Inventor
Robert Watson-Watt
1892 - 1973
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Robert Watson-Watt
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Robert Watson-Watt is the 167th most popular inventor (up from 225th in 2024), the 1,677th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,007th in 2019) and the 25th most popular British Inventor.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Robert Watson-Watt ranks 167 out of 426. Before him are Elizabeth Holmes, Zacharias Janssen, Oliver Lodge, Georg Luger, Alfred Vail, and Guillaume Amontons. After him are Robert Metcalfe, Charles Algernon Parsons, Jang Yeong-sil, John Ericsson, Sandford Fleming, and Heinrich Göbel.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Elizabeth Holmes
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 161
Zacharias Janssen
1585 - 1635
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 162
Oliver Lodge
1851 - 1940
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 163
Georg Luger
1849 - 1923
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 164
Alfred Vail
1807 - 1859
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 165
Guillaume Amontons
1663 - 1705
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 166
Robert Watson-Watt
1892 - 1973
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 167
Robert Metcalfe
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 168
Charles Algernon Parsons
1854 - 1931
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 169
Jang Yeong-sil
1400 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 170
John Ericsson
1803 - 1889
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 171
Sandford Fleming
1827 - 1915
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 172
Heinrich Göbel
1818 - 1893
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 173
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Robert Watson-Watt ranks 97. Before him are Donald Wills Douglas Sr., Erich Brandenberger, Takeo Takagi, Richard Neutra, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Radola Gajda. After him are Herman Potočnik, Agnes Smedley, Ivan Šubašić, Joseph Szigeti, Karl Lennart Oesch, and Peljidiin Genden. Among people deceased in 1973, Robert Watson-Watt ranks 87. Before him are Robert Smithson, J. Carrol Naish, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Lorenzo Fernández, Nikos Zachariadis, and Tarsila do Amaral. After him are Merian C. Cooper, Hans Globke, Jarno Saarinen, Soong Ai-ling, Joseph Szigeti, and Betty Grable.
Others Born in 1892
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Donald Wills Douglas Sr.
ENGINEER
1892 - 1981
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 91
Erich Brandenberger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1955
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 92
Takeo Takagi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1944
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 93
Richard Neutra
ARCHITECT
1892 - 1970
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 94
Reinhold Niebuhr
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1971
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 95
Radola Gajda
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 96
Robert Watson-Watt
INVENTOR
1892 - 1973
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 97
Herman Potočnik
ENGINEER
1892 - 1929
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 98
Agnes Smedley
WRITER
1892 - 1950
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 99
Ivan Šubašić
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1955
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 100
Joseph Szigeti
COMPOSER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 101
Karl Lennart Oesch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1978
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 102
Peljidiin Genden
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1937
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 103
Others Deceased in 1973
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Robert Smithson
SCULPTOR
1938 - 1973
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 81
J. Carrol Naish
ACTOR
1896 - 1973
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 82
Gian Francesco Malipiero
COMPOSER
1882 - 1973
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 83
Lorenzo Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 84
Nikos Zachariadis
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1973
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 85
Tarsila do Amaral
PAINTER
1886 - 1973
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 86
Robert Watson-Watt
INVENTOR
1892 - 1973
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 87
Merian C. Cooper
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 88
Hans Globke
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1973
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 89
Jarno Saarinen
RACING DRIVER
1945 - 1973
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 90
Soong Ai-ling
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1973
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 91
Joseph Szigeti
COMPOSER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 92
Betty Grable
ACTOR
1916 - 1973
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 93
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Watson-Watt ranks 1,677 out of NaN. Before him are John Kerr (1824), Joan of Kent (1328), Hugh Lofting (1886), Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (1783), Maggie Reilly (1956), and William Gull (1816). After him are Geoff Hurst (1941), Thomas Lipton (1848), Arthur Machen (1863), Ealhswith (852), Edward Wilson (1872), and David Chipperfield (1953).
Others born in United Kingdom
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John Kerr
PHYSICIST
1824 - 1907
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 1,671
Joan of Kent
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1385
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 1,672
Hugh Lofting
WRITER
1886 - 1947
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 1,673
Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1810
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 1,674
Maggie Reilly
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 1,675
William Gull
PHYSICIAN
1816 - 1890
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 1,676
Robert Watson-Watt
INVENTOR
1892 - 1973
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 1,677
Geoff Hurst
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 1,678
Thomas Lipton
BUSINESSPERSON
1848 - 1931
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1,679
Arthur Machen
WRITER
1863 - 1947
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 1,680
Ealhswith
COMPANION
852 - 902
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 1,681
Edward Wilson
EXPLORER
1872 - 1912
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 1,682
David Chipperfield
ARCHITECT
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 1,683
Among Inventors In United Kingdom
Among inventors born in United Kingdom, Robert Watson-Watt ranks 25. Before him are Edmund Cartwright (1743), Samuel Crompton (1753), W. O. Bentley (1888), John Kay (1704), Robert Stirling (1790), and Oliver Lodge (1851). After him are Charles Algernon Parsons (1854), Sandford Fleming (1827), Matthew Boulton (1728), William Murdoch (1754), James Dyson (1947), and David Edward Hughes (1831).
Edmund Cartwright
1743 - 1823
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 19
Samuel Crompton
1753 - 1827
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 20
W. O. Bentley
1888 - 1971
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 21
John Kay
1704 - 1779
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 22
Robert Stirling
1790 - 1878
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 23
Oliver Lodge
1851 - 1940
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 24
Robert Watson-Watt
1892 - 1973
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 25
Charles Algernon Parsons
1854 - 1931
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 26
Sandford Fleming
1827 - 1915
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 27
Matthew Boulton
1728 - 1809
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 28
William Murdoch
1754 - 1839
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 29
James Dyson
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 30
David Edward Hughes
1831 - 1900
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 31
