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Waloddi Weibull

1887 - 1979

Waloddi Weibull

Ernst Hjalmar Waloddi Weibull (18 June 1887 – 12 October 1979) was a Swedish civil engineer, materials scientist, and applied mathematician. The Weibull distribution is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Waloddi Weibull is the 252nd most popular engineer (down from 251st in 2019), the 641st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 610th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Waloddi Weibull ranks 252 out of 389. Before him are Louis Vicat, Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Sergey Chaplygin, Hans Moravec, Léon Serpollet, and Brian McGuire. After him are Louis Pouzin, Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, Mikhail Simonov, Marcel Deprez, Walter Thiel, and Ransom E. Olds.

Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia

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Louis Vicat
1786 - 1861
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 246
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman
1721 - 1808
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 247
Sergey Chaplygin
1869 - 1942
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 248
Hans Moravec
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 249
Léon Serpollet
1858 - 1907
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 250
Brian McGuire
1945 - 1977
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 251
Waloddi Weibull
1887 - 1979
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 252
Louis Pouzin
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 253
Antoine Nicolas Duchesne
1747 - 1827
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 254
Mikhail Simonov
1929 - 2011
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 255
Marcel Deprez
1843 - 1918
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 256
Walter Thiel
1910 - 1943
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 257
Ransom E. Olds
1864 - 1950
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 258

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Waloddi Weibull ranks 188. Before him are Hranush Arshagyan, Arcadio Larraona Saralegui, Joseph Lamb, Amadeo García, Julius Pokorny, and Teodor Koskenniemi. After him are Kalle Anttila, Yuri Shaporin, Valentine Hugo, Al Ernest Garcia, Ayşe Sultan, and María Teresa Ferrari. Among people deceased in 1979, Waloddi Weibull ranks 170. Before him are Donny Hathaway, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Antonio María Barbieri, Igor Bondarevsky, Carlyle S. Beals, and František Kriegel. After him are Dany Dauberson, Grant Green, Leandro Remondini, Erich Rademacher, Gérard Blitz, and István Bibó.

Others Born in 1887

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Hranush Arshagyan
WRITER
1887 - 1905
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 182
Arcadio Larraona Saralegui
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1973
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 183
Joseph Lamb
COMPOSER
1887 - 1960
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 184
Amadeo García
COACH
1887 - 1947
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 185
Julius Pokorny
LINGUIST
1887 - 1970
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 186
Teodor Koskenniemi
ATHLETE
1887 - 1965
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 187
Waloddi Weibull
ENGINEER
1887 - 1979
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 188
Kalle Anttila
WRESTLER
1887 - 1949
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 189
Yuri Shaporin
COMPOSER
1887 - 1966
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 190
Valentine Hugo
PAINTER
1887 - 1968
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 191
Al Ernest Garcia
ACTOR
1887 - 1938
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 192
Ayşe Sultan
NOBLEMAN
1887 - 1960
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 193
María Teresa Ferrari
PHYSICIAN
1887 - 1956
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 194

Others Deceased in 1979

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Donny Hathaway
SINGER
1945 - 1979
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 164
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1979
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 165
Antonio María Barbieri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1979
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 166
Igor Bondarevsky
CHESS PLAYER
1913 - 1979
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 167
Carlyle S. Beals
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 168
František Kriegel
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1979
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 169
Waloddi Weibull
ENGINEER
1887 - 1979
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 170
Dany Dauberson
SINGER
1925 - 1979
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 171
Grant Green
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1979
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 172
Leandro Remondini
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 173
Erich Rademacher
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 174
Gérard Blitz
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 175
István Bibó
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 176