INVENTOR
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
1895 - 1936
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu, 1st Count of la Cierva ([ˈxwan de la ˈθjeɾβaj koðoɾˈni.u]; 21 September 1895 – 9 December 1936), was a Spanish civil engineer, pilot and a self-taught aeronautical engineer. His most famous accomplishment was the invention in 1920 of a rotorcraft called Autogiro, a single-rotor type of aircraft that came to be called autogyro in the English language. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva has received more than 23,027 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva is the 181st most popular inventor (down from 169th in 2019), the 708th most popular biography from Spain (down from 660th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
23k
Page Views (PV)
56.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
4.08
Effective Languages (L*)
2.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva ranks 181 out of 426. Before him are Friedrich Zander, Joseph Monier, Philo Farnsworth, Henrich Focke, James Dyson, and Georges Claude. After him are Charles Martin Hall, Larry Sanger, Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, George de Mestral, Sandford Fleming, and Traian Vuia.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Zander
1887 - 1933
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 175
Joseph Monier
1823 - 1906
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 176
Philo Farnsworth
1906 - 1971
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 177
Henrich Focke
1890 - 1979
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 178
James Dyson
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 179
Georges Claude
1870 - 1960
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 180
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
1895 - 1936
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 181
Charles Martin Hall
1863 - 1914
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 182
Larry Sanger
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 183
Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
1803 - 1877
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 184
George de Mestral
1907 - 1990
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 185
Sandford Fleming
1827 - 1915
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 186
Traian Vuia
1872 - 1950
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 187
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1895, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva ranks 106. Before him are Max Koegel, Martin Luther, Liaquat Ali Khan, Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Nikolay Shchors, and Heinrich Eberbach. After him are Matthew Ridgway, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Hans Loritz, Josef Bürckel, René Mayer, and Rolf Nevanlinna. Among people deceased in 1936, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva ranks 76. Before him are Meir Dizengoff, Hans Poelzig, Gustave Kahn, Arvid Lindman, Sergey Kamenev, and Édouard Herzen. After him are Nahum Sokolow, Alexander Tamanian, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Hu Hanmin, Nestor Lakoba, and Alexandros Zaimis.
Others Born in 1895
Go to all RankingsMax Koegel
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1946
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 100
Martin Luther
DIPLOMAT
1895 - 1945
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 101
Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1951
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 102
Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1965
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 103
Nikolay Shchors
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1919
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 104
Heinrich Eberbach
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1992
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 105
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
INVENTOR
1895 - 1936
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 106
Matthew Ridgway
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1993
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 107
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
COMPOSER
1895 - 1968
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 108
Hans Loritz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1946
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 109
Josef Bürckel
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1944
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 110
René Mayer
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1972
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 111
Rolf Nevanlinna
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1980
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 112
Others Deceased in 1936
Go to all RankingsMeir Dizengoff
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1936
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 70
Hans Poelzig
ARCHITECT
1869 - 1936
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 71
Gustave Kahn
WRITER
1859 - 1936
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 72
Arvid Lindman
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1936
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 73
Sergey Kamenev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1936
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 74
Édouard Herzen
CHEMIST
1877 - 1936
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 75
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
INVENTOR
1895 - 1936
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 76
Nahum Sokolow
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1936
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 77
Alexander Tamanian
ARCHITECT
1878 - 1936
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 78
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
EXPLORER
1867 - 1936
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 79
Hu Hanmin
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1936
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 80
Nestor Lakoba
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1936
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 81
Alexandros Zaimis
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1936
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 82
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva ranks 708 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan de Valdés Leal (1622), Mariano José de Larra (1809), Infanta María Teresa of Spain (1882), Lorenzo Fernández (1900), Álvaro del Portillo (1914), and Jacinto Quincoces (1905). After him are Josep Maria Bartomeu (1963), Joseph Albo (1380), Luis Fernández (1959), David Silva (1986), José Miaja (1878), and Itziar Ituño (1974).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsJuan de Valdés Leal
PAINTER
1622 - 1690
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 702
Mariano José de Larra
WRITER
1809 - 1837
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 703
Infanta María Teresa of Spain
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1912
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 704
Lorenzo Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 705
Álvaro del Portillo
ENGINEER
1914 - 1994
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 706
Jacinto Quincoces
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 707
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
INVENTOR
1895 - 1936
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 708
Josep Maria Bartomeu
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 709
Joseph Albo
PHILOSOPHER
1380 - 1444
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 710
Luis Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 711
David Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 712
José Miaja
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1958
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 713
Itziar Ituño
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 714
Among INVENTORS In Spain
Among inventors born in Spain, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva ranks 2. Before him are Abbas ibn Firnas (810). After him are Narcís Monturiol (1819), and Leonardo Torres y Quevedo (1852).
Abbas ibn Firnas
810 - 887
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 1
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
1895 - 1936
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2
Narcís Monturiol
1819 - 1885
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 3
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
1852 - 1936
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 4