ENGINEER
André Citroën
1878 - 1935
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André Citroën
André-Gustave Citroën (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ɡystav sitʁɔɛn]; 5 February 1878 – 3 July 1935) was a French industrialist and the founder of French automaker Citroën. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André Citroën has received more than 343,987 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. André Citroën is the 12th most popular engineer (down from 11th in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from France (down from 408th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Engineer.
André Citroën is most famous for the introduction of the Citroën DS, the first mass-produced car with a unitary body, in 1955.
Memorability Metrics
340k
Page Views (PV)
68.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
9.63
Effective Languages (L*)
2.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, André Citroën ranks 12 out of 389. Before him are Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Sergei Korolev, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, and Umberto Nobile. After him are Otto Lilienthal, Alexei Kosygin, Leslie Groves, Anatoly Dyatlov, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, and Fritz Todt.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
1796 - 1832
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 6
Frederick Winslow Taylor
1856 - 1915
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 7
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
1857 - 1935
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 8
Sergei Korolev
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 9
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
1633 - 1707
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 10
Umberto Nobile
1885 - 1978
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 11
André Citroën
1878 - 1935
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 12
Otto Lilienthal
1848 - 1896
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 13
Alexei Kosygin
1904 - 1980
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 14
Leslie Groves
1896 - 1970
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 15
Anatoly Dyatlov
1931 - 1995
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 16
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
1916 - 2010
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 17
Fritz Todt
1891 - 1942
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, André Citroën ranks 10. Before him are John B. Watson, Martin Buber, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Pancho Villa, Werner von Blomberg, and Gustav Stresemann. After him are Pyotr Wrangel, Lucien Febvre, Robert Walser, Ferenc Molnár, Alfred Döblin, and Paul Reynaud. Among people deceased in 1935, André Citroën ranks 13. Before him are Paul Signac, Emmy Noether, Arthur Henderson, Alban Berg, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, and Astrid of Sweden. After him are Carlos Gardel, Auguste Escoffier, Victor Grignard, Charles Richet, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, and Henri Barbusse.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsJohn B. Watson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1878 - 1958
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 4
Martin Buber
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1965
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 5
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1918
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 6
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 7
Werner von Blomberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1946
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 8
Gustav Stresemann
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1929
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 9
André Citroën
ENGINEER
1878 - 1935
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 10
Pyotr Wrangel
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1928
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 11
Lucien Febvre
HISTORIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 12
Robert Walser
WRITER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 13
Ferenc Molnár
WRITER
1878 - 1952
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 14
Alfred Döblin
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 15
Paul Reynaud
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1966
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1935
Go to all RankingsPaul Signac
PAINTER
1863 - 1935
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 7
Emmy Noether
MATHEMATICIAN
1882 - 1935
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 8
Arthur Henderson
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1935
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 9
Alban Berg
COMPOSER
1885 - 1935
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 10
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
ENGINEER
1857 - 1935
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 11
Astrid of Sweden
COMPANION
1905 - 1935
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 12
André Citroën
ENGINEER
1878 - 1935
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 13
Carlos Gardel
SINGER
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 14
Auguste Escoffier
WRITER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 15
Victor Grignard
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 16
Charles Richet
BIOLOGIST
1850 - 1935
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 17
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1882 - 1935
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 18
Henri Barbusse
WRITER
1873 - 1935
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 19
In France
Among people born in France, André Citroën ranks 499 out of 6,770. Before him are Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647), Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928), Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881), William II of England (1056), Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), and Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (1727). After him are Frédéric Bazille (1841), Paul Sabatier (1854), Jean-François Lyotard (1924), Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550), Paul Langevin (1872), and Aristide Briand (1862).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMargaret Mary Alacoque
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1647 - 1690
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 493
Jean-Marie Le Pen
POLITICIAN
1928 - Present
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 494
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
PHILOSOPHER
1881 - 1955
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 495
William II of England
POLITICIAN
1056 - 1100
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 496
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1045 - 1105
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 497
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
ECONOMIST
1727 - 1781
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 498
André Citroën
ENGINEER
1878 - 1935
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 499
Frédéric Bazille
PAINTER
1841 - 1870
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 500
Paul Sabatier
CHEMIST
1854 - 1941
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 501
Jean-François Lyotard
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1998
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 502
Henry I, Duke of Guise
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1588
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 503
Paul Langevin
PHYSICIST
1872 - 1946
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 504
Aristide Briand
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1932
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 505
Among ENGINEERS In France
Among engineers born in France, André Citroën ranks 4. Before him are Gustave Eiffel (1832), Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796), and Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633). After him are Villard de Honnecourt (1200), Paul Cornu (1881), Marcel Dassault (1892), Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt (1240), Marcel Renault (1872), Henri Farman (1874), André Courrèges (1923), and Henry Darcy (1803).
Gustave Eiffel
1832 - 1923
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 1
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
1796 - 1832
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 2
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
1633 - 1707
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 3
André Citroën
1878 - 1935
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 4
Villard de Honnecourt
1200 - 1250
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 5
Paul Cornu
1881 - 1944
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 6
Marcel Dassault
1892 - 1986
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 7
Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt
1240 - 1300
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 8
Marcel Renault
1872 - 1903
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 9
Henri Farman
1874 - 1958
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 10
André Courrèges
1923 - 2016
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 11
Henry Darcy
1803 - 1858
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 12