INVENTOR
Oskar Barnack
1879 - 1936
Oskar Barnack
Oskar Barnack (Nuthe-Urstromtal, Brandenburg, 1 November 1879 – Bad Nauheim, Hesse, 16 January 1936) was a German inventor and photographer who built, in 1913, what would later become the first commercially successful 35mm still-camera, subsequently called Ur-Leica at Ernst Leitz Optische Werke (the Leitz factory) in Wetzlar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oskar Barnack has received more than 138,674 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Barnack is the 197th most popular inventor (down from 195th in 2019), the 2,425th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,288th in 2019) and the 27th most popular German Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
55.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
6.86
Effective Languages (L*)
1.75
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Oskar Barnack ranks 197 out of 426. Before him are Jethro Tull, Orban, Christopher Latham Sholes, Charles Xavier Thomas, David Edward Hughes, and Lillian Moller Gilbreth. After him are Eunice Newton Foote, Émile Baudot, David Schwarz, Raymond Damadian, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, and Henry Maudslay.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJethro Tull
1674 - 1741
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 191
Orban
1404 - 1453
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 192
Christopher Latham Sholes
1819 - 1890
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 193
Charles Xavier Thomas
1785 - 1870
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 194
David Edward Hughes
1831 - 1900
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 195
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
1878 - 1972
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 196
Oskar Barnack
1879 - 1936
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 197
Eunice Newton Foote
1819 - 1888
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 198
Émile Baudot
1845 - 1903
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 199
David Schwarz
1850 - 1897
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 200
Raymond Damadian
1936 - 2022
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 201
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
1823 - 1883
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 202
Henry Maudslay
1771 - 1831
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 203
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Oskar Barnack ranks 82. Before him are Sándor Garbai, Hu Hanmin, Henri Wallon, Eli Heckscher, Kosta Pećanac, and Patrick Pearse. After him are Johan Nygaardsvold, Aleksandër Moisiu, Thomas Beecham, Thành Thái, Vanessa Bell, and José Millán-Astray. Among people deceased in 1936, Oskar Barnack ranks 84. Before him are Alexander Tamanian, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Hu Hanmin, Nestor Lakoba, Alexandros Zaimis, and Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh. After him are Louis Camille Maillard, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, José Calvo Sotelo, Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke, Johannes Franz Hartmann, and Georgios Kondylis.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsSándor Garbai
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1947
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 76
Hu Hanmin
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1936
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 77
Henri Wallon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1879 - 1962
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 78
Eli Heckscher
ECONOMIST
1879 - 1952
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 79
Kosta Pećanac
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1944
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 80
Patrick Pearse
WRITER
1879 - 1916
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 81
Oskar Barnack
INVENTOR
1879 - 1936
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 82
Johan Nygaardsvold
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1952
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 83
Aleksandër Moisiu
ACTOR
1879 - 1935
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 84
Thomas Beecham
CONDUCTOR
1879 - 1961
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 85
Thành Thái
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1954
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 86
Vanessa Bell
PAINTER
1879 - 1961
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 87
José Millán-Astray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1954
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 88
Others Deceased in 1936
Go to all RankingsAlexander Tamanian
ARCHITECT
1878 - 1936
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 78
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
EXPLORER
1867 - 1936
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 79
Hu Hanmin
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1936
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 80
Nestor Lakoba
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1936
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 81
Alexandros Zaimis
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1936
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 82
Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh
WRITER
1883 - 1936
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 83
Oskar Barnack
INVENTOR
1879 - 1936
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 84
Louis Camille Maillard
CHEMIST
1878 - 1936
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 85
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1857 - 1936
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 86
José Calvo Sotelo
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1936
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 87
Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke
LINGUIST
1861 - 1936
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 88
Johannes Franz Hartmann
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1936
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 89
Georgios Kondylis
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1936
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 90
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Oskar Barnack ranks 2,425 out of 7,253. Before him are John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1550), Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (1725), Sahra Wagenknecht (1969), Karlheinz Deschner (1924), Hans Tilkowski (1935), and Winfried Schäfer (1950). After him are Wieland Wagner (1917), Lujo Brentano (1844), Princess Hilda of Nassau (1864), Friedrich Hoffmann (1660), Johann Nikolaus Forkel (1749), and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1967).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJohn I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
NOBLEMAN
1550 - 1604
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 2,419
Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller
BIOLOGIST
1725 - 1776
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 2,420
Sahra Wagenknecht
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 2,421
Karlheinz Deschner
WRITER
1924 - 2014
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 2,422
Hans Tilkowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 2,423
Winfried Schäfer
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 2,424
Oskar Barnack
INVENTOR
1879 - 1936
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 2,425
Wieland Wagner
WRITER
1917 - 1966
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 2,426
Lujo Brentano
ECONOMIST
1844 - 1931
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 2,427
Princess Hilda of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1952
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 2,428
Friedrich Hoffmann
PHYSICIAN
1660 - 1742
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 2,429
Johann Nikolaus Forkel
COMPOSER
1749 - 1818
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 2,430
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
RACING DRIVER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 2,431
Among INVENTORS In Germany
Among inventors born in Germany, Oskar Barnack ranks 27. Before him are Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse (1787), Siegfried Marcus (1831), Johann Nepomuk Maelzel (1772), Henrich Focke (1890), Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (1803), and Johann Christoph Denner (1655). After him are Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823), Helmut Gröttrup (1916), Artur Fischer (1919), Max Skladanowsky (1863), Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854), and Hans von Ohain (1911).
Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse
1787 - 1867
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 21
Siegfried Marcus
1831 - 1898
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 22
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
1772 - 1838
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 23
Henrich Focke
1890 - 1979
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 24
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