ENGINEER
Sam Eyde
1866 - 1940
Sam Eyde
Samuel Eyde (29 October 1866 – 21 June 1940) was a Norwegian engineer and industrialist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Eyde has received more than 54,671 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sam Eyde is the 304th most popular engineer (down from 265th in 2019), the 348th most popular biography from Norway (down from 277th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Engineer.
Memorability Metrics
55k
Page Views (PV)
46.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
5.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Sam Eyde ranks 304 out of 389. Before him are Yaakov Ziv, Mal Evans, Franciszek Rychnowski, Frederick Terman, Percy Hobart, and Arthur E. Kennelly. After him are Guenther Steiner, Isaac Roberts, Marina Popovich, Ron Tauranac, Charles Combes, and John R. Pierce.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYaakov Ziv
1931 - 2023
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 298
Mal Evans
1935 - 1976
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 299
Franciszek Rychnowski
1850 - 1929
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 300
Frederick Terman
1900 - 1982
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 301
Percy Hobart
1885 - 1957
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 302
Arthur E. Kennelly
1861 - 1939
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 303
Sam Eyde
1866 - 1940
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 304
Guenther Steiner
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 305
Isaac Roberts
1829 - 1904
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 306
Marina Popovich
1931 - 2017
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 307
Ron Tauranac
1925 - 2020
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 308
Charles Combes
1801 - 1872
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 309
John R. Pierce
1910 - 2002
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 310
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1866, Sam Eyde ranks 132. Before him are Józef Pankiewicz, Cornelia Sorabji, José María Caro Rodríguez, Ants Laikmaa, Lena Rice, and Mahboob Ali Khan. After him are Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, Miina Sillanpää, Ndre Mjeda, Gustav Lindau, Abraham Flexner, and Ernest Mangnall. Among people deceased in 1940, Sam Eyde ranks 160. Before him are Mato Kósyk, Hanna Pauli, Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, István Énekes, Józef Pankiewicz, and Eric Gill. After him are Gabriele Possanner, Gustav Goßler, Kalliroi Parren, Harry Stafford, Leopold Skulski, and George Fitzmaurice.
Others Born in 1866
Go to all RankingsJózef Pankiewicz
PAINTER
1866 - 1940
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 126
Cornelia Sorabji
WRITER
1866 - 1954
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 127
José María Caro Rodríguez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1866 - 1958
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 128
Ants Laikmaa
PAINTER
1866 - 1942
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 129
Lena Rice
TENNIS PLAYER
1866 - 1907
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 130
Mahboob Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1911
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 131
Sam Eyde
ENGINEER
1866 - 1940
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 132
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1941
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 133
Miina Sillanpää
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1952
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 134
Ndre Mjeda
WRITER
1866 - 1937
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 135
Gustav Lindau
BIOLOGIST
1866 - 1923
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 136
Abraham Flexner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1866 - 1959
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 137
Ernest Mangnall
COACH
1866 - 1932
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 138
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsMato Kósyk
WRITER
1853 - 1940
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 154
Hanna Pauli
PAINTER
1864 - 1940
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 155
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
WRITER
1865 - 1940
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 156
István Énekes
BOXER
1911 - 1940
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 157
Józef Pankiewicz
PAINTER
1866 - 1940
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 158
Eric Gill
ARTIST
1882 - 1940
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 159
Sam Eyde
ENGINEER
1866 - 1940
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 160
Gabriele Possanner
PHYSICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 161
Gustav Goßler
ATHLETE
1879 - 1940
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 162
Kalliroi Parren
WRITER
1861 - 1940
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 163
Harry Stafford
SOCCER PLAYER
1869 - 1940
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 164
Leopold Skulski
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1940
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 165
George Fitzmaurice
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1940
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 166
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Sam Eyde ranks 348 out of 1,039. Before him are Thorbjørn Svenssen (1924), Gunnar Sønsteby (1918), Kristian Prestrud (1881), Egil Olsen (1942), Konrad Hirsch (1900), and Ivar Formo (1951). After him are Jan Axel Blomberg (1969), Stein Eriksen (1927), Rune Bratseth (1961), Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (1961), Jon Ola Sand (1961), and Hans Beyer (1889).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsThorbjørn Svenssen
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 342
Gunnar Sønsteby
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2012
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 343
Kristian Prestrud
EXPLORER
1881 - 1927
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 344
Egil Olsen
COACH
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 345
Konrad Hirsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1924
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 346
Ivar Formo
SKIER
1951 - 2006
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 347
Sam Eyde
ENGINEER
1866 - 1940
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 348
Jan Axel Blomberg
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 349
Stein Eriksen
SKIER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 350
Rune Bratseth
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 351
Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 352
Jon Ola Sand
JOURNALIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 353
Hans Beyer
GYMNAST
1889 - 1965
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 354
Among ENGINEERS In Norway
Among engineers born in Norway, Sam Eyde ranks 1.