INVENTOR
Richard Pearse
1877 - 1953
Richard Pearse
Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 – 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments. Witnesses interviewed many years afterward describe observing Pearse flying and landing a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903, nine months before the Wright brothers flew.: 21–30 Ambiguous statements made by Pearse himself make it difficult to date the aviation experiments with certainty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Pearse has received more than 278,345 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Richard Pearse is the 370th most popular inventor (down from 334th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 77th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Inventor.
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280k
Page Views (PV)
40.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.27
Effective Languages (L*)
3.40
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Richard Pearse ranks 370 out of 354. Before him are Roger C. Field, Christopher C. Kraft Jr., Charles Ammi Cutter, Peter Cooper, Mohamed M. Atalla, and Arnold Orville Beckman. After him are Arthur Fry, Walter Frederick Morrison, John F. Seitz, Lawrence Hargrave, Charles F. Kettering, and Marc Andreessen.
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Roger C. Field
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 364
Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
1924 - 2019
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 365
Charles Ammi Cutter
1837 - 1903
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 366
Peter Cooper
1791 - 1883
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 367
Mohamed M. Atalla
1924 - 2009
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 368
Arnold Orville Beckman
1900 - 2004
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 369
Richard Pearse
1877 - 1953
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 370
Arthur Fry
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 371
Walter Frederick Morrison
1920 - 2010
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 372
John F. Seitz
1892 - 1979
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 373
Lawrence Hargrave
1850 - 1915
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 374
Charles F. Kettering
1958 - 1958
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 375
Marc Andreessen
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 376
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Richard Pearse ranks 171. Before him are Albino Jara, Lloyd C. Douglas, Henri Hazebrouck, Claire McDowell, Montagu Love, and Edward Barrett. After him are Robert F. Wagner, Mari Beyleryan, Norman Pritchard, and Carl Hayden. Among people deceased in 1953, Richard Pearse ranks 172. Before him are Alex James, Ethel Muckelt, Paul Niggli, Roland Young, Delfo Bellini, and Thomas Thorstensen. After him are Robert F. Wagner, Alan Curtis, George Barnes, James Scullin, William Farnum, and Alice Eastwood.
Others Born in 1877
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Albino Jara
1877 - 1912
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 165
Lloyd C. Douglas
1877 - 1951
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 166
Henri Hazebrouck
1877 - 1948
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 167
Claire McDowell
1877 - 1966
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 168
Montagu Love
1877 - 1943
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 169
Edward Barrett
1877 - 1932
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 170
Richard Pearse
1877 - 1953
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 171
Robert F. Wagner
1877 - 1953
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 172
Mari Beyleryan
1877 - 1915
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 173
Norman Pritchard
1877 - 1929
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 174
Carl Hayden
1877 - 1972
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 175
Others Deceased in 1953
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Alex James
1901 - 1953
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 166
Ethel Muckelt
1885 - 1953
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 167
Paul Niggli
1888 - 1953
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 168
Roland Young
1887 - 1953
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 169
Delfo Bellini
1900 - 1953
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 170
Thomas Thorstensen
1880 - 1953
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 171
Richard Pearse
1877 - 1953
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 172
Robert F. Wagner
1877 - 1953
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 173
Alan Curtis
1909 - 1953
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 174
George Barnes
1892 - 1953
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 175
James Scullin
1876 - 1953
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 176
William Farnum
1876 - 1953
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 177
Alice Eastwood
1859 - 1953
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 178
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Richard Pearse ranks 97 out of 248. Before him are Jemaine Clement (1974), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Neil Finn (1958), Jed Brophy (1963), Peter Arnett (1934), and Winston Peters (1945). After him are Dean O'Gorman (1976), Kerry Fox (1966), Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900), Keith Holyoake (1904), Jim Bolger (1935), and Lisa Chappell (1968).
Others born in New Zealand
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Jemaine Clement
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 91
Silvia Cartwright
1943 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 92
Neil Finn
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 93
Jed Brophy
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 94
Peter Arnett
1934 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 95
Winston Peters
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 96
Richard Pearse
1877 - 1953
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 97
Dean O'Gorman
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 98
Kerry Fox
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 99
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
1900 - 1994
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 100
Keith Holyoake
1904 - 1983
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 101
Jim Bolger
1935 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 102
Lisa Chappell
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 103
Among INVENTORS In New Zealand
Among inventors born in New Zealand, Richard Pearse ranks 1.
