Inventor
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
Swedish engineer
1876 - 1953
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Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sven Gustaf Wingqvist is the 344th most popular inventor (down from 274th in 2024), the 822nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 541st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Inventor.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist ranks 344 out of 426. Before him are Heinrich Gerber, André Blondel, Henry Shrapnel, Edward Lawry Norton, David Dunbar Buick, and William Fothergill Cooke. After him are Ivan Polzunov, John Wilkinson, Joseph Timchenko, Prokop Diviš, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, and Henry M. Leland.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Heinrich Gerber
1832 - 1912
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 338
André Blondel
1863 - 1938
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 339
Henry Shrapnel
1761 - 1842
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 340
Edward Lawry Norton
1898 - 1983
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 341
David Dunbar Buick
1854 - 1929
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 342
William Fothergill Cooke
1806 - 1879
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 343
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
1876 - 1953
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 344
Ivan Polzunov
1728 - 1766
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 345
John Wilkinson
1728 - 1808
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 346
Joseph Timchenko
1852 - 1924
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 347
Prokop Diviš
1698 - 1765
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 348
Kirkpatrick Macmillan
1835 - 1867
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 349
Henry M. Leland
1843 - 1932
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 350
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist ranks 172. Before him are John Marshall, Pingali Venkayya, Clara Blandick, Mary Ritter Beard, Paul Montel, and Rosalia Zemlyachka. After him are G. M. Trevelyan, Ernest Henry Wilson, Pyotr Konchalovsky, Stepan Erzia, Ásgrímur Jónsson, and Sverre Hassel. Among people deceased in 1953, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist ranks 147. Before him are Bogdan Kobulov, Norman Ross, Kaarlo Koskelo, Karel Domin, Edmund Dulac, and Walter Wild. After him are Dimitri Arakishvili, Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, Ekvtime Takaishvili, Oliver Campbell, Annie Kenney, and Emil Filla.
Others Born in 1876
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John Marshall
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1876 - 1958
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 166
Pingali Venkayya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1963
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 167
Clara Blandick
ACTOR
1876 - 1962
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 168
Mary Ritter Beard
HISTORIAN
1876 - 1958
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 169
Paul Montel
MATHEMATICIAN
1876 - 1975
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 170
Rosalia Zemlyachka
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1947
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 171
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
INVENTOR
1876 - 1953
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 172
G. M. Trevelyan
HISTORIAN
1876 - 1962
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 173
Ernest Henry Wilson
EXPLORER
1876 - 1930
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 174
Pyotr Konchalovsky
PAINTER
1876 - 1956
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 175
Stepan Erzia
SCULPTOR
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 176
Ásgrímur Jónsson
PAINTER
1876 - 1958
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 177
Sverre Hassel
EXPLORER
1876 - 1928
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 178
Others Deceased in 1953
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Bogdan Kobulov
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1953
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 141
Norman Ross
SWIMMER
1895 - 1953
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 142
Kaarlo Koskelo
WRESTLER
1888 - 1953
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 143
Karel Domin
BIOLOGIST
1882 - 1953
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 144
Edmund Dulac
PAINTER
1882 - 1953
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 145
Walter Wild
BUSINESSPERSON
1872 - 1953
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 146
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
INVENTOR
1876 - 1953
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 147
Dimitri Arakishvili
COMPOSER
1873 - 1953
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 148
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
TENNIS PLAYER
1897 - 1953
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 149
Ekvtime Takaishvili
HISTORIAN
1863 - 1953
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 150
Oliver Campbell
TENNIS PLAYER
1871 - 1953
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 151
Annie Kenney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1953
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 152
Emil Filla
PAINTER
1882 - 1953
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 153
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist ranks 822 out of NaN. Before him are Sven Markelius (1889), Birgit Cullberg (1908), Gunnar Lindström (1896), Rosa Taikon (1926), Carl Hårleman (1886), and Quorthon (1966). After him are Ingemar Johansson (1924), Inger Berggren (1934), Birger Rosengren (1917), Anne Charlotte Leffler (1849), Tim Sköld (1966), and Gösta Löfgren (1923).
Others born in Sweden
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Sven Markelius
ARCHITECT
1889 - 1972
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 816
Birgit Cullberg
DANCER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 817
Gunnar Lindström
ATHLETE
1896 - 1951
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 818
Rosa Taikon
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 819
Carl Hårleman
GYMNAST
1886 - 1948
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 820
Quorthon
MUSICIAN
1966 - 2004
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 821
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
INVENTOR
1876 - 1953
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 822
Ingemar Johansson
ATHLETE
1924 - 2009
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 823
Inger Berggren
SINGER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 824
Birger Rosengren
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1977
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 825
Anne Charlotte Leffler
WRITER
1849 - 1892
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 826
Tim Sköld
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 827
Gösta Löfgren
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 828
Among Inventors In Sweden
Among inventors born in Sweden, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist ranks 7. Before him are Gideon Sundback (1880), John Ericsson (1803), Ernst Alexanderson (1878), Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846), Nils Bohlin (1920), and Victor Hasselblad (1906). After him are Simone Giertz (1990).
Gideon Sundback
1880 - 1954
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 1
John Ericsson
1803 - 1889
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2
Ernst Alexanderson
1878 - 1975
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 3
Lars Magnus Ericsson
1846 - 1926
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 4
Nils Bohlin
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 5
Victor Hasselblad
1906 - 1978
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 6
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
1876 - 1953
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 7
Simone Giertz
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 8
