INVENTOR
Peter Henlein
1479 - 1542
Peter Henlein
Peter Henlein (also spelled Henle or Hele) (1485 - August 1542), a locksmith, clockmaker, and watchmaker of Nuremberg, Germany, is often considered the inventor of the watch. He was one of the first craftsmen to make small ornamental portable clocks which were often worn as pendants or attached to clothing, and which are regarded as the first watches. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Henlein has received more than 454,825 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Peter Henlein is the 155th most popular inventor (up from 174th in 2019), the 1,880th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,056th in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
57.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
4.61
Effective Languages (L*)
2.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Peter Henlein ranks 155 out of 426. Before him are Viktor Schauberger, Bob Kahn, Jang Yeong-sil, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, Alfred Vail, and Gideon Sundback. After him are Heinrich Göbel, Fausto Veranzio, Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, Garrett Morgan, William Murdoch, and Hovannes Adamian.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsViktor Schauberger
1885 - 1958
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 149
Bob Kahn
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 150
Jang Yeong-sil
1400 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 151
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
1817 - 1879
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 152
Alfred Vail
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 153
Gideon Sundback
1880 - 1954
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 154
Peter Henlein
1479 - 1542
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 155
Heinrich Göbel
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 156
Fausto Veranzio
1551 - 1617
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 157
Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky
1862 - 1919
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 158
Garrett Morgan
1877 - 1963
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 159
William Murdoch
1754 - 1839
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 160
Hovannes Adamian
1879 - 1932
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 161
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1479, Peter Henlein ranks 7. Before him are Joanna of Castile, Hafsa Sultan, Lisa del Giocondo, Vasili III of Russia, Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, and Diego Columbus. After him are Guru Amar Das, Ippolito d'Este, Vallabha, Francisco de Montejo, Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Philip I, Margrave of Baden. Among people deceased in 1542, Peter Henlein ranks 10. Before him are James V of Scotland, Lapu-Lapu, Hernando de Soto, Dosso Dossi, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, and Sayyida al Hurra. After him are Thomas Wyatt, Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Cristóvão da Gama, Diego de Almagro II, Nikolaus Federmann, and Girolamo Aleandro.
Others Born in 1479
Go to all RankingsJoanna of Castile
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1555
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 1
Hafsa Sultan
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1534
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 2
Lisa del Giocondo
PAINTER
1479 - 1542
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 3
Vasili III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1533
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 4
Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1516
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 5
Diego Columbus
EXPLORER
1479 - 1527
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6
Peter Henlein
INVENTOR
1479 - 1542
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 7
Guru Amar Das
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1479 - 1574
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 8
Ippolito d'Este
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1479 - 1520
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 9
Vallabha
PHILOSOPHER
1479 - 1531
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 10
Francisco de Montejo
EXPLORER
1479 - 1553
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 11
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1552
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 12
Philip I, Margrave of Baden
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1533
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1542
Go to all RankingsJames V of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1542
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 4
Lapu-Lapu
POLITICIAN
1491 - 1542
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 5
Hernando de Soto
EXPLORER
1500 - 1542
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 6
Dosso Dossi
PAINTER
1480 - 1542
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 7
Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford
COMPANION
1505 - 1542
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 8
Sayyida al Hurra
POLITICIAN
1485 - 1542
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 9
Peter Henlein
INVENTOR
1479 - 1542
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 10
Thomas Wyatt
WRITER
1503 - 1542
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 11
Malik Muhammad Jayasi
WRITER
1477 - 1542
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 12
Cristóvão da Gama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1516 - 1542
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 13
Diego de Almagro II
EXPLORER
1520 - 1542
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 14
Nikolaus Federmann
EXPLORER
1505 - 1542
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 15
Girolamo Aleandro
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1542
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 16
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Peter Henlein ranks 1,880 out of 7,253. Before him are George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831), Hermann Paul (1846), Albert Leo Schlageter (1894), Wilhelm Ohnesorge (1872), Hans-Gert Pöttering (1945), and Theodore of Corsica (1694). After him are Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764), Monika Ertl (1937), Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861), Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923), Otto Braun (1900), and Ludwig Fischer (1905).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsGeorge Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1893
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,874
Hermann Paul
LINGUIST
1846 - 1921
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,875
Albert Leo Schlageter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1923
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,876
Wilhelm Ohnesorge
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1962
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,877
Hans-Gert Pöttering
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 1,878
Theodore of Corsica
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1756
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 1,879
Peter Henlein
INVENTOR
1479 - 1542
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 1,880
Johann Gottfried Schadow
SCULPTOR
1764 - 1850
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 1,881
Monika Ertl
EXTREMIST
1937 - 1973
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 1,882
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
COMPANION
1861 - 1922
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 1,883
Wolfgang Sawallisch
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2013
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 1,884
Otto Braun
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1974
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 1,885
Ludwig Fischer
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1947
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 1,886
Among INVENTORS In Germany
Among inventors born in Germany, Peter Henlein ranks 19. Before him are Johann Philipp Reis (1834), Alfred Krupp (1812), Theobald Boehm (1794), Johann Jacob Schweppe (1740), Hugo Schmeisser (1884), and Uziel Gal (1923). After him are Heinrich Göbel (1818), Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse (1787), Siegfried Marcus (1831), Johann Nepomuk Maelzel (1772), Henrich Focke (1890), and Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (1803).
Johann Philipp Reis
1834 - 1874
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 13
Alfred Krupp
1812 - 1887
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 14
Theobald Boehm
1794 - 1881
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 15
Johann Jacob Schweppe
1740 - 1821
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 16
Hugo Schmeisser
1884 - 1953
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 17
Uziel Gal
1923 - 2002
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 18
Peter Henlein
1479 - 1542
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 19
Heinrich Göbel
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 20
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