INVENTOR

Franky Zapata

1978 - Today

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Franky Zapata (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ki zapata]; born 27 September 1978) is a French personal watercraft pilot who is the inventor of the Flyboard and Flyboard Air, and founder of Zapata Racing. Since 2012, Zapata's efforts have been focused on the development and manufacture of personal flyers for land and aquatic applications. On 4 August 2019, Zapata crossed the English Channel in 22 minutes, with a refuelling stop at midpoint, on a Flyboard Air. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franky Zapata has received more than 190,506 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Franky Zapata is the 422nd most popular inventor (down from 385th in 2019), the 6,014th most popular biography from France (down from 5,499th in 2019) and the 39th most popular French Inventor.

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  • 190k

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  • 32.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Franky Zapata ranks 422 out of 426. Before him are Harold Stephen Black, Jarkko Oikarinen, Boyan Slat, Tony Fadell, David Hahn, and Wendell Brown. After him are George Hotz, Simone Giertz, and Jack Andraka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Franky Zapata ranks 812. Before him are Suranne Jones, Claudia Nystad, Aldo Montano, Foxy Brown, Laurel Hubbard, and Lise Rønne. After him are Bermane Stiverne, Marius Popa, Trevor Donovan, Andrei Markov, Daniel Mays, and Reinaldo Navia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Franky Zapata ranks 6,014 out of 6,770. Before him are Emre Akbaba (1992), Timothey N'Guessan (1992), Ella Rumpf (1995), Benjamin Bonzi (1996), Nicolas Penneteau (1981), and Yohann Pelé (1982). After him are Denis Bouanga (1994), Issa Diop (1997), Liassine Cadamuro (1988), Véronique Claudel (1966), Nicolas Roche (1984), and Félicia Ballanger (1971).

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Among INVENTORS In France

Among inventors born in France, Franky Zapata ranks 39. Before him are Alphonse Beau de Rochas (1815), Louis Lumière (1864), François Isaac de Rivaz (1752), André Blondel (1863), Henri Fabre (1882), and Georges Beuchat (1910).

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