INVENTOR
Richard Jordan Gatling
1818 - 1903
Richard Jordan Gatling
Richard Jordan Gatling (September 12, 1818 – February 26, 1903) was an American inventor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Jordan Gatling has received more than 522,553 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Richard Jordan Gatling is the 131st most popular inventor (down from 121st in 2019), the 1,657th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,530th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
520k
Page Views (PV)
59.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
6.09
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Richard Jordan Gatling ranks 131 out of 426. Before him are Nikolai Kardashev, Hugo Schmeisser, Samuel Crompton, Mary Anderson, Robert Adler, and Elisha Gray. After him are Gunther von Hagens, W. O. Bentley, Robert Moog, Zénobe Gramme, Paul Baran, and Paul Otlet.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikolai Kardashev
1932 - 2019
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 125
Hugo Schmeisser
1884 - 1953
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 126
Samuel Crompton
1753 - 1827
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 127
Mary Anderson
1862 - 1953
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 128
Robert Adler
1913 - 2007
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 129
Elisha Gray
1835 - 1901
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 130
Richard Jordan Gatling
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 131
Gunther von Hagens
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 132
W. O. Bentley
1888 - 1971
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 133
Robert Moog
1934 - 2005
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 134
Zénobe Gramme
1826 - 1901
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 135
Paul Baran
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 136
Paul Otlet
1868 - 1944
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 137
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1818, Richard Jordan Gatling ranks 30. Before him are Angelo Secchi, Frederick Douglass, Zachris Topelius, Emperor Norton, Francesco Crispi, and Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen. After him are Maria Mitchell, Emil du Bois-Reymond, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Tewodros II, Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin, and Max Joseph von Pettenkofer. Among people deceased in 1903, Richard Jordan Gatling ranks 20. Before him are Gemma Galgani, Vasily Dokuchaev, Calamity Jane, Draga Mašin, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. After him are Camillo Sitte, Marcel Renault, Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov, Sabino Arana, James Glaisher, and Ronglu.
Others Born in 1818
Go to all RankingsAngelo Secchi
ASTRONOMER
1818 - 1878
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 24
Frederick Douglass
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1818 - 1895
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 25
Zachris Topelius
WRITER
1818 - 1898
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 26
Emperor Norton
EXTREMIST
1818 - 1880
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 27
Francesco Crispi
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1901
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 28
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1818 - 1888
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 29
Richard Jordan Gatling
INVENTOR
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 30
Maria Mitchell
ASTRONOMER
1818 - 1889
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 31
Emil du Bois-Reymond
PHYSICIAN
1818 - 1896
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 32
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 33
Tewodros II
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1868
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 34
Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1861
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 35
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
CHEMIST
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1903
Go to all RankingsGemma Galgani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1903
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 14
Vasily Dokuchaev
GEOLOGIST
1846 - 1903
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 15
Calamity Jane
EXPLORER
1852 - 1903
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 16
Draga Mašin
COMPANION
1864 - 1903
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 17
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1903
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 18
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
PAINTER
1834 - 1903
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 19
Richard Jordan Gatling
INVENTOR
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 20
Camillo Sitte
ARCHITECT
1843 - 1903
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 21
Marcel Renault
ENGINEER
1872 - 1903
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 22
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov
PHILOSOPHER
1829 - 1903
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 23
Sabino Arana
WRITER
1865 - 1903
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 24
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 25
Ronglu
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1903
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 26
In United States
Among people born in United States, Richard Jordan Gatling ranks 1,657 out of 20,380. Before him are William Tecumseh Sherman (1820), Don Rosa (1951), Vincent D'Onofrio (1959), David O. Selznick (1902), Lyonel Feininger (1871), and Sixto Rodriguez (1942). After him are Jennifer Grey (1960), Vera Miles (1929), John Turturro (1957), Jean M. Auel (1936), Frank Zane (1942), and Robert J. Shiller (1946).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam Tecumseh Sherman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1820 - 1891
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 1,651
Don Rosa
COMIC ARTIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 1,652
Vincent D'Onofrio
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 1,653
David O. Selznick
PRODUCER
1902 - 1965
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 1,654
Lyonel Feininger
PAINTER
1871 - 1956
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 1,655
Sixto Rodriguez
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 1,656
Richard Jordan Gatling
INVENTOR
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 1,657
Jennifer Grey
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,658
Vera Miles
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,659
John Turturro
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,660
Jean M. Auel
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,661
Frank Zane
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,662
Robert J. Shiller
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,663
Among INVENTORS In United States
Among inventors born in United States, Richard Jordan Gatling ranks 33. Before him are Lee de Forest (1873), Josiah Warren (1798), Hiram Maxim (1840), Percy Spencer (1894), Mary Anderson (1862), and Elisha Gray (1835). After him are Robert Moog (1934), Sequoyah (1770), Elias Howe (1819), Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890), Bob Kahn (1938), and Alfred Vail (1807).
Lee de Forest
1873 - 1961
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 27
Josiah Warren
1798 - 1874
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 28
Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 29
Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 30
Mary Anderson
1862 - 1953
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 31
Elisha Gray
1835 - 1901
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 32
Richard Jordan Gatling
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 33
Robert Moog
1934 - 2005
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 34
Sequoyah
1770 - 1843
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 35
Elias Howe
1819 - 1867
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 36
Edwin Howard Armstrong
1890 - 1954
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 37
Bob Kahn
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 38
Alfred Vail
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 39