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Charles F. Kettering

American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents

1958 - 1958

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His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles F. Kettering is the 412th most popular inventor (down from 403rd in 2024), the 13,213th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,898th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Inventor.

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Charles F. Kettering's biography spans 20 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 49.25.

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Among Inventors

Among inventors, Charles F. Kettering ranks 412 out of 433. Before him are Clarence Birdseye, Kamil Tolon, Marc Andreessen, Alfred Carlton Gilbert, Harold Stephen Black, and Lawrence Hargrave. After him are Arunachalam Muruganantham, Arthur Fry, Walter Frederick Morrison, Sarah E. Goode, Frank Hornby, and Richard Pearse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Charles F. Kettering ranks 620. Before him are Raymond Mommens, Turgut Aykaç, Marino Riccardi, Luther Blissett, Rudi Fink, and Ellen Fiedler. After him are Billy Mays, Norbert Meier, Audronius Ažubalis, Thomas Dolby, Jean-François Clervoy, and Roberto Tozzi. Among people deceased in 1958, Charles F. Kettering ranks 200. Before him are Archie Scott Brown, Willis R. Whitney, Pat O'Connor, Alma Bennett, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, and Vilhelm Wolfhagen. After him are Clarence DeMar, Walter Crickmer, Barbara Bennett, Art Bisch, Dunc Munro, and Helen Twelvetrees.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles F. Kettering ranks 13,213 out of 23,232. Before him are Clifford Jordan (1931), Marilyn White (1944), Derek Mears (1972), Gretchen Fraser (1919), Frank Spellman (1922), and Phil Hellmuth (1964). After him are Larry Craig (1945), Al Hirschfeld (1903), Michael Everson (1963), Uzo Aduba (1981), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), and James Iha (1968).

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Among Inventors In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Charles F. Kettering ranks 123. Before him are Charles Ammi Cutter (1837), Herbert E. Ives (1882), Clarence Birdseye (1886), Marc Andreessen (1971), Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884), and Harold Stephen Black (1898). After him are Arthur Fry (1931), Walter Frederick Morrison (1920), Sarah E. Goode (1855), David Hahn (1976), Thomas Knoll (1960), and Jack Andraka (1997).

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