INVENTOR

László Bíró

1899 - 1985

László Bíró

László József Bíró (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈjoːʒɛf ˈbiːroː]) or Ladislao José Biro (born as László József Schweiger, 29 September 1899 – 24 October 1985) was a Hungarian-Argentine inventor who patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen. The first ballpoint pen had been invented roughly 50 years earlier by John J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of László Bíró has received more than 1,100,818 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). László Bíró is the 43rd most popular inventor (down from 38th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 36th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Inventor.

László bíró is most famous for being the inventor of the modern football.

Memorability Metrics

1.1M
Page Views (PV)
75.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
9.93
Effective Languages (L*)
2.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, László Bíró ranks 43 out of 355. Before him are Ernő Rubik, Herman Hollerith, Igor Sikorsky, Ismail al-Jazari, Abbas ibn Firnas, and Isaac Singer. After him are Elon Musk, Richard Trevithick, Charles Goodyear, Willis Carrier, Wilhelm Maybach, and Douglas Engelbart.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Ernő Rubik
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 37
Herman Hollerith
1860 - 1929
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 38
Igor Sikorsky
1889 - 1972
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 39
Ismail al-Jazari
1136 - 1206
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 40
Abbas ibn Firnas
810 - 887
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 41
Isaac Singer
1811 - 1875
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 42
László Bíró
1899 - 1985
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 43
Elon Musk
1971 - Present
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 44
Richard Trevithick
1771 - 1833
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 45
Charles Goodyear
1800 - 1860
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 46
Willis Carrier
1876 - 1950
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 47
Wilhelm Maybach
1846 - 1929
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 48
Douglas Engelbart
1925 - 2013
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 49

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, László Bíró ranks 15. Before him are Yasunari Kawabata, Humphrey Bogart, Lavrentiy Beria, Fred Astaire, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, and Francis Poulenc. After him are Duke Ellington, Erich Kästner, Paul-Henri Spaak, Béla Guttmann, Adnan Menderes, and Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski. Among people deceased in 1985, László Bíró ranks 13. Before him are Fernand Braudel, Carl Schmitt, Charles Francis Richter, Italo Calvino, Rock Hudson, and Simone Signoret. After him are Dian Fossey, Simon Kuznets, Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Philip Larkin, Lon Nol, and Jean Dubuffet.

Others Born in 1899

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Yasunari Kawabata
1899 - 1972
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 9
Humphrey Bogart
1899 - 1957
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 10
Lavrentiy Beria
1899 - 1953
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 11
Fred Astaire
1899 - 1987
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 12
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
1899 - 1918
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 13
Francis Poulenc
1899 - 1963
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 14
László Bíró
1899 - 1985
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 15
Duke Ellington
1899 - 1974
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 16
Erich Kästner
1899 - 1974
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 17
Paul-Henri Spaak
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 18
Béla Guttmann
1899 - 1981
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 19
Adnan Menderes
1899 - 1961
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 20
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
1899 - 1972
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 21