INVENTOR
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
1876 - 1953
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist (10 December 1876 – 17 April 1953) was a Swedish engineer, inventor, and industrialist, and one of the founders of Svenska Kullagerfabriken (SKF), one of the world's leading ball bearing and roller bearing makers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sven Gustaf Wingqvist has received more than 82,310 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sven Gustaf Wingqvist is the 274th most popular inventor, the 541st most popular biography from Sweden and the 4th most popular Swedish Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
82k
Page Views (PV)
50.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
5.32
Effective Languages (L*)
1.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist ranks 274 out of 426. Before him are Colin Archer, François Isaac de Rivaz, Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Glenn Curtiss, Adolf Martens, and Cyrus McCormick. After him are Theodore Maiman, Samuel Morland, Michael S. Hart, John Barnard, Whitcomb L. Judson, and Joseph Aspdin.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsColin Archer
1832 - 1921
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 268
François Isaac de Rivaz
1752 - 1828
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 269
Yoshiro Nakamatsu
1928 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 270
Glenn Curtiss
1878 - 1930
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 271
Adolf Martens
1850 - 1914
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 272
Cyrus McCormick
1809 - 1884
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 273
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
1876 - 1953
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 274
Theodore Maiman
1927 - 2007
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 275
Samuel Morland
1625 - 1695
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 276
Michael S. Hart
1947 - 2011
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 277
John Barnard
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 278
Whitcomb L. Judson
1846 - 1909
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 279
Joseph Aspdin
1778 - 1855
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 280
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist ranks 122. Before him are Stephanos Christopoulos, Erhard Schmidt, Borisav Stanković, Willem Hendrik Keesom, Maria Ouspenskaya, and Alaiza Pashkevich. After him are Tiburcio Carías Andino, Hiroshi Yoshida, Hrachia Acharian, Carl Enckell, Shushanik Kurghinian, and Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth. Among people deceased in 1953, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist ranks 106. Before him are Karl Staaf, Vladimir Dekanozov, Bogdan Kobulov, Maude Adams, Nigel Bruce, and Dumarsais Estimé. After him are Trần Trọng Kim, Hrachia Acharian, Charles de Tornaco, Ralph Linton, Tamar Abakelia, and Josef Fischer.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsStephanos Christopoulos
WRESTLER
1876 - 2000
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 116
Erhard Schmidt
MATHEMATICIAN
1876 - 1959
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 117
Borisav Stanković
WRITER
1876 - 1927
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 118
Willem Hendrik Keesom
PHYSICIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 119
Maria Ouspenskaya
ACTOR
1876 - 1949
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 120
Alaiza Pashkevich
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 121
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
INVENTOR
1876 - 1953
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 122
Tiburcio Carías Andino
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1969
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 123
Hiroshi Yoshida
PAINTER
1876 - 1950
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 124
Hrachia Acharian
LINGUIST
1876 - 1953
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 125
Carl Enckell
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1959
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 126
Shushanik Kurghinian
WRITER
1876 - 1927
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 127
Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1951
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 128
Others Deceased in 1953
Go to all RankingsKarl Staaf
ATHLETE
1881 - 1953
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 100
Vladimir Dekanozov
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1953
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 101
Bogdan Kobulov
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1953
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 102
Maude Adams
ACTOR
1872 - 1953
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 103
Nigel Bruce
ACTOR
1895 - 1953
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 104
Dumarsais Estimé
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1953
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 105
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
INVENTOR
1876 - 1953
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 106
Trần Trọng Kim
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1953
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 107
Hrachia Acharian
LINGUIST
1876 - 1953
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 108
Charles de Tornaco
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 1953
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 109
Ralph Linton
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1893 - 1953
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 110
Tamar Abakelia
PAINTER
1905 - 1953
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 111
Josef Fischer
CYCLIST
1865 - 1953
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 112
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist ranks 541 out of 1,879. Before him are Henry Eriksson (1920), Anders Jahan Retzius (1742), Jenny Nyström (1854), Sune Andersson (1921), Anna Sundström (1785), and Sonja Edström (1930). After him are Harald Cramér (1893), Inger Stevens (1934), Lars-Erik Larsson (1908), Thomas Hammarberg (1942), Kiki Håkansson (1929), and Axel Cadier (1906).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsHenry Eriksson
ATHLETE
1920 - 2000
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 535
Anders Jahan Retzius
CHEMIST
1742 - 1821
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 536
Jenny Nyström
PAINTER
1854 - 1946
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 537
Sune Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 538
Anna Sundström
CHEMIST
1785 - 1871
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 539
Sonja Edström
SKIER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 540
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
INVENTOR
1876 - 1953
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 541
Harald Cramér
MATHEMATICIAN
1893 - 1985
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 542
Inger Stevens
ACTOR
1934 - 1970
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 543
Lars-Erik Larsson
COMPOSER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 544
Thomas Hammarberg
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 545
Kiki Håkansson
MODEL
1929 - 2011
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 546
Axel Cadier
WRESTLER
1906 - 1974
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 547
Among INVENTORS In Sweden
Among inventors born in Sweden, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist ranks 4. Before him are John Ericsson (1803), Gideon Sundback (1880), and Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846). After him are Nils Bohlin (1920), Ernst Alexanderson (1878), Victor Hasselblad (1906), and Simone Giertz (1990).
John Ericsson
1803 - 1889
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 1
Gideon Sundback
1880 - 1954
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 2
Lars Magnus Ericsson
1846 - 1926
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 3
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
1876 - 1953
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 4
Nils Bohlin
1920 - 2002
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 5
Ernst Alexanderson
1878 - 1975
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 6
Victor Hasselblad
1906 - 1978
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 7
Simone Giertz
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.21
Rank: 8