INVENTOR
Momofuku Ando
1910 - 2007
Momofuku Ando
Momofuku Ando (Japanese: 安藤 百福, Hepburn: Andō Momofuku, March 5, 1910 – January 5, 2007), born Go Pek-Hok (Chinese: 吳百福; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Pek-hok), was an inventor and businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Momofuku Ando has received more than 1,098,758 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Momofuku Ando is the 100th most popular inventor (down from 81st in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Taiwan (up from 129th in 2019) and the most popular Taiwanese Inventor.
Momofuku Ando is most famous for inventing instant noodles in 1958.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
61.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
2.82
Effective Languages (L*)
4.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Momofuku Ando ranks 100 out of 426. Before him are Daniel Swarovski, Elisha Otis, Franz Reichelt, Alphonse Bertillon, Johann Maria Farina, and Leo Fender. After him are Robert Noyce, Louis Le Prince, Jacque Fresco, John Harrison, Edmund Cartwright, and Joseph Pilates.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDaniel Swarovski
1862 - 1956
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 94
Elisha Otis
1811 - 1861
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 95
Franz Reichelt
1879 - 1912
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 96
Alphonse Bertillon
1853 - 1914
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 97
Johann Maria Farina
1685 - 1766
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 98
Leo Fender
1909 - 1991
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 99
Momofuku Ando
1910 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 100
Robert Noyce
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 101
Louis Le Prince
1841 - 1890
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 102
Jacque Fresco
1916 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 103
John Harrison
1693 - 1776
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 104
Edmund Cartwright
1743 - 1823
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 105
Joseph Pilates
1883 - 1967
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 106
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Momofuku Ando ranks 49. Before him are Paul Flory, Luise Rainer, Edvard Kardelj, Pierre Schaeffer, António de Spínola, and Ne Win. After him are Erich Kempka, Kim Il, Said bin Taimur, Farid al-Atrash, Francisco Varallo, and Galina Ulanova. Among people deceased in 2007, Momofuku Ando ranks 35. Before him are Arthur Kornberg, Ashraf Marwan, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Deborah Kerr, Ike Turner, and Stanley Miller. After him are Alan MacDiarmid, Henri Troyat, Oscar Peterson, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Lois Maxwell, and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker.
Others Born in 1910
Go to all RankingsPaul Flory
CHEMIST
1910 - 1985
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 43
Luise Rainer
ACTOR
1910 - 2014
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 44
Edvard Kardelj
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1979
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 45
Pierre Schaeffer
COMPOSER
1910 - 1995
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 46
António de Spínola
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1996
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 47
Ne Win
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2002
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 48
Momofuku Ando
INVENTOR
1910 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 49
Erich Kempka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1975
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 50
Kim Il
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1984
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 51
Said bin Taimur
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1972
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 52
Farid al-Atrash
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1974
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 53
Francisco Varallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2010
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 54
Galina Ulanova
DANCER
1910 - 1998
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsArthur Kornberg
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 29
Ashraf Marwan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - 2007
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 30
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2007
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 31
Deborah Kerr
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 32
Ike Turner
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2007
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 33
Stanley Miller
CHEMIST
1930 - 2007
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 34
Momofuku Ando
INVENTOR
1910 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 35
Alan MacDiarmid
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 36
Henri Troyat
WRITER
1911 - 2007
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 37
Oscar Peterson
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 38
Vladimir Kryuchkov
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 39
Lois Maxwell
ACTOR
1927 - 2007
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 40
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
PHYSICIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 41
In Taiwan
Among people born in Taiwan, Momofuku Ando ranks 5 out of 116. Before him are Tsai Ing-wen (1956), Teresa Teng (1953), Lee Teng-hui (1923), and Ang Lee (1954). After him are William Lai (1959), Chen Shui-bian (1950), Yuan T. Lee (1936), Terry Gou (1950), Chen Chien-jen (1951), Teruo Nakamura (1919), and Shu Qi (1976).
Others born in Taiwan
Go to all RankingsTsai Ing-wen
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1
Teresa Teng
SINGER
1953 - 1995
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 2
Lee Teng-hui
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2020
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 3
Ang Lee
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 4
Momofuku Ando
INVENTOR
1910 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 5
William Lai
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 6
Chen Shui-bian
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 7
Yuan T. Lee
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 8
Terry Gou
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 9
Chen Chien-jen
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 10
Teruo Nakamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1979
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 11
Shu Qi
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 12
Among INVENTORS In Taiwan
Among inventors born in Taiwan, Momofuku Ando ranks 1.