ENGINEER
Tommy Flowers
1905 - 1998
Tommy Flowers
Thomas Harold Flowers MBE (22 December 1905 – 28 October 1998) was an English engineer with the British General Post Office. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tommy Flowers has received more than 577,248 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Tommy Flowers is the 339th most popular engineer (down from 319th in 2019), the 4,956th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,718th in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Engineer.
Memorability Metrics
580k
Page Views (PV)
43.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.01
Effective Languages (L*)
3.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Tommy Flowers ranks 339 out of 389. Before him are Charles Joseph Minard, Leon O. Chua, Otmar Szafnauer, John Houbolt, Chuck Peddle, and R. J. Mitchell. After him are Harry Ricardo, Sidney Darlington, Robert Zubrin, Pavel Pavel, Vladimir Barmin, and Rajeshwari Chatterjee.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Joseph Minard
1781 - 1870
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 333
Leon O. Chua
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 334
Otmar Szafnauer
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 335
John Houbolt
1919 - 2014
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 336
Chuck Peddle
1937 - 2019
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 337
R. J. Mitchell
1895 - 1937
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 338
Tommy Flowers
1905 - 1998
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 339
Harry Ricardo
1885 - 1974
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 340
Sidney Darlington
1906 - 1997
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 341
Robert Zubrin
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 342
Pavel Pavel
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 343
Vladimir Barmin
1909 - 1993
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 344
Rajeshwari Chatterjee
1922 - 2010
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 345
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Tommy Flowers ranks 363. Before him are György Kulin, Edvin Laine, Hanns Kilian, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Kenneth Rexroth, and Isaac Kashdan. After him are Robert Bacher, Friederich Franzl, Leroy Carr, Enrico Rivolta, Pierre Jaccoud, and George Gulack. Among people deceased in 1998, Tommy Flowers ranks 288. Before him are Charles Sibley, René Ferrier, Anna J. Harrison, Duncan White, Augusto Magli, and Elio Morille. After him are James Lighthill, Hammond Innes, Dan Osman, Lalita Pawar, E. M. S. Namboodiripad, and Valerie Hobson.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsGyörgy Kulin
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 357
Edvin Laine
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1989
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 358
Hanns Kilian
ATHLETE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 359
Helen Sawyer Hogg
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1993
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 360
Kenneth Rexroth
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 361
Isaac Kashdan
CHESS PLAYER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 362
Tommy Flowers
ENGINEER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 363
Robert Bacher
PHYSICIST
1905 - 2004
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 364
Friederich Franzl
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 365
Leroy Carr
SINGER
1905 - 1935
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 366
Enrico Rivolta
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 367
Pierre Jaccoud
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 368
George Gulack
ATHLETE
1905 - 1987
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 369
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsCharles Sibley
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 1998
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 282
René Ferrier
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1998
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 283
Anna J. Harrison
CHEMIST
1912 - 1998
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 284
Duncan White
ATHLETE
1918 - 1998
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 285
Augusto Magli
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 286
Elio Morille
ATHLETE
1927 - 1998
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 287
Tommy Flowers
ENGINEER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 288
James Lighthill
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 1998
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 289
Hammond Innes
WRITER
1913 - 1998
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 290
Dan Osman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1963 - 1998
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 291
Lalita Pawar
ACTOR
1916 - 1998
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 292
E. M. S. Namboodiripad
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1998
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 293
Valerie Hobson
ACTOR
1917 - 1998
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 294
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Tommy Flowers ranks 4,956 out of 8,785. Before him are John Braine (1922), Herbert Morrison (1888), Ronald Pope (1920), Mackenzie Crook (1971), Frank Bruno (1961), and Bob Crompton (1879). After him are Sheila Lerwill (1928), David Bedford (1937), James Cleverly (1969), Denise Levertov (1923), Harry Ricardo (1885), and Peter Geach (1916).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Braine
WRITER
1922 - 1986
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 4,950
Herbert Morrison
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 4,951
Ronald Pope
SCULPTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,952
Mackenzie Crook
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,953
Frank Bruno
BOXER
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,954
Bob Crompton
SOCCER PLAYER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,955
Tommy Flowers
ENGINEER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,956
Sheila Lerwill
ATHLETE
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,957
David Bedford
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2011
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 4,958
James Cleverly
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 4,959
Denise Levertov
WRITER
1923 - 1997
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 4,960
Harry Ricardo
ENGINEER
1885 - 1974
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 4,961
Peter Geach
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 2013
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 4,962
Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom
Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Tommy Flowers ranks 37. Before him are Ron Tauranac (1925), Jesse Ramsden (1735), Joseph Bazalgette (1819), Ove Arup (1895), Geoffrey de Havilland (1882), and R. J. Mitchell (1895). After him are Harry Ricardo (1885), Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893), Ralph Bagnold (1896), Kevin Warwick (1954), Pat Fry (1964), and John Lombe (1693).
Ron Tauranac
1925 - 2020
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 31
Jesse Ramsden
1735 - 1800
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 32
Joseph Bazalgette
1819 - 1891
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 33
Ove Arup
1895 - 1988
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 34
Geoffrey de Havilland
1882 - 1965
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 35
R. J. Mitchell
1895 - 1937
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 36
Tommy Flowers
1905 - 1998
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 37
Harry Ricardo
1885 - 1974
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 38
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
1893 - 1971
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 39
Ralph Bagnold
1896 - 1990
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 40
Kevin Warwick
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 41
Pat Fry
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 42
John Lombe
1693 - 1722
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 43