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Harley Earl

1893 - 1969

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Harley Jarvis Earl (November 22, 1893 – April 10, 1969) was an American automotive designer and business executive. He was the initial designated head of design at General Motors, later becoming vice president, the first top executive ever appointed in design of a major corporation in American history. He was an industrial designer and a pioneer of transportation design. A coachbuilder by trade, Earl pioneered the use of freeform sketching and hand sculpted clay models as automotive design techniques. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Harley Earl is the 754th most popular businessperson (down from 699th in 2024), the 13,460th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,778th in 2019) and the 269th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Harley Earl ranks 754 out of 847. Before him are Guo Wengui, Bakary Gassama, Nick Fry, Jérôme Valcke, Terje Hauge, and Todd Boehly. After him are Lev Manovich, Andrew Puzder, Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, Patrick Volkerding, Ken Bates, and Mike Lazaridis.

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Among people born in 1893, Harley Earl ranks 274. Before him are Tom Forman, Saunders Lewis, Dorothy Dalton, John P. Marquand, Gladys Brockwell, and Irving Bacon. After him are Sydney Camm, and Frank Carlson. Among people deceased in 1969, Harley Earl ranks 248. Before him are Walter Hagen, Josh White, Miles Malleson, Richard Allen, Gaston Strobino, and Rod La Rocque. After him are Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser, George "Gabby" Hayes, Ben Alexander, Rex Ingram, and Mitzi Green.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harley Earl ranks 13,464 out of 20,380. Before him are John Laurinaitis (1962), KaDee Strickland (1975), Milton Latham (1827), Todd Boehly (1973), Wayne C. Booth (1921), and Emily Osment (1992). After him are Future (1983), Ellen Sandweiss (1958), Simon Cameron (1799), Steven M. Greer (1955), Payman Maadi (1970), and Steve Kuhn (1938).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Harley Earl ranks 269. Before him are Suzanne Farrell (1945), Kevin Systrom (1983), Michael Everson (1963), Billy Mays (1958), Ray Ozzie (1955), and Todd Boehly (1973). After him are Andrew Puzder (1950), Patrick Volkerding (1966), Bill Browder (1964), Steve Huffman (1983), Mitchell Baker (1957), and Charles Erwin Wilson (1890).

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