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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche

1935 - 2012

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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (11 December 1935 – 5 April 2012), also known by the nickname "Butzi", was a German designer whose best known product was the first Porsche 911. He is the son of Ferry Porsche, and the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche. While his grandfather and father were both engineers, he was more involved in working out the appearance of a product. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche has received more than 703,489 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ferdinand Alexander Porsche is the 144th most popular engineer (down from 120th in 2019), the 2,615th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,156th in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Engineer.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche ranks 144 out of 389. Before him are Pierre Berthier, Gustave Whitehead, Pierre-Émile Martin, Gabriel Voisin, Franz Reuleaux, and Li Kui. After him are Kerim Kerimov, Alec Issigonis, Yahya Ayyash, Joseph Strauss, Georgy Babakin, and William Playfair.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche ranks 154. Before him are Robert Conrad, Vasily Livanov, Pierre Kartner, Annie Proulx, Leonardo Del Vecchio, and Armando Manzanero. After him are Diane Ladd, Donald Arnold, Sergio Rossi, M. Emmet Walsh, David Lodge, and Charles Grodin. Among people deceased in 2012, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche ranks 128. Before him are Henry Hill, Russell Means, Bohdan Stupka, Daniel Inouye, Sid Watkins, and Pahiño. After him are Ahmed Jabari, Lars Hörmander, Gae Aulenti, Thomas Szasz, Sally Ride, and Georgi Lozanov.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche ranks 2,615 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans Thoma (1839), Rudi Altig (1937), Jacob Christian Schäffer (1718), Charlotte von Stein (1742), Nicodemus Tessin the Elder (1615), and Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739). After him are Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg (1486), Hennes Weisweiler (1919), Princess Isabella of Croÿ (1856), Alexander Kluge (1932), Jil Sander (1943), and Johannes Fabricius (1587).

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Among ENGINEERS In Germany

Among engineers born in Germany, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche ranks 20. Before him are Alexander Lippisch (1894), Claude Dornier (1884), Christian Otto Mohr (1835), Erich Topp (1914), Gustave Whitehead (1874), and Franz Reuleaux (1829). After him are Anton Flettner (1885), Hellmuth Walter (1900), Hugo Eckener (1868), Franz Grashof (1826), Walter Hohmann (1880), and Johann Georg Halske (1814).

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