Inventor
Ray Dolby
American engineer and inventor of the Dolby noise reduction system
1933 - 2013
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Ray Dolby
His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Dolby is the 267th most popular inventor (down from 244th in 2024), the 5,193rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,834th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Inventor.
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58.95
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
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Ray Dolby's biography spans 33 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 58.95.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Ray Dolby ranks 267 out of 433. Before him are Arthur Wynne, Michael S. Hart, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Angelo Moriondo, Walter Zapp, and Gerald Bull. After him are Henri Fabre, Louis Lumière, Alexandre Alexeieff, John Barnard, Colin Archer, and Léon Gaumont.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Arthur Wynne
1871 - 1945
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 261
Michael S. Hart
1947 - 2011
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 262
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
1907 - 1964
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 263
Angelo Moriondo
1851 - 1914
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 264
Walter Zapp
1905 - 2003
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 265
Gerald Bull
1928 - 1990
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 266
Ray Dolby
1933 - 2013
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 267
Henri Fabre
1882 - 1984
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 268
Louis Lumière
1864 - 1948
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 269
Alexandre Alexeieff
1901 - 1982
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 270
John Barnard
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 271
Colin Archer
1832 - 1921
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 272
Léon Gaumont
1864 - 1946
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 273
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Ray Dolby ranks 249. Before him are Jean Yanne, Chen Jingrun, Renée Taylor, Dennis Viollet, Tsuneko Okazaki, and Jiří Tichý. After him are Ruth Arnon, Vassilis Vassilikos, Haruo Remeliik, Mark Jones, Milena Hübschmannová, and Nicolae Rainea. Among people deceased in 2013, Ray Dolby ranks 219. Before him are Arik Einstein, Hans Hass, Wadih El Safi, Franca Rame, Nílton de Sordi, and Jonathan Winters. After him are Mirko Kovač, Emilio Pericoli, Joanna Chmielewska, Angela Voigt, Georges Descrières, and Robert Byrne.
Others Born in 1933
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Jean Yanne
ACTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 243
Chen Jingrun
MATHEMATICIAN
1933 - 1996
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 244
Renée Taylor
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 245
Dennis Viollet
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1999
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 246
Tsuneko Okazaki
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 247
Jiří Tichý
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 248
Ray Dolby
INVENTOR
1933 - 2013
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 249
Ruth Arnon
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 250
Vassilis Vassilikos
WRITER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 251
Haruo Remeliik
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1985
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 252
Mark Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1958
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 253
Milena Hübschmannová
LINGUIST
1933 - 2005
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 254
Nicolae Rainea
REFEREE
1933 - 2015
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 255
Others Deceased in 2013
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Arik Einstein
SINGER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 213
Hans Hass
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 2013
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 214
Wadih El Safi
SINGER
1921 - 2013
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 215
Franca Rame
ACTOR
1929 - 2013
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 216
Nílton de Sordi
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 217
Jonathan Winters
COMEDIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 218
Ray Dolby
INVENTOR
1933 - 2013
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 219
Mirko Kovač
WRITER
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 220
Emilio Pericoli
SINGER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 221
Joanna Chmielewska
WRITER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 222
Angela Voigt
ATHLETE
1951 - 2013
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 223
Georges Descrières
ACTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 224
Robert Byrne
CHESS PLAYER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 225
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ray Dolby ranks 5,193 out of 23,232. Before him are Doris Roberts (1925), Embeth Davidtz (1965), Stephen P. Synnott (1946), James Russell Lowell (1819), Sidney M. Gutierrez (1951), and Solange Knowles (1986). After him are Diahann Carroll (1935), Claire Danes (1979), Emily Deschanel (1976), Rhonda Fleming (1923), Jackson Showalter (1860), and Kate Walsh (1967).
Others born in United States
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Doris Roberts
ACTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5,187
Embeth Davidtz
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5,188
Stephen P. Synnott
ASTRONOMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5,189
James Russell Lowell
WRITER
1819 - 1891
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5,190
Sidney M. Gutierrez
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5,191
Solange Knowles
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5,192
Ray Dolby
INVENTOR
1933 - 2013
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5,193
Diahann Carroll
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5,194
Claire Danes
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 5,195
Emily Deschanel
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 5,196
Rhonda Fleming
ACTOR
1923 - 2020
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 5,197
Jackson Showalter
CHESS PLAYER
1860 - 1935
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 5,198
Kate Walsh
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 5,199
Among Inventors In United States
Among inventors born in United States, Ray Dolby ranks 68. Before him are Philo Farnsworth (1906), Charles Martin Hall (1863), Marcian Hoff (1937), George Pullman (1831), Glenn Curtiss (1878), and Michael S. Hart (1947). After him are Robert Cornelius (1809), Lester Allan Pelton (1829), Valerie Thomas (1943), Beulah Louise Henry (1888), Cyrus McCormick (1809), and Mark Rober (1980).
Philo Farnsworth
1906 - 1971
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 62
Charles Martin Hall
1863 - 1914
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 63
Marcian Hoff
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 64
George Pullman
1831 - 1897
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 65
Glenn Curtiss
1878 - 1930
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 66
Michael S. Hart
1947 - 2011
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 67
Ray Dolby
1933 - 2013
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 68
Robert Cornelius
1809 - 1893
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 69
Lester Allan Pelton
1829 - 1908
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 70
Valerie Thomas
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 71
Beulah Louise Henry
1888 - 1973
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 72
Cyrus McCormick
1809 - 1884
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 73
Mark Rober
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 74
