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Benjamin Vulliamy

1747 - 1811

Benjamin Vulliamy

Benjamin Vulliamy (1747 – 31 December 1811), was a British clockmaker responsible for building the Regulator Clock, which, between 1780 and 1884, was the main timekeeper of the King's Observatory Kew and the official regulator of time in London. In 1773 Vulliamy had received a Royal Appointment as the King's Clockmaker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Vulliamy is the 635th most popular businessperson (up from 657th in 2019), the 5,001st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,109th in 2019) and the 45th most popular British Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Benjamin Vulliamy ranks 635 out of 847. Before him are David Filo, Jerry Jones, Li Shufu, Niklas Zennström, Ravil Maganov, and Abigail Johnson. After him are John Henry Davies, Irene Rosenfeld, Francesc Xavier Bultó, Joel Glazer, John C. Malone, and Éric Boullier.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

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David Filo
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 629
Jerry Jones
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 630
Li Shufu
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 631
Niklas Zennström
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 632
Ravil Maganov
1954 - 2022
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 633
Abigail Johnson
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 634
Benjamin Vulliamy
1747 - 1811
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 635
John Henry Davies
1864 - 1927
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 636
Irene Rosenfeld
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 637
Francesc Xavier Bultó
1912 - 1998
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 638
Joel Glazer
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 639
John C. Malone
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 640
Éric Boullier
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 641

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1747, Benjamin Vulliamy ranks 29. Before him are John Paul Jones, Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, Alexander Bezborodko, Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, Eugenio Espejo, and Iolo Morganwg. After him are György Bessenyei, and Samuel Osgood. Among people deceased in 1811, Benjamin Vulliamy ranks 25. Before him are Princess Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Juan de Villanueva, Christian Gotthilf Salzmann, Mariano Moreno, Ivan Osterman, and Juan Aldama. After him are György Bessenyei, Thomas Fitzsimons, Samuel Chase, and Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville.

Others Born in 1747

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John Paul Jones
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1747 - 1792
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 23
Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1804
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 24
Alexander Bezborodko
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1799
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 25
Antoine Nicolas Duchesne
ENGINEER
1747 - 1827
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 26
Eugenio Espejo
WRITER
1747 - 1795
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 27
Iolo Morganwg
WRITER
1747 - 1826
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 28
Benjamin Vulliamy
BUSINESSPERSON
1747 - 1811
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 29
György Bessenyei
WRITER
1747 - 1811
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 30
Samuel Osgood
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1813
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 31

Others Deceased in 1811

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Princess Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt
NOBLEMAN
1750 - 1811
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 19
Juan de Villanueva
ARCHITECT
1739 - 1811
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 20
Christian Gotthilf Salzmann
WRITER
1744 - 1811
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 21
Mariano Moreno
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1811
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 22
Ivan Osterman
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1811
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 23
Juan Aldama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1774 - 1811
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 24
Benjamin Vulliamy
BUSINESSPERSON
1747 - 1811
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 25
György Bessenyei
WRITER
1747 - 1811
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 26
Thomas Fitzsimons
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1811
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 27
Samuel Chase
JUDGE
1741 - 1811
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 28
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1811
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 29