Inventor
Zénobe Gramme
Belgian electrical engineer
1826 - 1901
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Zénobe Gramme
His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Zénobe Gramme is the 137th most popular inventor (down from 135th in 2024), the 196th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 187th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Inventor.
Zénobe Gramme is most famous for his invention of the Gramme machine. This machine is a generator that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Zénobe Gramme ranks 137 out of 426. Before him are Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, W. O. Bentley, Percy Spencer, Elisha Gray, Josef Ressel, and Hugo Schmeisser. After him are Elias Howe, Mary the Jewess, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, Taiichi Ohno, Louis Le Prince, and Cornelis Drebbel.
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Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
1817 - 1879
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 131
W. O. Bentley
1888 - 1971
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 132
Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 133
Elisha Gray
1835 - 1901
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 134
Josef Ressel
1793 - 1857
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 135
Hugo Schmeisser
1884 - 1953
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 136
Zénobe Gramme
1826 - 1901
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 137
Elias Howe
1819 - 1867
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 138
Mary the Jewess
100 - 100
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 139
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
1753 - 1809
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 140
Taiichi Ohno
1912 - 1990
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 141
Louis Le Prince
1841 - 1890
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 142
Cornelis Drebbel
1572 - 1633
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 143
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1826, Zénobe Gramme ranks 16. Before him are Armand David, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Alexander Afanasyev, and Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. After him are Spotted Elk, Adolf Bastian, Karl von Piloty, William Waddington, George Johnstone Stoney, and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia. Among people deceased in 1901, Zénobe Gramme ranks 24. Before him are Peter Tait, Adolf Eugen Fick, Gaetano Bresci, Francesco Crispi, Elisha Gray, and Josef Rheinberger. After him are Paul Rée, Nikolaos Gyzis, Frederic W. H. Myers, François-Marie Raoult, Shō Tai, and Max Joseph von Pettenkofer.
Others Born in 1826
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Armand David
BIOLOGIST
1826 - 1900
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 10
Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1907
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 11
Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1860
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 12
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
WRITER
1826 - 1889
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 13
Alexander Afanasyev
WRITER
1826 - 1871
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 14
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1914
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 15
Zénobe Gramme
INVENTOR
1826 - 1901
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 16
Spotted Elk
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1890
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 17
Adolf Bastian
PSYCHOLOGIST
1826 - 1905
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 18
Karl von Piloty
PAINTER
1826 - 1886
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 19
William Waddington
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1894
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 20
George Johnstone Stoney
PHYSICIST
1826 - 1911
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 21
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1845
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1901
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Peter Tait
MATHEMATICIAN
1831 - 1901
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 18
Adolf Eugen Fick
PHYSICIAN
1829 - 1901
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 19
Gaetano Bresci
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1901
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 20
Francesco Crispi
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1901
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 21
Elisha Gray
INVENTOR
1835 - 1901
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 22
Josef Rheinberger
COMPOSER
1839 - 1901
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 23
Zénobe Gramme
INVENTOR
1826 - 1901
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 24
Paul Rée
WRITER
1849 - 1901
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 25
Nikolaos Gyzis
PAINTER
1842 - 1901
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 26
Frederic W. H. Myers
WRITER
1843 - 1901
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 27
François-Marie Raoult
CHEMIST
1830 - 1901
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 28
Shō Tai
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 29
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
CHEMIST
1818 - 1901
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 30
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Zénobe Gramme ranks 196 out of NaN. Before him are Alexander Agricola (1446), Lara Fabian (1970), Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1735), The Singing Nun (1933), Clara Peeters (1594), and Raymond Goethals (1921). After him are Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573), Victor Serge (1890), Jan Ceulemans (1957), and Hugo Claus (1929).
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Alexander Agricola
COMPOSER
1446 - 1506
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 190
Lara Fabian
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 191
Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1814
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 192
The Singing Nun
SINGER
1933 - 1985
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 193
Clara Peeters
PAINTER
1594 - 1657
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 194
Raymond Goethals
COACH
1921 - 2004
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 195
Zénobe Gramme
INVENTOR
1826 - 1901
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 196
Henri de Baillet-Latour
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1942
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 197
Charles Auguste de Bériot
COMPOSER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 198
Ambrosius Bosschaert
PAINTER
1573 - 1621
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 199
Victor Serge
WRITER
1890 - 1947
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 200
Jan Ceulemans
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 201
Hugo Claus
WRITER
1929 - 2008
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 202
Among Inventors In Belgium
Among inventors born in Belgium, Zénobe Gramme ranks 5. Before him are Adolphe Sax (1814), Étienne Lenoir (1822), Jacques Piccard (1922), and Paul Otlet (1868). After him are Robert Cailliau (1947), and George Washington (1871).
Adolphe Sax
1814 - 1894
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 1
Étienne Lenoir
1822 - 1900
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 2
Jacques Piccard
1922 - 2008
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 3
Paul Otlet
1868 - 1944
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 4
Zénobe Gramme
1826 - 1901
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 5
Robert Cailliau
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 6
George Washington
1871 - 1946
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 7
