1847 - 1921
Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky (Russian: Никола́й Его́рович Жуко́вский, IPA: [ʐʊˈkofskʲɪj]; January 17 [O.S. January 5] 1847 – March 17, 1921) was a Russian scientist, mathematician and engineer, and a founding father of modern aero- and hydrodynamics. Whereas contemporary scientists scoffed at the idea of human flight, Zhukovsky was the first to undertake the study of airflow. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolay Zhukovsky has received more than 3,631 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Nikolay Zhukovsky is the 77th most popular engineer (down from 61st in 2019), the 500th most popular biography from Russia (down from 386th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Russian Engineer.
Nikolay Zhukovsky (1847-1921) was a Russian scientist and engineer who is most famous for his work in aerodynamics. He was the first to propose the idea of a jet engine, and he also invented a propeller that was used on the first ever hydroplane.
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Among engineers, Nikolay Zhukovsky ranks 77 out of 323. Before him are Marcel Dassault, Ross Brawn, Henry Royce, Viktor Belenko, Loránd Eötvös, and Adam Czerniaków. After him are Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Jack Swigert, Marcel Renault, Vannevar Bush, Józef Bem, and Henri Farman.
1892 - 1986
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 71
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 72
1863 - 1933
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 73
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 74
1848 - 1919
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 75
1880 - 1942
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 76
1847 - 1921
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 77
1850 - 1916
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 78
1931 - 1982
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 79
1872 - 1903
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 80
1890 - 1974
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 81
1794 - 1850
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 82
1874 - 1958
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 83
Among people born in 1847, Nikolay Zhukovsky ranks 25. Before him are Catherine Dolgorukov, Radomir Putnik, Sergey Nechayev, Paul Langerhans, Bolesław Prus, and Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo. After him are John Bates Clark, Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma, Galileo Ferraris, Jacob Schiff, Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, and Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg. Among people deceased in 1921, Nikolay Zhukovsky ranks 36. Before him are Hara Takashi, Mykola Leontovych, Ivan Vazov, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Hermann Schwarz, and Subramania Bharati. After him are Matthias Erzberger, Nikolay Gumilyov, Georges Feydeau, Živojin Mišić, Yan Fu, and Lady Randolph Churchill.
1847 - 1922
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 19
1847 - 1917
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 20
1847 - 1882
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 21
1847 - 1888
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 22
1847 - 1912
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 23
1847 - 1876
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 24
1847 - 1921
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 25
1847 - 1938
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 26
1847 - 1893
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 27
1847 - 1897
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 28
1847 - 1920
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 29
1847 - 1871
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 30
1847 - 1921
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 31
1856 - 1921
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 30
1877 - 1921
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 31
1850 - 1921
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 32
1854 - 1921
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 33
1843 - 1921
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 34
1882 - 1921
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 35
1847 - 1921
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 36
1875 - 1921
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 37
1886 - 1921
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 38
1862 - 1921
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 39
1855 - 1921
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 40
1854 - 1921
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 41
1854 - 1921
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 42
Among people born in Russia, Nikolay Zhukovsky ranks 500 out of 3,262. Before him are Viktor Belenko (1947), Grigory Mikhaylovich Semyonov (1890), Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917), Maria Spiridonova (1884), Ivan Maisky (1884), and Leonid Gaidai (1923). After him are Dmitry Muratov (1961), Alexander Butlerov (1828), Gavrila Derzhavin (1743), Rodion Shchedrin (1932), Mikhail Alekseyev (1857), and Sergey Akhromeyev (1923).
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 494
1890 - 1946
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 495
1917 - 2005
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 496
1884 - 1941
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 497
1884 - 1975
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 498
1923 - 1993
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 499
1847 - 1921
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 500
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 501
1828 - 1886
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 502
1743 - 1816
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 503
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 504
1857 - 1918
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 505
1923 - 1991
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 506
Among engineers born in Russia, Nikolay Zhukovsky ranks 9. Before him are Anatoly Dyatlov (1931), Alexei Kosygin (1904), Andrei Tupolev (1888), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856), Sergey Ilyushin (1894), and Viktor Belenko (1947). After him are Vasily Degtyaryov (1880), Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1906), Ivan Sechenov (1829), Mikhail Gurevich (1892), Nikolai Polikarpov (1892), and Mikhail Mil (1909).
1931 - 1995
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 3
1904 - 1980
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 4
1888 - 1972
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 5
1856 - 1929
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 6
1894 - 1977
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 7
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 8
1847 - 1921
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 9
1880 - 1949
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 10
1906 - 1989
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 11
1829 - 1905
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12
1892 - 1976
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 13
1892 - 1944
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 14
1909 - 1970
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 15