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Henry J. Kaiser

1882 - 1967

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Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known for his shipbuilding and construction projects, then later for his involvement in fostering modern American health care. Prior to World War II, Kaiser was involved in the construction industry; his company was one of those that built the Hoover Dam. He established the Kaiser Shipyards, which built Liberty ships during World War II, after which he formed Kaiser Aluminum and Kaiser Steel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry J. Kaiser has received more than 1,157,445 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Henry J. Kaiser is the 299th most popular inventor (up from 320th in 2019), the 5,710th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,380th in 2019) and the 75th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Henry J. Kaiser ranks 299 out of 354Before him are Almon Brown Strowger, Kálmán Kandó, Joseph Bramah, Harry Ferguson, Henry M. Leland, and Max Valier. After him are Whitcomb L. Judson, David Dunbar Buick, Jacob Ellehammer, Ivan Polzunov, Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, and Lynn Conway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Henry J. Kaiser ranks 182Before him are Elin Wägner, Benjamin Jones, Wyndham Halswelle, Robert Kerr, Amelita Galli-Curci, and Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius. After him are Walter Jakobsson, Jenő Fuchs, Henri Anspach, Elisabeth Abegg, Margaret Dumont, and George Bancroft. Among people deceased in 1967, Henry J. Kaiser ranks 171Before him are Vlastimil Kopecký, George S. Robertson, Lajos Kassák, Ann Sheridan, Väinö Kokkinen, and Fatima Jinnah. After him are Eddie Tolan, Jaromír Weinberger, Ciro Alegría, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, Gerhard Ritter, and William Christian Bullitt Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry J. Kaiser ranks 5,710 out of 18,182Before him are Raymond Cruz (1961), John Finn (1952), William Beaumont (1785), Charles Geschke (1939), John Piper (1946), and Bill Monroe (1911). After him are Ernie Davis (1939), Freddie Prinze Jr. (1976), Mary Wickes (1910), Hart Crane (1899), Jessica Harper (1949), and Mykelti Williamson (1960).

Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Henry J. Kaiser ranks 75Before him are Jack Northrop (1895), Wilson Greatbatch (1919), Ralph Hartley (1888), Tabitha Babbitt (1779), Almon Brown Strowger (1839), and Henry M. Leland (1843). After him are Whitcomb L. Judson (1846), Lynn Conway (1938), George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859), John Fitch (1743), Jay Miner (1932), and Robert S. Langer (1948).