ENGINEER
José Echegaray
1832 - 1916
José Echegaray
José Echegaray y Eizaguirre (19 April 1832 – 14 September 1916) was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Echegaray has received more than 153,152 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). José Echegaray is the 19th most popular engineer (up from 27th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Spain (up from 205th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Engineer.
José Echegaray was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. He is most famous for his novel La Sombra de la Iglesia.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
66.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
81
Languages Editions (L)
7.95
Effective Languages (L*)
5.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, José Echegaray ranks 19 out of 389. Before him are Otto Lilienthal, Alexei Kosygin, Leslie Groves, Anatoly Dyatlov, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, and Fritz Todt. After him are Hans Albert Einstein, Jack Kilby, Jiro Horikoshi, Andrei Tupolev, Artem Mikoyan, and August Horch.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOtto Lilienthal
1848 - 1896
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 13
Alexei Kosygin
1904 - 1980
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 14
Leslie Groves
1896 - 1970
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 15
Anatoly Dyatlov
1931 - 1995
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 16
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
1916 - 2010
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 17
Fritz Todt
1891 - 1942
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 18
José Echegaray
1832 - 1916
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 19
Hans Albert Einstein
1904 - 1973
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 20
Jack Kilby
1923 - 2005
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 21
Jiro Horikoshi
1903 - 1982
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 22
Andrei Tupolev
1888 - 1972
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 23
Artem Mikoyan
1905 - 1970
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 24
August Horch
1868 - 1951
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 25
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1832, José Echegaray ranks 11. Before him are Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Nikolaus Otto, Maximilian I of Mexico, Gustave Doré, Edward Burnett Tylor, and Ivan Shishkin. After him are William Crookes, Louisa May Alcott, Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Jules Ferry, Ármin Vámbéry, and George, King of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1916, José Echegaray ranks 20. Before him are Henry James, Sholem Aleichem, Charles de Foucauld, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, Otto of Bavaria, and Natsume Sōseki. After him are Karl Schwarzschild, Elisabeth of Wied, Enrique Granados, Émile Verhaeren, Charles Taze Russell, and Ivan Franko.
Others Born in 1832
Go to all RankingsBjørnstjerne Bjørnson
WRITER
1832 - 1910
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 5
Nikolaus Otto
INVENTOR
1832 - 1891
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 6
Maximilian I of Mexico
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 7
Gustave Doré
PAINTER
1832 - 1883
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 8
Edward Burnett Tylor
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1832 - 1917
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 9
Ivan Shishkin
PAINTER
1832 - 1898
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 10
José Echegaray
ENGINEER
1832 - 1916
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 11
William Crookes
CHEMIST
1832 - 1919
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 12
Louisa May Alcott
WRITER
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 13
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
EXPLORER
1832 - 1901
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 14
Jules Ferry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1893
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 15
Ármin Vámbéry
EXPLORER
1832 - 1913
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 16
George, King of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1904
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1916
Go to all RankingsHenry James
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 14
Sholem Aleichem
WRITER
1859 - 1916
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 15
Charles de Foucauld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1916
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 16
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1916
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 17
Otto of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1916
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 18
Natsume Sōseki
WRITER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 19
José Echegaray
ENGINEER
1832 - 1916
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 20
Karl Schwarzschild
PHYSICIST
1873 - 1916
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 21
Elisabeth of Wied
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 22
Enrique Granados
COMPOSER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 23
Émile Verhaeren
WRITER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 24
Charles Taze Russell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1916
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 25
Ivan Franko
WRITER
1856 - 1916
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 26
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, José Echegaray ranks 149 out of 3,355. Before him are Henry II of Navarre (1503), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), James II of Aragon (1267), Henry IV of Castile (1425), and Ferdinand I of Naples (1423). After him are Peter IV of Aragon (1319), Diego de Almagro (1475), Berengaria of Navarre (1165), José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903), Carlos Saura (1932), and Ferdinand I of León (1016).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsHenry II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1555
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 143
Juan Antonio Samaranch
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2010
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 144
Josemaría Escrivá
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1975
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 145
James II of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1267 - 1327
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 146
Henry IV of Castile
WRITER
1425 - 1474
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 147
Ferdinand I of Naples
POLITICIAN
1423 - 1494
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 148
José Echegaray
ENGINEER
1832 - 1916
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 149
Peter IV of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1319 - 1387
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 150
Diego de Almagro
EXPLORER
1475 - 1538
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 151
Berengaria of Navarre
COMPANION
1165 - 1230
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 152
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1936
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 153
Carlos Saura
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2023
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 154
Ferdinand I of León
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1065
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 155
Among ENGINEERS In Spain
Among engineers born in Spain, José Echegaray ranks 1. After him are Ildefons Cerdà (1815), Álvaro del Portillo (1914), and Agustín de Betancourt (1758).
José Echegaray
1832 - 1916
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 1
Ildefons Cerdà
1815 - 1876
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 2
Álvaro del Portillo
1914 - 1994
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 3
Agustín de Betancourt
1758 - 1824
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 4