármin Vámbéry, Lewis A. Swift, Reginald Lee, Alfred Redl, and Katsura Tarō.

Others Born in 1839

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Charles Sanders Peirce
MATHEMATICIAN
1839 - 1914
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 7
Josiah Willard Gibbs
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1903
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 8
Carol I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1914
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 9
George Armstrong Custer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1876
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 10
Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1909
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 11
Nikolay Przhevalsky
EXPLORER
1839 - 1888
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 12
Josephine Cochrane
INVENTOR
1839 - 1913
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 13
Emil Škoda
ENGINEER
1839 - 1900
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 14
Frances Willard
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1839 - 1898
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 15
Théodule-Armand Ribot
PSYCHOLOGIST
1839 - 1916
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 16
Princess Cecilie of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1839 - 1891
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 17
Nikolay Bobrikov
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1904
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 18
Josef Rheinberger
COMPOSER
1839 - 1901
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 19

Others Deceased in 1913

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Lesya Ukrainka
WRITER
1871 - 1913
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 10
Blanche Monnier
CELEBRITY
1849 - 1913
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 11
Alfred von Schlieffen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1913
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 12
August Bebel
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1913
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 13
Sophia of Nassau
COMPANION
1836 - 1913
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 14
Philip Sclater
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1913
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 15
Josephine Cochrane
INVENTOR
1839 - 1913
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 16
Francisco I. Madero
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1913
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 17
Ármin Vámbéry
EXPLORER
1832 - 1913
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 18
Lewis A. Swift
ASTRONOMER
1820 - 1913
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 19
Reginald Lee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1913
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 20
Alfred Redl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1864 - 1913
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 21
Katsura Tarō
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1913
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 22