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Leonardo da Vinci
1452 - 1519
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Leonardo da Vinci
His biography is available in 239 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 233 in 2024). Leonardo da Vinci is the most popular inventor, the most popular biography from Italy and the most popular Italian Inventor.
Leonardo da Vinci is most famous for his paintings of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Leonardo da Vinci ranks 1 out of 426. After him are Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Johannes Gutenberg, James Watt, Karl Benz, Elon Musk, Alexander Graham Bell, Guglielmo Marconi, Henry Ford, Louis Braille, and Charles Babbage.
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Leonardo da Vinci
1452 - 1519
HPI: 96.80
Rank: 1
Nikola Tesla
1856 - 1943
HPI: 91.90
Rank: 2
Thomas Edison
1847 - 1931
HPI: 91.65
Rank: 3
Johannes Gutenberg
1394 - 1468
HPI: 90.58
Rank: 4
James Watt
1736 - 1819
HPI: 88.47
Rank: 5
Karl Benz
1844 - 1929
HPI: 88.12
Rank: 6
Elon Musk
1971 - Present
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 7
Alexander Graham Bell
1847 - 1922
HPI: 85.31
Rank: 8
Guglielmo Marconi
1874 - 1937
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 9
Henry Ford
1863 - 1947
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 10
Louis Braille
1809 - 1852
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 11
Charles Babbage
1791 - 1871
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci ranks 1. After him are Richard III of England, Girolamo Savonarola, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Ludovico Sforza, Abraham Zacuto, Joanna, Princess of Portugal, Prospero Colonna, Idris Bitlisi, and Davide Ghirlandaio. Among people deceased in 1519, Leonardo da Vinci ranks 1. After him are Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Lucrezia Borgia, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, Johann Tetzel, Michael Wolgemut, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Juan de Flandes, Maddalena de' Medici, Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne, and Hōjō Sōun.
Others Born in 1452
Go to all RankingsLeonardo da Vinci
INVENTOR
1452 - 1519
HPI: 96.80
Rank: 1
Richard III of England
POLITICIAN
1452 - 1485
HPI: 88.10
Rank: 2
Girolamo Savonarola
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1452 - 1498
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 3
Ferdinand II of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1452 - 1516
HPI: 80.98
Rank: 4
Ludovico Sforza
NOBLEMAN
1452 - 1508
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 5
Abraham Zacuto
MATHEMATICIAN
1452 - 1515
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 6
Joanna, Princess of Portugal
NOBLEMAN
1452 - 1490
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 7
Prospero Colonna
POLITICIAN
1452 - 1523
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 8
Idris Bitlisi
WRITER
1452 - 1520
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 9
Davide Ghirlandaio
PAINTER
1452 - 1525
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 1519
Go to all RankingsLeonardo da Vinci
INVENTOR
1452 - 1519
HPI: 96.80
Rank: 1
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1519
HPI: 82.74
Rank: 2
Lucrezia Borgia
NOBLEMAN
1480 - 1519
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 3
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
EXPLORER
1475 - 1519
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 4
Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
POLITICIAN
1492 - 1519
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 5
Johann Tetzel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1460 - 1519
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 6
Michael Wolgemut
PAINTER
1434 - 1519
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 7
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1519
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 8
Juan de Flandes
PAINTER
1450 - 1519
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 9
Maddalena de' Medici
NOBLEMAN
1473 - 1519
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 10
Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
NOBLEMAN
1498 - 1519
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 11
Hōjō Sōun
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1519
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Leonardo da Vinci ranks 1 out of NaN. After him are Marco Polo (1254), Galileo Galilei (1564), Christopher Columbus (1451), Julius Caesar (-100), Michelangelo (1475), Archimedes (-287), Dante Alighieri (1265), Augustus (-63), Antonio Vivaldi (1678), Raphael (1483), and Niccolò Machiavelli (1469).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsLeonardo da Vinci
INVENTOR
1452 - 1519
HPI: 96.80
Rank: 1
Marco Polo
EXPLORER
1254 - 1324
HPI: 96.21
Rank: 2
Galileo Galilei
ASTRONOMER
1564 - 1642
HPI: 95.08
Rank: 3
Christopher Columbus
EXPLORER
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.91
Rank: 4
Julius Caesar
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 5
Michelangelo
PAINTER
1475 - 1564
HPI: 93.54
Rank: 6
Archimedes
MATHEMATICIAN
287 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 93.41
Rank: 7
Dante Alighieri
WRITER
1265 - 1321
HPI: 92.13
Rank: 8
Augustus
POLITICIAN
63 BC - 14
HPI: 92.03
Rank: 9
Antonio Vivaldi
COMPOSER
1678 - 1741
HPI: 91.00
Rank: 10
Raphael
PAINTER
1483 - 1520
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 11
Niccolò Machiavelli
PHILOSOPHER
1469 - 1527
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 12
Among Inventors In Italy
Among inventors born in Italy, Leonardo da Vinci ranks 1. After him are Guglielmo Marconi (1874), Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655), Antonio Meucci (1808), Johann Maria Farina (1685), Ottaviano Petrucci (1466), Angelo Moriondo (1851), Max Valier (1895), Giovanni Caselli (1815), and Andrew Viterbi (1935).
Leonardo da Vinci
1452 - 1519
HPI: 96.80
Rank: 1
Guglielmo Marconi
1874 - 1937
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 2
Bartolomeo Cristofori
1655 - 1731
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 3
Antonio Meucci
1808 - 1889
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 4
Johann Maria Farina
1685 - 1766
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 5
Ottaviano Petrucci
1466 - 1539
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 6
Angelo Moriondo
1851 - 1914
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 7
Max Valier
1895 - 1930
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 8
Giovanni Caselli
1815 - 1891
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 9
Andrew Viterbi
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 10
