Inventor
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
1852 - 1936
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Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Leonardo Torres y Quevedo is the 301st most popular inventor (down from 232nd in 2024), the 1,319th most popular biography from Spain (down from 950th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Inventor.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo ranks 301 out of 426. Before him are Max Valier, Samuel Morland, Jacob Perkins, Mohamed M. Atalla, Kálmán Kandó, and L. L. Langstroth. After him are Bill Atkinson, Oleg Losev, George Graham, Bernard Lown, Ivan Kulibin, and Marion Donovan.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Max Valier
1895 - 1930
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 295
Samuel Morland
1625 - 1695
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 296
Jacob Perkins
1766 - 1849
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 297
Mohamed M. Atalla
1924 - 2009
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 298
Kálmán Kandó
1869 - 1931
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 299
L. L. Langstroth
1810 - 1895
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 300
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
1852 - 1936
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 301
Bill Atkinson
1951 - 2025
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 302
Oleg Losev
1903 - 1942
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 303
George Graham
1673 - 1751
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 304
Bernard Lown
1921 - 2021
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 305
Ivan Kulibin
1735 - 1818
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 306
Marion Donovan
1917 - 1998
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 307
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1852, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo ranks 88. Before him are Eilif Peterssen, Vasily Safonov, Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, William Burnside, Kristján Jónsson, and Edwin Austin Abbey. After him are Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema, Hans Huber, Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Simo Matavulj, and Gérard Cooreman. Among people deceased in 1936, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo ranks 139. Before him are Conchita Supervía, Blas Infante, Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Johan Turi, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi, and Bhikaiji Cama. After him are Francisco Ascaso, Ma Zhongying, Vasyl Stefanyk, John Scott Haldane, Niels Neergaard, and Alexandros Papanastasiou.
Others Born in 1852
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Eilif Peterssen
PAINTER
1852 - 1928
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 82
Vasily Safonov
COMPOSER
1852 - 1918
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 83
Max Carl Wilhelm Weber
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1937
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 84
William Burnside
MATHEMATICIAN
1852 - 1927
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 85
Kristján Jónsson
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1926
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 86
Edwin Austin Abbey
PAINTER
1852 - 1911
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 87
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
INVENTOR
1852 - 1936
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 88
Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema
PAINTER
1852 - 1909
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 89
Hans Huber
COMPOSER
1852 - 1921
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 90
Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret
PAINTER
1852 - 1929
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 91
Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1852 - 1904
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 92
Simo Matavulj
WRITER
1852 - 1908
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 93
Gérard Cooreman
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1926
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 94
Others Deceased in 1936
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Conchita Supervía
SINGER
1895 - 1936
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 133
Blas Infante
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1936
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 134
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1936
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 135
Johan Turi
WRITER
1854 - 1936
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 136
Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1936
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 137
Bhikaiji Cama
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1861 - 1936
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 138
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
INVENTOR
1852 - 1936
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 139
Francisco Ascaso
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1936
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 140
Ma Zhongying
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1936
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 141
Vasyl Stefanyk
WRITER
1871 - 1936
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 142
John Scott Haldane
PHILOSOPHER
1860 - 1936
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 143
Niels Neergaard
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1936
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 144
Alexandros Papanastasiou
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1936
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 145
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo ranks 1,319 out of NaN. Before him are Amadeo García (1887), Carlos Sastre (1975), Jon Sobrino (1938), Juan Pacheco (1419), Manuel Olivares (1909), and Rosa Maria Sardà (1941). After him are Berenguer de Palou II (1101), Eduardo Pondal (1835), Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana (1398), Nicolás Monardes (1508), Fabián Ruiz (1996), and Pedro Zaballa (1938).
Others born in Spain
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Amadeo García
COACH
1887 - 1947
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1,313
Carlos Sastre
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1,314
Jon Sobrino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,315
Juan Pacheco
ATHLETE
1419 - 1474
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,316
Manuel Olivares
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,317
Rosa Maria Sardà
ACTOR
1941 - 2020
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,318
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
INVENTOR
1852 - 1936
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,319
Berenguer de Palou II
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1101 - 1241
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,320
Eduardo Pondal
WRITER
1835 - 1917
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,321
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana
NOBLEMAN
1398 - 1458
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,322
Nicolás Monardes
PHYSICIAN
1508 - 1588
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,323
Fabián Ruiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,324
Pedro Zaballa
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 1997
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,325
Among Inventors In Spain
Among inventors born in Spain, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo ranks 4. Before him are Abbas ibn Firnas (810), Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva (1895), and Narcís Monturiol (1819).
Abbas ibn Firnas
810 - 887
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 1
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
1895 - 1936
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2
Narcís Monturiol
1819 - 1885
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 3
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
1852 - 1936
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 4
