1882 - 1913
Aurel Vlaicu (Romanian pronunciation: [a.uˈrel ˈvlajku] ; 19 November 1882 – 13 September 1913) was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor, and early pilot. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aurel Vlaicu has received more than 298,776 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Aurel Vlaicu is the 128th most popular engineer (down from 127th in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from Austria (down from 460th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Engineer.
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Among engineers, Aurel Vlaicu ranks 128 out of 323. Before him are Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Borys Paton, Franz Reuleaux, Erik Dahlbergh, Yevgeny Dragunov, and Pierre Berthier. After him are Gustave Whitehead, Carlo Abarth, Alexander Lippisch, Vitaly Abalakov, Herman Potočnik, and Johan August Brinell.
1935 - 2012
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 122
1918 - 2020
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 123
1829 - 1905
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 124
1625 - 1703
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 125
1920 - 1991
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 126
1782 - 1861
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 127
1882 - 1913
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 128
1874 - 1927
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 129
1908 - 1979
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 130
1894 - 1976
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 131
1906 - 1986
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 132
1892 - 1929
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 133
1849 - 1925
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 134
Among people born in 1882, Aurel Vlaicu ranks 101. Before him are Anna Schäffer, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, Volin, Christian Mortensen, Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and August Kopff. After him are Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, Fiorello H. La Guardia, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Max Decugis, Vilém Mathesius, and Kâzım Karabekir. Among people deceased in 1913, Aurel Vlaicu ranks 36. Before him are Reginald Lee, John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria, Hjalmar Johansen, Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, and Louis Paul Cailletet. After him are Carl Hagenbeck, Ğabdulla Tuqay, Okakura Kakuzō, Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and Émile Ollivier.
1882 - 1925
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 95
1882 - 1912
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 96
1882 - 1945
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 97
1882 - 1998
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 98
1882 - 1918
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 99
1882 - 1960
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 100
1882 - 1913
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 101
1882 - 1966
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 102
1882 - 1947
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 103
1882 - 1940
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 104
1882 - 1978
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 105
1882 - 1945
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 106
1882 - 1948
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 107
1870 - 1913
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 30
1834 - 1913
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 31
1827 - 1913
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 32
1867 - 1913
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 33
1864 - 1913
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 34
1832 - 1913
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 35
1882 - 1913
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 36
1844 - 1913
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 37
1886 - 1913
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 38
1862 - 1913
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 39
1841 - 1913
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 40
1832 - 1913
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 41
1825 - 1913
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 42
Among people born in Austria, Aurel Vlaicu ranks 475 out of 1,237. Before him are Henri Herz (1803), Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria (1629), Ivan Šubašić (1892), Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley (1897), Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620), and Franz Binder (1911). After him are Valentin Inzko (1949), Carl Schlechter (1874), Robert Fuchs (1847), Frederick III, Duke of Austria (1347), Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1759), and Julius Raab (1891).
1803 - 1888
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 469
1629 - 1685
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 470
1892 - 1955
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 471
1897 - 1945
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 472
1620 - 1680
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 473
1911 - 1989
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 474
1882 - 1913
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 475
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 476
1874 - 1918
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 477
1847 - 1927
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 478
1347 - 1362
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 479
1759 - 1805
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 480
1891 - 1964
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 481
Among engineers born in Austria, Aurel Vlaicu ranks 4. Before him are Alexander Wienerberger (1891), Hans Ledwinka (1878), and Viktor Kaplan (1876). After him are Carlo Abarth (1908), Béla Barényi (1907), and Hans Moravec (1948).
1891 - 1955
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 1
1878 - 1967
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 2
1876 - 1934
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 3
1882 - 1913
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 4
1908 - 1979
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5
1907 - 1997
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 6
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 7