The Most Famous
ENGINEERS from Australia
This page contains a list of the greatest Australian Engineers. The pantheon dataset contains 389 Engineers, 3 of which were born in Australia. This makes Australia the birth place of the 19th most number of Engineers behind India, and Switzerland.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Australian Engineers of all time. This list of famous Australian Engineers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. John Monash (1865 - 1931)
With an HPI of 45.34, John Monash is the most famous Australian Engineer. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
General Sir John Monash, (; 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian civil engineer and military commander of the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the war and then, shortly after its outbreak, became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt, with whom he took part in the Gallipoli campaign. In July 1916 he took charge of the newly raised 3rd Division in northwestern France and in May 1918 became commander of the Australian Corps, at the time the largest corps on the Western Front. According to A. J. P. Taylor he was "the only general of creative originality produced by the First World War".
2. Brian McGuire (1945 - 1977)
With an HPI of 36.88, Brian McGuire is the 2nd most famous Australian Engineer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Brian Anthony Joseph McGuire (13 December 1945 – 29 August 1977) was a racing driver and constructor from Australia.
3. Sam Michael (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 33.40, Sam Michael is the 3rd most famous Australian Engineer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Samuel David Michael (born 29 April 1971) is an Australian motor sports engineer and designer, who held senior positions with Formula One constructors Williams and McLaren. He is currently employed by Supercar team Triple Eight Race Engineering.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Australian engineers born between 1865 and 1971. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Australian engineers include Sam Michael. The most famous deceased Australian engineers include John Monash, and Brian McGuire.
