INVENTOR
Josiah Warren
1798 - 1874
Josiah Warren
Josiah Warren (; June 26, 1798 – April 14, 1874) was an American utopian socialist, American individualist anarchist, individualist philosopher, polymath, social reformer, inventor, musician, printer and author. He is regarded by anarchist historians like James J. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josiah Warren has received more than 270,510 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Josiah Warren is the 116th most popular inventor (up from 138th in 2019), the 1,397th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,908th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
60.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
12.68
Effective Languages (L*)
1.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Josiah Warren ranks 116 out of 426. Before him are Gaston Glock, Lee de Forest, Léon Theremin, Alfred Krupp, Zacharias Janssen, and Charles-Émile Reynaud. After him are André Michelin, Hiram Maxim, Theobald Boehm, Percy Spencer, Josef Ressel, and Johann Jacob Schweppe.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGaston Glock
1929 - 2023
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 110
Lee de Forest
1873 - 1961
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 111
Léon Theremin
1896 - 1993
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 112
Alfred Krupp
1812 - 1887
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 113
Zacharias Janssen
1585 - 1635
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 114
Charles-Émile Reynaud
1844 - 1918
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 115
Josiah Warren
1798 - 1874
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 116
André Michelin
1853 - 1931
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 117
Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 118
Theobald Boehm
1794 - 1881
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 119
Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 120
Josef Ressel
1793 - 1857
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 121
Johann Jacob Schweppe
1740 - 1821
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 122
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1798, Josiah Warren ranks 10. Before him are Pedro I of Brazil, Alexandra Feodorovna, Giacomo Leopardi, Jules Michelet, Charles Albert of Sardinia, and Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry. After him are František Palacký, Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Franz Ernst Neumann, Alexander Gorchakov, and Archduchess Clementina of Austria. Among people deceased in 1874, Josiah Warren ranks 9. Before him are Jules Michelet, Adolphe Quetelet, François Guizot, David Strauss, Johann Philipp Reis, and Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria. After him are Marià Fortuny, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Charles Gleyre, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, and Moritz von Jacobi.
Others Born in 1798
Go to all RankingsPedro I of Brazil
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1834
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 4
Alexandra Feodorovna
COMPANION
1798 - 1860
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 5
Giacomo Leopardi
WRITER
1798 - 1837
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 6
Jules Michelet
WRITER
1798 - 1874
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 7
Charles Albert of Sardinia
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1849
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 8
Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry
NOBLEMAN
1798 - 1870
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 9
Josiah Warren
INVENTOR
1798 - 1874
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 10
František Palacký
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1876
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 11
Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1849
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 12
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
WRITER
1798 - 1874
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 13
Franz Ernst Neumann
PHYSICIST
1798 - 1895
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 14
Alexander Gorchakov
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1883
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 15
Archduchess Clementina of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1798 - 1881
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1874
Go to all RankingsJules Michelet
WRITER
1798 - 1874
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 3
Adolphe Quetelet
ASTRONOMER
1796 - 1874
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 4
François Guizot
HISTORIAN
1787 - 1874
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 5
David Strauss
PHILOSOPHER
1808 - 1874
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 6
Johann Philipp Reis
INVENTOR
1834 - 1874
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 7
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1874
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 8
Josiah Warren
INVENTOR
1798 - 1874
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 9
Marià Fortuny
PAINTER
1838 - 1874
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 10
Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1874
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 11
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
MUSICIAN
1806 - 1874
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 12
Charles Gleyre
PAINTER
1806 - 1874
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 13
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
WRITER
1798 - 1874
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 14
Moritz von Jacobi
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1874
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 15
In United States
Among people born in United States, Josiah Warren ranks 1,397 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925), Dwight Schultz (1947), John Brown (1800), James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834), Dirk Benedict (1945), and Don Cherry (1936). After him are Alfred G. Gilman (1941), William Lipscomb (1919), Solomon Northup (1808), Jack Dempsey (1895), Robert A. Dahl (1915), and Sarah Knauss (1880).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCharles Chaplin Jr.
ACTOR
1925 - 1968
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1,391
Dwight Schultz
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1,392
John Brown
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1800 - 1859
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1,393
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
PAINTER
1834 - 1903
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1,394
Dirk Benedict
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1,395
Don Cherry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1995
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,396
Josiah Warren
INVENTOR
1798 - 1874
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,397
Alfred G. Gilman
CHEMIST
1941 - 2015
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,398
William Lipscomb
CHEMIST
1919 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 1,399
Solomon Northup
WRITER
1808 - 1863
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,400
Jack Dempsey
BOXER
1895 - 1983
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,401
Robert A. Dahl
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1915 - 2014
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,402
Sarah Knauss
CELEBRITY
1880 - 1999
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,403
Among INVENTORS In United States
Among inventors born in United States, Josiah Warren ranks 28. Before him are Ray Tomlinson (1941), Elisha Otis (1811), Leo Fender (1909), Robert Noyce (1927), Jacque Fresco (1916), and Lee de Forest (1873). After him are Hiram Maxim (1840), Percy Spencer (1894), Mary Anderson (1862), Elisha Gray (1835), Richard Jordan Gatling (1818), and Robert Moog (1934).
Ray Tomlinson
1941 - 2016
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 22
Elisha Otis
1811 - 1861
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 23
Leo Fender
1909 - 1991
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 24
Robert Noyce
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 25
Jacque Fresco
1916 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 26
Lee de Forest
1873 - 1961
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 27
Josiah Warren
1798 - 1874
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 28
Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 29
Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 30
Mary Anderson
1862 - 1953
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 31
Elisha Gray
1835 - 1901
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 32
Richard Jordan Gatling
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 33
Robert Moog
1934 - 2005
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 34