ENGINEER
John Bagot Glubb
1897 - 1986

John Bagot Glubb
Lieutenant-General Sir John Bagot Glubb, KCB, CMG, DSO, OBE, MC, KStJ, KPM (16 April 1897 – 17 March 1986), known as Glubb Pasha (Arabic: كلوب باشا; and known as Abu Hunaik by the Jordanians), was a British military officer, scholar and author who led and trained Transjordan's Arab Legion between 1939 and 1956 as its commanding general. He served in World War I, the Ikhwan revolt, World War II and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Bagot Glubb is the 158th most popular engineer (down from 111th in 2019), the 2,309th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,494th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, John Bagot Glubb ranks 158 out of 389. Before her are Walter Hohmann, Gabriel Voisin, Giuseppe Colombo, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, Mstislav Keldysh, and Anton Flettner. After her are Alec Issigonis, Ivan Yarkovsky, Pierre Berthier, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Yaakov Ziv, and Essam Sharaf.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWalter Hohmann
1880 - 1945
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 152
Gabriel Voisin
1880 - 1973
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 153
Giuseppe Colombo
1920 - 1984
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 154
Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu
1887 - 1973
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 155
Mstislav Keldysh
1911 - 1978
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 156
Anton Flettner
1885 - 1961
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 157
John Bagot Glubb
1897 - 1986
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 158
Alec Issigonis
1906 - 1988
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 159
Ivan Yarkovsky
1844 - 1902
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 160
Pierre Berthier
1782 - 1861
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 161
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
1935 - 2012
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 162
Yaakov Ziv
1931 - 2023
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 163
Essam Sharaf
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 164
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, John Bagot Glubb ranks 143. Before her are Edith Head, Zhang Guotao, Paul Ben-Haim, Valentin Kataev, Tan Malaka, and Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg. After her are Xu Zhimo, August Heissmeyer, Traicho Kostov, Louis Réard, Gaspar Cassadó, and Emil Leon Post. Among people deceased in 1986, John Bagot Glubb ranks 115. Before her are Thierry Sabine, Scatman Crothers, Vitaly Abalakov, Raúl Prebisch, Valentin Kataev, and Ruth Teitelbaum. After her are Artur London, James H. Wilkinson, Nicholas Kaldor, Gregory Jarvis, Princess Anne of Orléans, and Ivan Papanin.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsEdith Head
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1981
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 137
Zhang Guotao
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 138
Paul Ben-Haim
COMPOSER
1897 - 1984
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 139
Valentin Kataev
WRITER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 140
Tan Malaka
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1949
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 141
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1970
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 142
John Bagot Glubb
ENGINEER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 143
Xu Zhimo
WRITER
1897 - 1931
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 144
August Heissmeyer
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1979
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 145
Traicho Kostov
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1949
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 146
Louis Réard
BUSINESSPERSON
1897 - 1984
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 147
Gaspar Cassadó
COMPOSER
1897 - 1966
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 148
Emil Leon Post
MATHEMATICIAN
1897 - 1954
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 149
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsThierry Sabine
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1986
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 109
Scatman Crothers
ACTOR
1910 - 1986
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 110
Vitaly Abalakov
ENGINEER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 111
Raúl Prebisch
ECONOMIST
1901 - 1986
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 112
Valentin Kataev
WRITER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 113
Ruth Teitelbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 1986
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 114
John Bagot Glubb
ENGINEER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 115
Artur London
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1986
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 116
James H. Wilkinson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1919 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 117
Nicholas Kaldor
ECONOMIST
1908 - 1986
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 118
Gregory Jarvis
ASTRONAUT
1944 - 1986
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 119
Princess Anne of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1986
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 120
Ivan Papanin
EXPLORER
1894 - 1986
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 121
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Bagot Glubb ranks 2,309 out of 8,785. Before her are Abhisit Vejjajiva (1964), John Morley (1838), Bob Wilson (1941), Roger Hunt (1938), Richard Long (1945), and John Major (1467). After her are W. V. D. Hodge (1903), Hubert Cecil Booth (1871), Bobby Collins (1931), H. J. R. Murray (1868), Edward Low (1690), and Jim Carter (1948).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAbhisit Vejjajiva
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 2,303
John Morley
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1923
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 2,304
Bob Wilson
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 2,305
Roger Hunt
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 2,306
Richard Long
SCULPTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 2,307
John Major
PHILOSOPHER
1467 - 1550
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 2,308
John Bagot Glubb
ENGINEER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,309
W. V. D. Hodge
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1975
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,310
Hubert Cecil Booth
INVENTOR
1871 - 1955
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,311
Bobby Collins
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,312
H. J. R. Murray
HISTORIAN
1868 - 1955
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,313
Edward Low
PIRATE
1690 - 1724
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,314
Jim Carter
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,315
Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom
Among engineers born in United Kingdom, John Bagot Glubb ranks 19. Before her are Robert Stephenson (1803), George Cayley (1773), Alexander Cunningham (1814), W. Ross Ashby (1903), John Loudon McAdam (1756), and John Scott Russell (1808). After her are John Hughes (1814), John Smeaton (1724), William Playfair (1759), André Waterkeyn (1917), Harvey Postlethwaite (1944), and James B. Francis (1815).
Robert Stephenson
1803 - 1859
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 13
George Cayley
1773 - 1857
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 14
Alexander Cunningham
1814 - 1893
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 15
W. Ross Ashby
1903 - 1972
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 16
John Loudon McAdam
1756 - 1836
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 17
John Scott Russell
1808 - 1882
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 18
John Bagot Glubb
1897 - 1986
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 19
John Hughes
1814 - 1889
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 20
John Smeaton
1724 - 1792
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 21
William Playfair
1759 - 1823
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 22
André Waterkeyn
1917 - 2005
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 23
Harvey Postlethwaite
1944 - 1999
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 24
James B. Francis
1815 - 1892
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 25