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Léon Charles Thévenin
1857 - 1926

Léon Charles Thévenin
Léon Charles Thévenin (French: [tev(ə)nɛ̃]; 30 March 1857, Meaux, Seine-et-Marne – 21 September 1926, Paris) was a French telegraph engineer who extended Ohm's law to the analysis of complex electrical circuits. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Léon Charles Thévenin is the 130th most popular engineer (up from 155th in 2019), the 2,694th most popular biography from France (up from 2,858th in 2019) and the 14th most popular French Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Léon Charles Thévenin ranks 130 out of 389. Before him are Rory Byrne, Guenther Steiner, Nikolai Polikarpov, Alexander Lippisch, Henryk Dembiński, and W. Ross Ashby. After him are Flaminio Bertoni, Li Kui, Georgy Shpagin, Christian Otto Mohr, Claude Dornier, and Eliyahu M. Goldratt.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRory Byrne
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 124
Guenther Steiner
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 125
Nikolai Polikarpov
1892 - 1944
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 126
Alexander Lippisch
1894 - 1976
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 127
Henryk Dembiński
1791 - 1864
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 128
W. Ross Ashby
1903 - 1972
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 129
Léon Charles Thévenin
1857 - 1926
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 130
Flaminio Bertoni
1903 - 1964
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 131
Li Kui
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 132
Georgy Shpagin
1897 - 1952
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 133
Christian Otto Mohr
1835 - 1918
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 134
Claude Dornier
1884 - 1969
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 135
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
1947 - 2011
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 136
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, Léon Charles Thévenin ranks 67. Before him are Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg, Herman Bang, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Henry Fairfield Osborn, and Simon Hollósy. After him are Auguste Serrurier, Wilhelm Kienzl, Oskar von Hutier, Gotō Shinpei, George Hendrik Breitner, and Julius Popper. Among people deceased in 1926, Léon Charles Thévenin ranks 49. Before him are Émile Coué, Nikolay Chkheidze, Leonid Krasin, Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, Désiré-Joseph Mercier, and Victor Babeș. After him are Albert Robida, Krste Misirkov, Annie Oakley, Bertha Wegmann, Ye Wanyong, and Katō Takaaki.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsDuke John Albert of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1920
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 61
Herman Bang
WRITER
1857 - 1912
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 62
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 63
Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1882
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 64
Henry Fairfield Osborn
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1857 - 1935
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 65
Simon Hollósy
PAINTER
1857 - 1918
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 66
Léon Charles Thévenin
ENGINEER
1857 - 1926
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 67
Auguste Serrurier
ATHLETE
1857 - 1901
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 68
Wilhelm Kienzl
COMPOSER
1857 - 1941
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 69
Oskar von Hutier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1934
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 70
Gotō Shinpei
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1929
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 71
George Hendrik Breitner
PAINTER
1857 - 1923
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 72
Julius Popper
EXPLORER
1857 - 1893
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1926
Go to all RankingsÉmile Coué
PSYCHOLOGIST
1857 - 1926
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 43
Nikolay Chkheidze
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1926
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 44
Leonid Krasin
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1926
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 45
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth
ECONOMIST
1845 - 1926
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 46
Désiré-Joseph Mercier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1851 - 1926
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 47
Victor Babeș
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1926
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 48
Léon Charles Thévenin
ENGINEER
1857 - 1926
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 49
Albert Robida
WRITER
1848 - 1926
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 50
Krste Misirkov
HISTORIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 51
Annie Oakley
CELEBRITY
1860 - 1926
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 52
Bertha Wegmann
PAINTER
1847 - 1926
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 53
Ye Wanyong
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1926
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 54
Katō Takaaki
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1926
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 55
In France
Among people born in France, Léon Charles Thévenin ranks 2,694 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Séguier (1588), Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine (1740), Jacques Loussier (1934), Michel Constantin (1924), Charles de Bourbon (1523), and Michel Petrucciani (1962). After him are Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (1716), Claude Zidi (1934), Felice Pasquale Baciocchi (1762), Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (1629), Auguste Chevalier (1873), and Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans (1328).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsPierre Séguier
POLITICIAN
1588 - 1672
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 2,688
Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1740 - 1793
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 2,689
Jacques Loussier
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2019
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 2,690
Michel Constantin
ACTOR
1924 - 2003
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 2,691
Charles de Bourbon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1523 - 1590
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 2,692
Michel Petrucciani
MUSICIAN
1962 - 1999
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 2,693
Léon Charles Thévenin
ENGINEER
1857 - 1926
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 2,694
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
WRITER
1716 - 1795
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 2,695
Claude Zidi
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 2,696
Felice Pasquale Baciocchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1762 - 1841
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 2,697
Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1666
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 2,698
Auguste Chevalier
BIOLOGIST
1873 - 1956
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 2,699
Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1382
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 2,700
Among ENGINEERS In France
Among engineers born in France, Léon Charles Thévenin ranks 14. Before him are Henri Farman (1874), Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt (1240), Paul Cornu (1881), André Courrèges (1923), François Laurent d'Arlandes (1742), and Henry Darcy (1803). After him are Alexandre Darracq (1855), Pierre-Émile Martin (1824), Georges Leclanché (1836), Marc Seguin (1786), Gabriel Voisin (1880), and Pierre Berthier (1782).
Henri Farman
1874 - 1958
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 8
Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt
1240 - 1300
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 9
Paul Cornu
1881 - 1944
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 10
André Courrèges
1923 - 2016
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 11
François Laurent d'Arlandes
1742 - 1809
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 12
Henry Darcy
1803 - 1858
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 13
Léon Charles Thévenin
1857 - 1926
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 14
Alexandre Darracq
1855 - 1931
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 15
Pierre-Émile Martin
1824 - 1915
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 16
Georges Leclanché
1836 - 1882
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 17
Marc Seguin
1786 - 1875
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 18
Gabriel Voisin
1880 - 1973
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 19
Pierre Berthier
1782 - 1861
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 20