INVENTOR

Johan Vaaler

1866 - 1910

Johan Vaaler

Johan Vaaler (March 15, 1866 – March 14, 1910) was a Norwegian inventor and patent clerk. He has often erroneously been identified as the inventor of the common paper clip. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Vaaler is the 383rd most popular inventor (down from 363rd in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 383rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Inventor.

Memorability Metrics

Page views of Johan Vaaler by language

Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Johan Vaaler ranks 383 out of 426. Before him are Robert S. Langer, Wordsworth Donisthorpe, Charles Darrow, Frank Piasecki, Isaac Pitman, and Barnes Wallis. After him are George Stibitz, George Beauchamp, Robin Li, William Friese-Greene, Oliver Evans, and Gary Fisher.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Robert S. Langer
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 377
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
1847 - 1914
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 378
Charles Darrow
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 379
Frank Piasecki
1919 - 2008
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 380
Isaac Pitman
1813 - 1897
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 381
Barnes Wallis
1887 - 1979
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 382
Johan Vaaler
1866 - 1910
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 383
George Stibitz
1904 - 1995
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 384
George Beauchamp
1899 - 1941
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 385
Robin Li
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 386
William Friese-Greene
1855 - 1921
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 387
Oliver Evans
1755 - 1819
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 388
Gary Fisher
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 389

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Johan Vaaler ranks 148. Before him are George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, Gustav de Vries, Ernest Mangnall, Miina Sillanpää, Maud Gonne, and Cornelia Sorabji. After him are José María Caro Rodríguez, Saliamonas Banaitis, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, James Ewing, David Samanez Ocampo, and Hiram Johnson. Among people deceased in 1910, Johan Vaaler ranks 101. Before him are Joaquim Nabuco, Léon Delagrange, Boyd Alexander, Melville Fuller, Adolf Schwarz, and Nikolaos Deligiannis. After him are Octave Chanute, Julius Kühn, Antonín Slavíček, Emīls Dārziņš, Emily Blackwell, and Granville Woods.

Others Born in 1866

Go to all Rankings

George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1948
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 142
Gustav de Vries
MATHEMATICIAN
1866 - 1934
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 143
Ernest Mangnall
COACH
1866 - 1932
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 144
Miina Sillanpää
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1952
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 145
Maud Gonne
ACTOR
1866 - 1953
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 146
Cornelia Sorabji
WRITER
1866 - 1954
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 147
Johan Vaaler
INVENTOR
1866 - 1910
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 148
José María Caro Rodríguez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1866 - 1958
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 149
Saliamonas Banaitis
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1933
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 150
Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1941
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 151
James Ewing
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1943
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 152
David Samanez Ocampo
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1947
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 153
Hiram Johnson
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1945
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 154