INVENTOR
Wilhelm Maybach
1846 - 1929
Wilhelm Maybach
Wilhelm Maybach (German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmaɪbax] ; 9 February 1846 – 29 December 1929) was an early German engine designer and industrialist. During the 1890s he was hailed in France, then the world centre for car production, as the "King of Designers". From the late 19th century Wilhelm Maybach, together with Gottlieb Daimler, developed light, high-speed internal combustion engines suitable for land, water, and air use. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Maybach has received more than 685,880 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Wilhelm Maybach is the 45th most popular inventor (up from 53rd in 2019), the 365th most popular biography from Germany (up from 463rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Inventor.
Wilhelm Maybach is most famous for designing the first internal combustion engine to be used in a car.
Memorability Metrics
690k
Page Views (PV)
68.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
10.67
Effective Languages (L*)
2.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Wilhelm Maybach ranks 45 out of 426. Before him are Adolphe Sax, Frank Whittle, John Logie Baird, Ruth Handler, Jimmy Wales, and Konrad Zuse. After him are John Herschel, Hans Lippershey, Willis Carrier, Herman Hollerith, Karl Drais, and William G. Morgan.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdolphe Sax
1814 - 1894
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 39
Frank Whittle
1907 - 1996
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 40
John Logie Baird
1888 - 1946
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 41
Ruth Handler
1916 - 2002
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 42
Jimmy Wales
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 43
Konrad Zuse
1910 - 1995
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 44
Wilhelm Maybach
1846 - 1929
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 45
John Herschel
1792 - 1871
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 46
Hans Lippershey
1570 - 1619
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 47
Willis Carrier
1876 - 1950
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 48
Herman Hollerith
1860 - 1929
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 49
Karl Drais
1785 - 1851
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 50
William G. Morgan
1870 - 1942
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 51
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1846, Wilhelm Maybach ranks 7. Before him are Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Peter Carl Fabergé, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, George Westinghouse, and Edmondo De Amicis. After him are Comte de Lautréamont, Buffalo Bill, Wladimir Köppen, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, Naim Frashëri, and Prince Leopold of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1929, Wilhelm Maybach ranks 5. Before him are Karl Benz, Ferdinand Foch, Georges Clemenceau, and Gustav Stresemann. After him are Herman Hollerith, Bernhard von Bülow, Prince Maximilian of Baden, Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Emile Berliner, Sergei Diaghilev, and Aby Warburg.
Others Born in 1846
Go to all RankingsRudolf Christoph Eucken
PHILOSOPHER
1846 - 1926
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 1
Peter Carl Fabergé
DESIGNER
1846 - 1920
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 2
Henryk Sienkiewicz
WRITER
1846 - 1916
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 3
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
COMPANION
1846 - 1923
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 4
George Westinghouse
INVENTOR
1846 - 1914
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 5
Edmondo De Amicis
WRITER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 6
Wilhelm Maybach
INVENTOR
1846 - 1929
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 7
Comte de Lautréamont
WRITER
1846 - 1870
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 8
Buffalo Bill
CELEBRITY
1846 - 1917
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 9
Wladimir Köppen
GEOGRAPHER
1846 - 1940
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 10
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1846 - 1921
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 11
Naim Frashëri
WRITER
1846 - 1900
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 12
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1846 - 1930
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1929
Go to all RankingsKarl Benz
INVENTOR
1844 - 1929
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 1
Ferdinand Foch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1929
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 2
Georges Clemenceau
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1929
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 3
Gustav Stresemann
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1929
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 4
Wilhelm Maybach
INVENTOR
1846 - 1929
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 5
Herman Hollerith
INVENTOR
1860 - 1929
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 6
Bernhard von Bülow
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1929
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 7
Prince Maximilian of Baden
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1929
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 8
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
CHEMIST
1865 - 1929
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 9
Emile Berliner
INVENTOR
1851 - 1929
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 10
Sergei Diaghilev
BUSINESSPERSON
1872 - 1929
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 11
Aby Warburg
HISTORIAN
1866 - 1929
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Maybach ranks 365 out of 7,253. Before him are Alexander Grothendieck (1928), Heinrich Schütz (1585), Heinrich Mann (1871), Konrad Zuse (1910), Ludwig Beck (1880), and Ernst Thälmann (1886). After him are Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Joachim Gauck (1940), Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791), Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834), Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486), and Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAlexander Grothendieck
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 359
Heinrich Schütz
COMPOSER
1585 - 1672
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 360
Heinrich Mann
WRITER
1871 - 1950
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 361
Konrad Zuse
INVENTOR
1910 - 1995
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 362
Ludwig Beck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1944
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 363
Ernst Thälmann
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 364
Wilhelm Maybach
INVENTOR
1846 - 1929
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 365
Samuel Hahnemann
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1843
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 366
Joachim Gauck
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 367
Giacomo Meyerbeer
COMPOSER
1791 - 1864
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 368
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1834 - 1890
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 369
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
OCCULTIST
1486 - 1535
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 370
Otto Heinrich Warburg
PHYSICIAN
1883 - 1970
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 371
Among INVENTORS In Germany
Among inventors born in Germany, Wilhelm Maybach ranks 7. Before him are Johannes Gutenberg (1394), Karl Benz (1844), Nikolaus Otto (1832), Werner von Siemens (1816), Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850), and Konrad Zuse (1910). After him are Hans Lippershey (1570), Karl Drais (1785), Emile Berliner (1851), Adam Opel (1837), Joseph Pilates (1883), and Johann Philipp Reis (1834).
Johannes Gutenberg
1394 - 1468
HPI: 87.67
Rank: 1
Karl Benz
1844 - 1929
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 2
Nikolaus Otto
1832 - 1891
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 3
Werner von Siemens
1816 - 1892
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 4
Karl Ferdinand Braun
1850 - 1918
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 5
Konrad Zuse
1910 - 1995
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 6
Wilhelm Maybach
1846 - 1929
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 7
Hans Lippershey
1570 - 1619
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 8
Karl Drais
1785 - 1851
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 9
Emile Berliner
1851 - 1929
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 10
Adam Opel
1837 - 1895
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 11
Joseph Pilates
1883 - 1967
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 12
Johann Philipp Reis
1834 - 1874
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 13