DESIGNER
Josiah Wedgwood
1730 - 1795
Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the industrialisation of the manufacture of European pottery. The renewed classical enthusiasms of the late 1760s and early 1770s were of major importance to his sales promotion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josiah Wedgwood has received more than 845,549 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Josiah Wedgwood is the 35th most popular designer (up from 41st in 2019), the 1,326th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,535th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Designer.
Memorability Metrics
850k
Page Views (PV)
57.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
4.33
Effective Languages (L*)
4.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among DESIGNERS
Among designers, Josiah Wedgwood ranks 35 out of 104. Before him are Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, Pierre Balmain, Claude Garamond, Dieter Rams, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Giambattista Bodoni. After him are Alexander McQueen, Beau Brummell, Jeanne Lanvin, Mariano Fortuny, Adrian Frutiger, and Andokides painter.
Most Popular Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAristide Cavaillé-Coll
1811 - 1899
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 29
Pierre Balmain
1914 - 1982
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 30
Claude Garamond
1499 - 1561
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 31
Dieter Rams
1932 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 32
Salvatore Ferragamo
1898 - 1960
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 33
Giambattista Bodoni
1740 - 1813
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 34
Josiah Wedgwood
1730 - 1795
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 35
Alexander McQueen
1969 - 2010
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 36
Beau Brummell
1778 - 1840
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 37
Jeanne Lanvin
1867 - 1946
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 38
Mariano Fortuny
1871 - 1949
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 39
Adrian Frutiger
1928 - 2015
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 40
Andokides painter
600 BC - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 41
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1730, Josiah Wedgwood ranks 8. Before him are Charles Messier, Johann Georg Hamann, Étienne Bézout, Jan Ingenhousz, Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova, and Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia. After him are Antonio Sacchini, James Bruce, Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony, Velu Nachiyar, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, and William Hamilton. Among people deceased in 1795, Josiah Wedgwood ranks 10. Before him are Sayat-Nova, François-André Danican Philidor, Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville, Georg Benda, Carl Michael Bellman, and Ahilyabai Holkar. After him are Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken, Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria, James Boswell, Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart, Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, and Samuel Wallis.
Others Born in 1730
Go to all RankingsCharles Messier
ASTRONOMER
1730 - 1817
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 2
Johann Georg Hamann
PHILOSOPHER
1730 - 1788
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 3
Étienne Bézout
MATHEMATICIAN
1730 - 1783
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 4
Jan Ingenhousz
PHYSICIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 5
Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova
EXTREMIST
1730 - 1801
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 6
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1730 - 1813
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 7
Josiah Wedgwood
DESIGNER
1730 - 1795
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 8
Antonio Sacchini
COMPOSER
1730 - 1786
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 9
James Bruce
EXPLORER
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 10
Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1806
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 11
Velu Nachiyar
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1796
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 12
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 13
William Hamilton
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1803
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1795
Go to all RankingsSayat-Nova
WRITER
1712 - 1795
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 4
François-André Danican Philidor
CHESS PLAYER
1726 - 1795
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 5
Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1795
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 6
Georg Benda
COMPOSER
1722 - 1795
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 7
Carl Michael Bellman
MUSICIAN
1740 - 1795
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 8
Ahilyabai Holkar
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1795
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 9
Josiah Wedgwood
DESIGNER
1730 - 1795
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 10
Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1795
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 11
Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1795
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 12
James Boswell
WRITER
1740 - 1795
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 13
Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart
BIOLOGIST
1742 - 1795
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 14
Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo
PAINTER
1719 - 1795
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 15
Samuel Wallis
EXPLORER
1728 - 1795
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 16
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Josiah Wedgwood ranks 1,326 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur Machen (1863), Adrian Smith (1957), Tom Simpson (1937), Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451), Anne Lister (1791), and Tom Pryce (1949). After him are Charles Frederick Worth (1825), Ian Anderson (1947), Martin Gore (1961), Geraldine McEwan (1932), Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (1424), and Blanche of Lancaster (1345).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsArthur Machen
WRITER
1863 - 1947
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1,320
Adrian Smith
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,321
Tom Simpson
CYCLIST
1937 - 1967
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,322
Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1476
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 1,323
Anne Lister
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1840
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 1,324
Tom Pryce
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 1,325
Josiah Wedgwood
DESIGNER
1730 - 1795
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 1,326
Charles Frederick Worth
FASHION DESIGNER
1825 - 1895
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 1,327
Ian Anderson
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,328
Martin Gore
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,329
Geraldine McEwan
ACTOR
1932 - 2015
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,330
Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France
NOBLEMAN
1424 - 1445
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,331
Blanche of Lancaster
POLITICIAN
1345 - 1368
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,332
Among DESIGNERS In United Kingdom
Among designers born in United Kingdom, Josiah Wedgwood ranks 5. Before him are Thomas Andrews (1873), William Morris (1834), Thomas Chippendale (1718), and Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868). After him are Alexander McQueen (1969), Beau Brummell (1778), John Baskerville (1706), Paul Smith (1946), Laura Ashley (1925), Storm Thorgerson (1944), and Jony Ive (1967).
Thomas Andrews
1873 - 1912
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 1
William Morris
1834 - 1896
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 2
Thomas Chippendale
1718 - 1779
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 3
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
1868 - 1928
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 4
Josiah Wedgwood
1730 - 1795
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 5
Alexander McQueen
1969 - 2010
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 6
Beau Brummell
1778 - 1840
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 7
John Baskerville
1706 - 1775
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 8
Paul Smith
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 9
Laura Ashley
1925 - 1985
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 10
Storm Thorgerson
1944 - 2013
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 11
Jony Ive
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 12