Engineer
Charles George Gordon
1833 - 1885
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Charles George Gordon
His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles George Gordon is the 67th most popular engineer (down from 53rd in 2024), the 1,183rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 847th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Engineer.
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Among Engineers
Among engineers, Charles George Gordon ranks 67 out of 389. Before him are Colin Chapman, Henry Gantt, Hans Kammler, Mikhail Gurevich, Adam Czerniaków, and Yuri Kondratyuk. After him are Edward A. Murphy Jr., Hidesaburō Ueno, Jack Parsons, Arthur Scherbius, Moshe Arens, and Alexander Wienerberger.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Colin Chapman
1928 - 1982
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 61
Henry Gantt
1861 - 1919
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 62
Hans Kammler
1901 - 1945
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 63
Mikhail Gurevich
1892 - 1976
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 64
Adam Czerniaków
1880 - 1942
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 65
Yuri Kondratyuk
1897 - 1942
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 66
Charles George Gordon
1833 - 1885
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 67
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
1918 - 1990
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 68
Hidesaburō Ueno
1872 - 1925
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 69
Jack Parsons
1914 - 1952
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 70
Arthur Scherbius
1878 - 1929
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 71
Moshe Arens
1925 - 2019
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 72
Alexander Wienerberger
1891 - 1955
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 73
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1833, Charles George Gordon ranks 18. Before him are Jonas Lie, Félicien Rops, Eugen Dühring, Léon Bonnat, Edward Burne-Jones, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge. After him are Kido Takayoshi, Carola of Vasa, Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe, Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, and Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau. Among people deceased in 1885, Charles George Gordon ranks 15. Before him are Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Carl Spitzweg, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Rosalía de Castro, L'Inconnue de la Seine, and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. After him are Thomas Andrews, Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, Edmond François Valentin About, Ferdinand Hiller, Henri Milne-Edwards, and Iwasaki Yatarō.
Others Born in 1833
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Jonas Lie
WRITER
1833 - 1908
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 12
Félicien Rops
PAINTER
1833 - 1898
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 13
Eugen Dühring
ECONOMIST
1833 - 1921
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 14
Léon Bonnat
PAINTER
1833 - 1922
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 15
Edward Burne-Jones
ARTIST
1833 - 1898
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 16
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
NOBLEMAN
1833 - 1897
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 17
Charles George Gordon
ENGINEER
1833 - 1885
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 18
Kido Takayoshi
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1877
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 19
Carola of Vasa
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1907
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 20
Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1905
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 21
Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1895
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 22
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
WRITER
1833 - 1891
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 23
Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1916
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1885
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Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1885
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 9
Carl Spitzweg
PAINTER
1808 - 1885
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 10
Jens Peter Jacobsen
WRITER
1847 - 1885
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 11
Rosalía de Castro
WRITER
1837 - 1885
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 12
L'Inconnue de la Seine
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1885
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 13
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
WRITER
1812 - 1885
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 14
Charles George Gordon
ENGINEER
1833 - 1885
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 15
Thomas Andrews
CHEMIST
1813 - 1885
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 16
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1885
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 17
Edmond François Valentin About
WRITER
1828 - 1885
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 18
Ferdinand Hiller
COMPOSER
1811 - 1885
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 19
Henri Milne-Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1885
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 20
Iwasaki Yatarō
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1885
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 21
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles George Gordon ranks 1,183 out of NaN. Before him are Bob Klose (1945), Andy Serkis (1964), Oldfield Thomas (1858), Kristin Scott Thomas (1960), Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), and Lobsang Rampa (1910). After him are Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester (1215), Francis Walsingham (1532), Richard J. Roberts (1943), Francis Lee (1944), John McAfee (1945), and Terry Jones (1942).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Bob Klose
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,177
Andy Serkis
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,178
Oldfield Thomas
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,179
Kristin Scott Thomas
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,180
Benedict Cumberbatch
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,181
Lobsang Rampa
WRITER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,182
Charles George Gordon
ENGINEER
1833 - 1885
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,183
Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1275
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,184
Francis Walsingham
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1590
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,185
Richard J. Roberts
CHEMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,186
Francis Lee
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,187
John McAfee
BUSINESSPERSON
1945 - 2021
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,188
Terry Jones
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1,189
Among Engineers In United Kingdom
Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Charles George Gordon ranks 8. Before him are Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806), Hertha Ayrton (1854), Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810), John Ambrose Fleming (1849), and Colin Chapman (1928). After him are Adrian Newey (1958), Henry Royce (1863), Charles Rolls (1877), Patrick Head (1946), Robert Stephenson (1803), and George Cayley (1773).
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806 - 1859
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 2
Hertha Ayrton
1854 - 1923
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 3
Godfrey Hounsfield
1919 - 2004
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 4
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
1810 - 1900
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 5
John Ambrose Fleming
1849 - 1945
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 6
Colin Chapman
1928 - 1982
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 7
Charles George Gordon
1833 - 1885
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 8
Adrian Newey
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 9
Henry Royce
1863 - 1933
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 10
Charles Rolls
1877 - 1910
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 11
Patrick Head
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 12
Robert Stephenson
1803 - 1859
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 13
George Cayley
1773 - 1857
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 14
