INVENTOR
John Philip Holland
1840 - 1914
John Philip Holland
John Philip Holland (Irish: Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin/Ó Maolchalann; February 24, 1841 – August 12, 1914) was an Irish marine engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, USS Holland (SS-1) and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Philip Holland is the 333rd most popular inventor (up from 342nd in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 223rd in 2019) and the most popular Irish Inventor.
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, John Philip Holland ranks 333 out of 426. Before him are William Justin Kroll, Peter Carl Goldmark, Jack Northrop, Hannibal Goodwin, An Wang, and Victor Hasselblad. After him are Joseph Engelberger, Roland Moreno, Harry Brearley, Heinrich Gerber, André Blondel, and Henry Shrapnel.
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William Justin Kroll
1889 - 1973
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 327
Peter Carl Goldmark
1906 - 1977
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 328
Jack Northrop
1895 - 1981
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 329
Hannibal Goodwin
1822 - 1900
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 330
An Wang
1920 - 1990
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 331
Victor Hasselblad
1906 - 1978
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 332
John Philip Holland
1840 - 1914
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 333
Joseph Engelberger
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 334
Roland Moreno
1945 - 2012
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 335
Harry Brearley
1871 - 1948
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 336
Heinrich Gerber
1832 - 1912
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 337
André Blondel
1863 - 1938
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 338
Henry Shrapnel
1761 - 1842
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 339
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1840, John Philip Holland ranks 84. Before him are Illarion Pryanishnikov, Henri Duveyrier, Theodor Philipsen, Angelo de Gubernatis, Émile Lemoine, and Iakob Gogebashvili. After him are Franz Mertens, Édouard Vaillant, Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie, Richard Knill Freeman, Simeon Solomon, and Ghazaros Aghayan. Among people deceased in 1914, John Philip Holland ranks 116. Before him are Ernst Stadler, Eugène Balme, Anselmo Lorenzo, Eugenio Montero Ríos, Paul Déroulède, and Tor Aulin. After him are Edward S. Holden, Daniel De Leon, Robert Hugh Benson, Karolina Kózka, Ida Freund, and Christopher Cradock.
Others Born in 1840
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Illarion Pryanishnikov
PAINTER
1840 - 1894
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 78
Henri Duveyrier
EXPLORER
1840 - 1892
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 79
Theodor Philipsen
PAINTER
1840 - 1920
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 80
Angelo de Gubernatis
WRITER
1840 - 1913
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 81
Émile Lemoine
ENGINEER
1840 - 1912
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 82
Iakob Gogebashvili
WRITER
1840 - 1912
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 83
John Philip Holland
INVENTOR
1840 - 1914
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 84
Franz Mertens
MATHEMATICIAN
1840 - 1927
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 85
Édouard Vaillant
EXTREMIST
1840 - 1915
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 86
Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie
WRITER
1840 - 1913
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 87
Richard Knill Freeman
ARCHITECT
1840 - 1904
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 88
Simeon Solomon
PAINTER
1840 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 89
Ghazaros Aghayan
WRITER
1840 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1914
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Ernst Stadler
WRITER
1883 - 1914
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 110
Eugène Balme
ATHLETE
1874 - 1914
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 111
Anselmo Lorenzo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1841 - 1914
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 112
Eugenio Montero Ríos
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1914
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 113
Paul Déroulède
WRITER
1846 - 1914
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 114
Tor Aulin
MUSICIAN
1866 - 1914
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 115
John Philip Holland
INVENTOR
1840 - 1914
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 116
Edward S. Holden
ASTRONOMER
1846 - 1914
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 117
Daniel De Leon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1852 - 1914
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 118
Robert Hugh Benson
WRITER
1871 - 1914
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 119
Karolina Kózka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1914
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 120
Ida Freund
CHEMIST
1863 - 1914
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 121
Christopher Cradock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1862 - 1914
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 122
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, John Philip Holland ranks 230 out of 549. Before him are Jane Wilde (1821), Sara Allgood (1879), John Bruton (1947), John Boyne (1971), William Stokes (1804), and John Sealy Townsend (1868). After him are Willoughby Hamilton (1864), Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander (1909), Ray McAnally (1926), Garret FitzGerald (1926), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), and Hugh O'Flaherty (1898).
Others born in Ireland
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Jane Wilde
WRITER
1821 - 1896
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 224
Sara Allgood
ACTOR
1879 - 1950
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 225
John Bruton
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2024
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 226
John Boyne
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 227
William Stokes
PHYSICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 228
John Sealy Townsend
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1957
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 229
John Philip Holland
INVENTOR
1840 - 1914
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 230
Willoughby Hamilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1864 - 1943
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 231
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
CHESS PLAYER
1909 - 1974
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 232
Ray McAnally
ACTOR
1926 - 1989
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 233
Garret FitzGerald
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2011
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 234
Margaret Mazzantini
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 235
Hugh O'Flaherty
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1963
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 236
Among INVENTORS In Ireland
Among inventors born in Ireland, John Philip Holland ranks 1.
