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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 182,003 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Franky Zapata is the 385th most popular inventor (down from 351st in 2019), the 5,518th most popular biography from France (down from 4,731st in 2019) and the 36th most popular French Inventor.

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  • 180k

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  • 29.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Franky Zapata ranks 385 out of 354. Before him are David Hahn, Boyan Slat, Wendell Brown, Tony Fadell, Jack Andraka, and George Hotz. After him are Simone Giertz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Franky Zapata ranks 770. Before him are Qin Dongya, Gina Gogean, Tomáš Kaberle, Alexander Östlund, Stefan Nimke, and Teruaki Kurobe. After him are Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Vala Flosadóttir, Rasoul Khatibi, Alessandro Fei, Billy Eichner, and Roland Lessing.

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In France

Among people born in France, Franky Zapata ranks 5,518 out of 6,011. Before him are Rayan Cherki (2003), Andrew Albicy (1990), Karim Essediri (1979), Thievy Bifouma (1992), Anthony Mounier (1987), and Jean-Pierre Vidal (1977). After him are Amaury Vassili (1989), Nicolas Penneteau (1981), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (1991), Téji Savanier (1991), Clément Noël (1997), and Mohamed Simakan (2000).

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Among INVENTORS In France

Among inventors born in France, Franky Zapata ranks 36. Before him are Georges Hébert (1875), Émile Baudot (1845), François Isaac de Rivaz (1752), Alphonse Beau de Rochas (1815), Léon Gaumont (1864), and André Blondel (1863).

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