1914 - 1952
John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons; October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist. Associated with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Parsons was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Aerojet Engineering Corporation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Parsons has received more than 811,631 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Parsons is the 262nd most popular engineer, the 6,238th most popular biography from United States and the 27th most popular American Engineer.
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Among engineers, Jack Parsons ranks 262 out of 323. Before him are Rudy Van Gelder, Frederick Terman, Louis Vicat, Hans Moravec, Louis Pouzin, and Fulgence Bienvenüe. After him are Sergey Chaplygin, Mikhail Simonov, Émile Lemoine, Markus Reiner, Sam Eyde, and Ransom E. Olds.
1924 - 2016
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 256
1900 - 1982
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 257
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 258
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 259
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 260
1852 - 1936
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 261
1914 - 1952
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 262
1869 - 1942
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 263
1929 - 2011
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 264
1840 - 1912
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 265
1886 - 1976
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 266
1866 - 1940
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 267
1864 - 1950
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 268
Among people born in 1914, Jack Parsons ranks 246. Before him are Ehrenfried Patzel, Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Adolf Urban, David Wayne, Giuseppe Baldo, and Victor Sen Yung. After him are Viljo Heino, Oscar Heisserer, William Castle, Jo Cals, Elfriede Kaun, and Julián Marías. Among people deceased in 1952, Jack Parsons ranks 127. Before him are D. S. Senanayake, Roger Vitrac, Italo Montemezzi, Ludwig Kaas, Ivan Olbracht, and Ernst Streeruwitz. After him are Gregory La Cava, Manuel Portela Valladares, Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Filippos Karvelas, Richard Johansson, and Hans von Rosen.
1914 - 2004
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 240
1914 - 1943
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 241
1914 - 1943
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 242
1914 - 1995
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 243
1914 - 2007
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 244
1914 - 1980
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 245
1914 - 1952
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 246
1914 - 1998
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 247
1914 - 2004
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 248
1914 - 1977
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 249
1914 - 1971
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 250
1914 - 2008
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 251
1914 - 2005
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 252
1883 - 1952
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 121
1899 - 1952
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 122
1875 - 1952
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 123
1881 - 1952
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 124
1882 - 1952
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 125
1874 - 1952
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 126
1914 - 1952
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 127
1892 - 1952
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 128
1867 - 1952
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 129
1887 - 1952
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 130
1877 - 1952
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 131
1882 - 1952
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 132
1888 - 1952
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 133
Among people born in United States, Jack Parsons ranks 6,238 out of 18,182. Before him are John Myung (1967), Jon Turteltaub (1963), John Bell Hood (1831), Sylvanus Morley (1883), Ruby Bridges (1954), and David Keith (1954). After him are Ferde Grofé (1892), Jill Tarter (1944), Harry Beaumont (1888), Mark Boone Junior (1955), Charles Daniels (1885), and Casey Kasem (1932).
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 6,232
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 6,233
1831 - 1879
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,234
1883 - 1948
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,235
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,236
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,237
1914 - 1952
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,238
1892 - 1972
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6,239
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6,240
1888 - 1966
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6,241
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6,242
1885 - 1973
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6,243
1932 - 2014
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 6,244
Among engineers born in United States, Jack Parsons ranks 27. Before him are Eugene Polley (1915), Burt Rutan (1943), Aron Ralston (1975), Hendrik Wade Bode (1905), Rudy Van Gelder (1924), and Frederick Terman (1900). After him are Ransom E. Olds (1864), K. Eric Drexler (1955), Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (1892), Alan Shugart (1930), Frances Spence (1922), and Butler Lampson (1943).
1915 - 2012
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 21
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 22
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 23
1905 - 1982
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 24
1924 - 2016
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 25
1900 - 1982
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 26
1914 - 1952
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 27
1864 - 1950
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 28
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 29
1892 - 1981
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 30
1930 - 2006
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 31
1922 - 2012
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 32
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 33