INVENTOR
Matthew Boulton
1728 - 1809
Matthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton ( BOHL-tən; 3 September 1728 – 17 August 1809) was an English businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, and silversmith. He was a business partner of the Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century, the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engines, which were a great advance on the state of the art, making possible the mechanisation of factories and mills. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew Boulton has received more than 570,441 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Matthew Boulton is the 174th most popular inventor (up from 178th in 2019), the 1,505th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,541st in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
570k
Page Views (PV)
56.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
5.09
Effective Languages (L*)
3.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Matthew Boulton ranks 174 out of 426. Before him are Elihu Thomson, Lagâri Hasan Çelebi, Guillaume Amontons, Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, Reginald Fessenden, and Charles Cros. After him are Friedrich Zander, Joseph Monier, Philo Farnsworth, Henrich Focke, James Dyson, and Georges Claude.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsElihu Thomson
1853 - 1937
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 168
Lagâri Hasan Çelebi
1600 - 1700
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 169
Guillaume Amontons
1663 - 1705
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 170
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
1772 - 1838
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 171
Reginald Fessenden
1866 - 1932
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 172
Charles Cros
1842 - 1888
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 173
Matthew Boulton
1728 - 1809
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 174
Friedrich 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1728, Matthew Boulton ranks 19. Before him are John Hunter, Robert Adam, Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Johann Adam Hiller, Shah Alam II, and Kirill Razumovski. After him are Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Wallis, Carlo Allioni, Johann Andreas Stein, Hiraga Gennai, and Franz Xaver von Wulfen. Among people deceased in 1809, Matthew Boulton ranks 11. Before him are Nicolai Abildgaard, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, August Ludwig von Schlözer, and Joseph-Marie Vien. After him are François Laurent d'Arlandes, Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Leopold Auenbrugger, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Ueda Akinari, and Augustin Pajou.
Others Born in 1728
Go to all RankingsJohn Hunter
PHYSICIAN
1728 - 1793
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 13
Robert Adam
ARCHITECT
1728 - 1792
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 14
Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1793
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 15
Johann Adam Hiller
COMPOSER
1728 - 1804
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 16
Shah Alam II
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1806
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 17
Kirill Razumovski
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1803
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 18
Matthew Boulton
INVENTOR
1728 - 1809
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 19
Oliver Goldsmith
WRITER
1728 - 1774
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 20
Samuel Wallis
EXPLORER
1728 - 1795
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 21
Carlo Allioni
BIOLOGIST
1728 - 1804
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 22
Johann Andreas Stein
COMPOSER
1728 - 1792
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 23
Hiraga Gennai
PHYSICIAN
1728 - 1780
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 24
Franz Xaver von Wulfen
BIOLOGIST
1728 - 1805
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1809
Go to all RankingsNicolai Abildgaard
PAINTER
1743 - 1809
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 5
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
COMPOSER
1736 - 1809
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 6
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1809
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 7
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
INVENTOR
1753 - 1809
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 8
August Ludwig von Schlözer
HISTORIAN
1735 - 1809
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 9
Joseph-Marie Vien
PAINTER
1716 - 1809
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 10
Matthew Boulton
INVENTOR
1728 - 1809
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 11
François Laurent d'Arlandes
ENGINEER
1742 - 1809
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 12
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy
CHEMIST
1755 - 1809
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 13
Leopold Auenbrugger
PHYSICIAN
1722 - 1809
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 14
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1809
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 15
Ueda Akinari
WRITER
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 16
Augustin Pajou
SCULPTOR
1730 - 1809
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 17
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Matthew Boulton ranks 1,505 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul Bettany (1971), Robert Southey (1774), Dennis Nilsen (1945), Elsa Lanchester (1902), Herbert Kilpin (1870), and Christopher Hitchens (1949). After him are Andrew Parker Bowles (1939), Jared Harris (1961), Edward the Exile (1016), Bill Ward (1948), Henry Sidgwick (1838), and William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPaul Bettany
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 1,499
Robert Southey
WRITER
1774 - 1843
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,500
Dennis Nilsen
EXTREMIST
1945 - 2018
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,501
Elsa Lanchester
ACTOR
1902 - 1986
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,502
Herbert Kilpin
SOCCER PLAYER
1870 - 1916
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,503
Christopher Hitchens
JOURNALIST
1949 - 2011
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,504
Matthew Boulton
INVENTOR
1728 - 1809
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,505
Andrew Parker Bowles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,506
Jared Harris
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,507
Edward the Exile
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1057
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,508
Bill Ward
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,509
Henry Sidgwick
ECONOMIST
1838 - 1900
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,510
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1778
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,511
Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom
Among inventors born in United Kingdom, Matthew Boulton ranks 26. Before him are W. O. Bentley (1888), John Kay (1704), Charles Algernon Parsons (1854), Robert Stirling (1790), William Murdoch (1754), and Elihu Thomson (1853). After him are James Dyson (1947), Sandford Fleming (1827), Jethro Tull (1674), David Edward Hughes (1831), Henry Maudslay (1771), and Oliver Lodge (1851).
W. O. Bentley
1888 - 1971
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 20
John Kay
1704 - 1779
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 21
Charles Algernon Parsons
1854 - 1931
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 22
Robert Stirling
1790 - 1878
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 23
William Murdoch
1754 - 1839
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 24
Elihu Thomson
1853 - 1937
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 25
Matthew Boulton
1728 - 1809
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 26
James Dyson
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 27
Sandford Fleming
1827 - 1915
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 28
Jethro Tull
1674 - 1741
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 29
David Edward Hughes
1831 - 1900
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 30
Henry Maudslay
1771 - 1831
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 31
Oliver Lodge
1851 - 1940
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 32