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Clarence Birdseye

1886 - 1956

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Clarence Birdseye (December 9, 1886 – October 7, 1956) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and naturalist, considered the founder of the modern frozen food industry. He founded the frozen food company Birds Eye. Among his inventions during his career was the double belt freezer. One of nine children, Birdseye grew up in New York City before heading to Amherst College and began his scientific career with the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clarence Birdseye has received more than 647,940 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Clarence Birdseye is the 408th most popular inventor, the 12,116th most popular biography from United States and the 120th most popular American Inventor.

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  • 3.21

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Clarence Birdseye ranks 408 out of 426. Before him are Arthur Fry, Charles F. Kettering, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Kamil Tolon, Richard Pearse, and Roger C. Field. After him are Charles Ammi Cutter, Lawrence Hargrave, John F. Seitz, Sarah E. Goode, Frank Hornby, and Marc Andreessen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Clarence Birdseye ranks 302. Before him are Charlotte Mineau, Rudolf Degermark, Pauline Bush, Charlie Ruggles, Maggie Laubser, and John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever. After him are Tommy Gorman, Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, Luis Alberni, Gus Kahn, Zoe Akins, and Rameshwari Nehru. Among people deceased in 1956, Clarence Birdseye ranks 223. Before him are Bob Sweikert, Margaret Wycherly, Paul Kelly, Ernst Loof, Chandrashekhar Agashe, and Holmes Herbert. After him are Tom Whittaker, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Walt Faulkner, Guy Kibbee, Fred Allen, and Louis Handley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clarence Birdseye ranks 12,116 out of 20,380. Before him are Lucille Bliss (1916), Jamie Clayton (1978), David Goggins (1975), Chad Lindberg (1976), Natalia Dyer (1995), and Eddie Dibbs (1951). After him are Kapiʻolani (1834), Lynn Whitfield (1953), Carol Yager (1960), Tom Daschle (1947), Griffin Bell (1918), and Elmer McCollum (1879).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Clarence Birdseye ranks 120. Before him are Walter Frederick Morrison (1920), Arnold Orville Beckman (1900), Peter Cooper (1791), Arthur Fry (1931), Charles F. Kettering (1958), and Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922). After him are Charles Ammi Cutter (1837), John F. Seitz (1892), Sarah E. Goode (1855), Marc Andreessen (1971), Valerie Thomas (1943), and Harold Stephen Black (1898).

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