ENGINEER
Michel Chevalier
1806 - 1879
Michel Chevalier
Michel Chevalier (French: [miʃɛl ʃəvalje]; 13 January 1806 – 18 November 1879) was a French engineer, statesman, economist and free market liberal. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Chevalier has received more than 75,067 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Chevalier is the 186th most popular engineer (down from 179th in 2019), the 3,211th most popular biography from France (down from 3,108th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Engineer.
Memorability Metrics
75k
Page Views (PV)
59.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
6.20
Effective Languages (L*)
1.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Michel Chevalier ranks 186 out of 389. Before him are Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse, Hugo Eckener, Alfred Neubauer, Giuseppe Colombo, Sergei Tumansky, and Michele Besso. After him are Emily Warren Roebling, Gene Kranz, Ivan Yarkovsky, Kelly Johnson, Genichi Taguchi, and Jorge Chávez.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques Antoine Charles Bresse
1822 - 1883
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 180
Hugo Eckener
1868 - 1954
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 181
Alfred Neubauer
1891 - 1980
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 182
Giuseppe Colombo
1920 - 1984
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 183
Sergei Tumansky
1901 - 1973
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 184
Michele Besso
1873 - 1955
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 185
Michel Chevalier
1806 - 1879
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 186
Emily Warren Roebling
1843 - 1903
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 187
Gene Kranz
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 188
Ivan Yarkovsky
1844 - 1902
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 189
Kelly Johnson
1910 - 1990
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 190
Genichi Taguchi
1924 - 2012
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 191
Jorge Chávez
1887 - 1910
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 192
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1806, Michel Chevalier ranks 32. Before him are Juliette Drouet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lionel Kieseritzky, Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Braganza, Giacomo Antonelli, and Johann Kaspar Mertz. After him are Henriette Sontag, Teodolfo Mertel, Jovan Sterija Popović, Gaetano Bedini, Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov, and Julius Weisbach. Among people deceased in 1879, Michel Chevalier ranks 33. Before him are Karl Koch, Prince Henry of the Netherlands, Ludwig Reichenbach, Jakob Dubs, William Kingdon Clifford, and Sergey Solovyov. After him are Jeanne Jugan, Miguel Grau Seminario, Joseph Poelaert, Nikolai Zaremba, Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Anthony Panizzi.
Others Born in 1806
Go to all RankingsJuliette Drouet
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1883
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 26
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
WRITER
1806 - 1861
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 27
Lionel Kieseritzky
CHESS PLAYER
1806 - 1853
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 28
Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1806 - 1857
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 29
Giacomo Antonelli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1806 - 1876
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 30
Johann Kaspar Mertz
MUSICIAN
1806 - 1856
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 31
Michel Chevalier
ENGINEER
1806 - 1879
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 32
Henriette Sontag
SINGER
1806 - 1854
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 33
Teodolfo Mertel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1806 - 1899
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 34
Jovan Sterija Popović
WRITER
1806 - 1856
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 35
Gaetano Bedini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1806 - 1864
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 36
Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1806 - 1854
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 37
Julius Weisbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1806 - 1871
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1879
Go to all RankingsKarl Koch
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1879
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 27
Prince Henry of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1879
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 28
Ludwig Reichenbach
BIOLOGIST
1793 - 1879
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 29
Jakob Dubs
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1879
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 30
William Kingdon Clifford
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1879
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 31
Sergey Solovyov
WRITER
1820 - 1879
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 32
Michel Chevalier
ENGINEER
1806 - 1879
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 33
Jeanne Jugan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1792 - 1879
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 34
Miguel Grau Seminario
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1834 - 1879
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 35
Joseph Poelaert
ARCHITECT
1817 - 1879
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 36
Nikolai Zaremba
COMPOSER
1821 - 1879
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 37
Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1827 - 1879
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 38
Anthony Panizzi
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1879
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 39
In France
Among people born in France, Michel Chevalier ranks 3,211 out of 6,770. Before him are Auguste Franchomme (1808), Ingelger (900), Joseph de Villèle (1773), André Leducq (1904), Jean Astruc (1684), and Pierre Gaveaux (1761). After him are Paul Poupard (1930), Victor Schœlcher (1804), Anne of Burgundy (1404), Charles-Louis Havas (1783), Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620), and Albert Lamorisse (1922).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAuguste Franchomme
MUSICIAN
1808 - 1884
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,205
Ingelger
POLITICIAN
900 - 888
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 3,206
Joseph de Villèle
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1854
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 3,207
André Leducq
CYCLIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 3,208
Jean Astruc
WRITER
1684 - 1766
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 3,209
Pierre Gaveaux
SINGER
1761 - 1825
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3,210
Michel Chevalier
ENGINEER
1806 - 1879
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3,211
Paul Poupard
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3,212
Victor Schœlcher
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1893
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3,213
Anne of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
1404 - 1432
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3,214
Charles-Louis Havas
WRITER
1783 - 1858
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 3,215
Marguerite Bourgeoys
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1620 - 1700
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 3,216
Albert Lamorisse
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 1970
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 3,217
Among ENGINEERS In France
Among engineers born in France, Michel Chevalier ranks 28. Before him are Philippe LeBon (1767), Marc Seguin (1786), Antoine de Chézy (1718), Pierre-Paul Riquet (1609), Louis Charles Breguet (1880), and Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse (1822). After him are Jorge Chávez (1887), Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754), Émile Levassor (1843), Alphonse Pénaud (1850), Evgeny Paton (1870), and Arthur Morin (1795).
Philippe LeBon
1767 - 1804
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 22
Marc Seguin
1786 - 1875
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 23
Antoine de Chézy
1718 - 1798
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 24
Pierre-Paul Riquet
1609 - 1680
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 25
Louis Charles Breguet
1880 - 1955
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 26
Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse
1822 - 1883
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 27
Michel Chevalier
1806 - 1879
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 28
Jorge Chávez
1887 - 1910
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 29
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
1754 - 1825
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 30
Émile Levassor
1843 - 1897
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 31
Alphonse Pénaud
1850 - 1880
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 32
Evgeny Paton
1870 - 1953
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 33
Arthur Morin
1795 - 1880
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 34