Inventor

Alberto Santos-Dumont

1873 - 1932

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Alberto Santos-Dumont

His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). Alberto Santos-Dumont is the 67th most popular inventor (down from 62nd in 2024), the 43rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 41st in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Inventor.

Alberto Santos-Dumont is most famous for inventing the first successful heavier-than-air flying machine.

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Among Inventors

Among inventors, Alberto Santos-Dumont ranks 67 out of 426. Before him are Emile Berliner, Willis Carrier, Étienne Lenoir, Theodore Maiman, Louis Renault, and Isaac Singer. After him are John Deere, Henry Fox Talbot, Josephine Cochrane, Les Paul, Ruth Handler, and Claude Chappe.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Emile Berliner
1851 - 1929
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 61
Willis Carrier
1876 - 1950
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 62
Étienne Lenoir
1822 - 1900
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 63
Theodore Maiman
1927 - 2007
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 64
Louis Renault
1877 - 1944
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 65
Isaac Singer
1811 - 1875
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 66
Alberto Santos-Dumont
1873 - 1932
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 67
John Deere
1804 - 1886
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 68
Henry Fox Talbot
1800 - 1877
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 69
Josephine Cochrane
1839 - 1913
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 70
Les Paul
1915 - 2009
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 71
Ruth Handler
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 72
Claude Chappe
1763 - 1805
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 73

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Alberto Santos-Dumont ranks 20. Before him are Otto Loewi, Luigi Lucheni, Alfred Jarry, Karl Schwarzschild, Spyridon Louis, and Antonie Pannekoek. After him are Julius Martov, Max Reger, Alexander Bogdanov, G. E. Moore, Ejnar Hertzsprung, and Francisco I. Madero. Among people deceased in 1932, Alberto Santos-Dumont ranks 15. Before him are Manuel II of Portugal, King C. Gillette, Paul Doumer, Augusta, Lady Gregory, Gustav Meyrink, and Nadezhda Alliluyeva. After him are Max Wolf, Edgar Wallace, George Eastman, Errico Malatesta, Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, and Joseph Babinski.

Others Born in 1873

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Otto Loewi
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1961
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 14
Luigi Lucheni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1910
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 15
Alfred Jarry
WRITER
1873 - 1907
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 16
Karl Schwarzschild
PHYSICIST
1873 - 1916
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 17
Spyridon Louis
ATHLETE
1873 - 1940
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 18
Antonie Pannekoek
ASTRONOMER
1873 - 1960
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 19
Alberto Santos-Dumont
INVENTOR
1873 - 1932
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 20
Julius Martov
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1923
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 21
Max Reger
COMPOSER
1873 - 1916
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 22
Alexander Bogdanov
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1928
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 23
G. E. Moore
PHILOSOPHER
1873 - 1958
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 24
Ejnar Hertzsprung
ASTRONOMER
1873 - 1967
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 25
Francisco I. Madero
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1913
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 26

Others Deceased in 1932

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Manuel II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1932
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 9
King C. Gillette
BUSINESSPERSON
1855 - 1932
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 10
Paul Doumer
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1932
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 11
Augusta, Lady Gregory
WRITER
1852 - 1932
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 12
Gustav Meyrink
WRITER
1868 - 1932
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 13
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1932
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 14
Alberto Santos-Dumont
INVENTOR
1873 - 1932
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 15
Max Wolf
ASTRONOMER
1863 - 1932
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 16
Edgar Wallace
WRITER
1875 - 1932
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 17
George Eastman
INVENTOR
1854 - 1932
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 18
Errico Malatesta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1932
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 19
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1932
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 20
Joseph Babinski
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1932
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 21

In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Alberto Santos-Dumont ranks 43 out of NaN. Before him are Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Fernanda Montenegro (1929), Rivaldo (1972), João Gilberto (1931), Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846), and Hebe Camargo (1929). After him are Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), Neymar (1992), Cafu (1970), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), Bebeto (1964), and Kaká (1982).

Others born in Brazil

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Arthur Friedenreich
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1969
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 37
Fernanda Montenegro
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 38
Rivaldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 39
João Gilberto
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 40
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1846 - 1921
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 41
Hebe Camargo
PRESENTER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 42
Alberto Santos-Dumont
INVENTOR
1873 - 1932
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 43
Gylmar dos Santos Neves
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 44
Neymar
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 45
Cafu
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 46
Juscelino Kubitschek
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1976
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 47
Bebeto
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 48
Kaká
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 49