INVENTOR
Max Skladanowsky
1863 - 1939
Max Skladanowsky
Max Skladanowsky (30 April 1863 – 30 November 1939) was a German inventor and early filmmaker. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Max Skladanowsky has received more than 149,255 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Max Skladanowsky is the 219th most popular inventor (down from 209th in 2019), the 2,756th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,470th in 2019) and the 31st most popular German Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
54.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
6.38
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Max Skladanowsky ranks 219 out of 426. Before him are Robert Metcalfe, Helmut Gröttrup, John Wesley Hyatt, Artur Fischer, George Washington, and Josip Belušić. After him are Walter Hunt, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Vittorio Jano, George Pullman, Lou Ottens, and Robert Watson-Watt.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Metcalfe
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 213
Helmut Gröttrup
1916 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 214
John Wesley Hyatt
1837 - 1920
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 215
Artur Fischer
1919 - 2016
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 216
George Washington
1871 - 1946
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 217
Josip Belušić
1847 - 1905
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 218
Max Skladanowsky
1863 - 1939
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 219
Walter Hunt
1796 - 1859
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 220
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
1871 - 1922
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 221
Vittorio Jano
1891 - 1965
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 222
George Pullman
1831 - 1897
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 223
Lou Ottens
1926 - 2021
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 224
Robert Watson-Watt
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 225
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1863, Max Skladanowsky ranks 72. Before him are Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, Pierina Legnani, Paul Walden, Paul Héroult, Charles Pathé, and Géza Gárdonyi. After him are Eero Järnefelt, Yevhen Petrushevych, Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Vladimir Obruchev, Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and Francisco León de la Barra. Among people deceased in 1939, Max Skladanowsky ranks 71. Before him are Archibald Leitch, Louis Trousselier, Konstantin Somov, Masabumi Hosono, Johann Strauss III, and Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. After him are Ma Rainey, Stjepan Sarkotić, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, Francisco León de la Barra, Charles Tournemire, and Patriarch Miron of Romania.
Others Born in 1863
Go to all RankingsArchduke Leopold Salvator of Austria
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1931
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 66
Pierina Legnani
DANCER
1863 - 1930
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 67
Paul Walden
CHEMIST
1863 - 1957
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 68
Paul Héroult
CHEMIST
1863 - 1914
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 69
Charles Pathé
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1957
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 70
Géza Gárdonyi
WRITER
1863 - 1922
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 71
Max Skladanowsky
INVENTOR
1863 - 1939
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 72
Eero Järnefelt
PAINTER
1863 - 1937
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 73
Yevhen Petrushevych
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1940
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 74
Princess Mathilde of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1933
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 75
Vladimir Obruchev
GEOLOGIST
1863 - 1956
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 76
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
NOBLEMAN
1863 - 1921
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 77
Francisco León de la Barra
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1939
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 1939
Go to all RankingsArchibald Leitch
ARCHITECT
1865 - 1939
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 65
Louis Trousselier
CYCLIST
1881 - 1939
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 66
Konstantin Somov
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1939
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 67
Masabumi Hosono
EXPLORER
1870 - 1939
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 68
Johann Strauss III
COMPOSER
1866 - 1939
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 69
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
PAINTER
1878 - 1939
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 70
Max Skladanowsky
INVENTOR
1863 - 1939
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 71
Ma Rainey
MUSICIAN
1886 - 1939
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 72
Stjepan Sarkotić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1858 - 1939
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 73
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
WRITER
1898 - 1939
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 74
Francisco León de la Barra
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1939
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 75
Charles Tournemire
COMPOSER
1870 - 1939
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 76
Patriarch Miron of Romania
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1939
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 77
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Max Skladanowsky ranks 2,756 out of 7,253. Before him are Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1300), Stefan Bellof (1957), Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1850), Andreas Werckmeister (1645), Poppo von Osterna (1200), and Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (1865). After him are Gertrud von Le Fort (1876), Georg Herwegh (1817), Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach (1875), Max Pauly (1907), Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1887), and Karl Koch (1809).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAdolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1327
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 2,750
Stefan Bellof
RACING DRIVER
1957 - 1985
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 2,751
Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1922
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 2,752
Andreas Werckmeister
COMPOSER
1645 - 1706
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 2,753
Poppo von Osterna
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1267
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 2,754
Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1931
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 2,755
Max Skladanowsky
INVENTOR
1863 - 1939
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,756
Gertrud von Le Fort
WRITER
1876 - 1971
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,757
Georg Herwegh
WRITER
1817 - 1875
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,758
Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1943
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,759
Max Pauly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1946
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,760
Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
COMPANION
1887 - 1957
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,761
Karl Koch
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1879
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,762
Among INVENTORS In Germany
Among inventors born in Germany, Max Skladanowsky ranks 31. Before him are Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (1803), Johann Christoph Denner (1655), Oskar Barnack (1879), Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823), Helmut Gröttrup (1916), and Artur Fischer (1919). After him are Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854), Hans von Ohain (1911), Eugen Langen (1833), Fritz von Opel (1899), Ricardo Wolf (1887), and Adolf Martens (1850).
Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
1803 - 1877
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 25
Johann Christoph Denner
1655 - 1707
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 26
Oskar Barnack
1879 - 1936
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 27
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
1823 - 1883
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 28
Helmut Gröttrup
1916 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 29
Artur Fischer
1919 - 2016
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 30
Max Skladanowsky
1863 - 1939
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 31
Ottmar Mergenthaler
1854 - 1899
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 32
Hans von Ohain
1911 - 1998
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 33
Eugen Langen
1833 - 1895
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 34
Fritz von Opel
1899 - 1971
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 35
Ricardo Wolf
1887 - 1981
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 36
Adolf Martens
1850 - 1914
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 37