Inventor

Richard Trevithick

1771 - 1833

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Richard Trevithick

His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Trevithick is the 54th most popular inventor (down from 38th in 2024), the 471st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 260th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Inventor.

Richard Trevithick is most famous for inventing the first steam-powered locomotive, which was the first machine to move on rails.

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Among Inventors

Among inventors, Richard Trevithick ranks 54 out of 426. Before him are Karl Drais, George Westinghouse, Douglas Engelbart, Konrad Zuse, Hiram Maxim, and Samuel Pierpont Langley. After him are Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, Adam Opel, Charles Goodyear, William G. Morgan, John Boyd Dunlop, and Louis Blériot.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Karl Drais
1785 - 1851
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 48
George Westinghouse
1846 - 1914
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 49
Douglas Engelbart
1925 - 2013
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 50
Konrad Zuse
1910 - 1995
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 51
Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 52
Samuel Pierpont Langley
1834 - 1906
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 53
Richard Trevithick
1771 - 1833
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 54
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
1725 - 1804
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 55
Adam Opel
1837 - 1895
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 56
Charles Goodyear
1800 - 1860
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 57
William G. Morgan
1870 - 1942
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 58
John Boyd Dunlop
1840 - 1921
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 59
Louis Blériot
1872 - 1936
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 60

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1771, Richard Trevithick ranks 6. Before him are Walter Scott, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Robert Owen, Emperor Kōkaku, and Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen. After him are Julie Clary, Antoine-Jean Gros, Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, Alois Senefelder, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, and Marie François Xavier Bichat. Among people deceased in 1833, Richard Trevithick ranks 6. Before him are Nicéphore Niépce, Kaspar Hauser, Ferdinand VII of Spain, Ram Mohan Roy, and Marie-Antoine Carême. After him are Adrien-Marie Legendre, Seraphim of Sarov, Pierre André Latreille, Oliver Wolcott Jr., William Wilberforce, and Jean-Baptiste Jourdan.

Others Born in 1771

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Walter Scott
WRITER
1771 - 1832
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 1
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1851
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 2
Robert Owen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1771 - 1858
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 3
Emperor Kōkaku
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1840
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 4
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
NOBLEMAN
1771 - 1847
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 5
Richard Trevithick
INVENTOR
1771 - 1833
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 6
Julie Clary
COMPANION
1771 - 1845
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 7
Antoine-Jean Gros
PAINTER
1771 - 1835
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 8
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim
BIOLOGIST
1771 - 1853
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 9
Alois Senefelder
INVENTOR
1771 - 1834
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 10
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1820
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 11
Marie François Xavier Bichat
PHYSICIAN
1771 - 1802
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1833

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Nicéphore Niépce
INVENTOR
1765 - 1833
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 1
Kaspar Hauser
CELEBRITY
1812 - 1833
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 2
Ferdinand VII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1833
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 3
Ram Mohan Roy
PHILOSOPHER
1772 - 1833
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 4
Marie-Antoine Carême
WRITER
1784 - 1833
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 5
Richard Trevithick
INVENTOR
1771 - 1833
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 6
Adrien-Marie Legendre
MATHEMATICIAN
1752 - 1833
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 7
Seraphim of Sarov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1754 - 1833
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 8
Pierre André Latreille
BIOLOGIST
1762 - 1833
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 9
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1833
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 10
William Wilberforce
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1833
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 11
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1762 - 1833
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 12