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POLITICIAN

Juan Trippe

1899 - 1981

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Juan Terry Trippe (June 27, 1899 – April 3, 1981) was an American commercial aviation pioneer, entrepreneur and the founder of Pan American World Airways, one of the iconic airlines of the 20th century. He was involved in the introduction of the Sikorsky S-42, which opened trans-Pacific airline travel, the Boeing 307 Stratoliner which introduced cabin pressurization to airline operations, the Boeing 707 which started a new era in low cost jet transportation, and the Boeing 747 jumbo jets. Trippe's signing of the 747 contract coincided with the 50th anniversary of Boeing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Trippe has received more than 1,195,813 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Juan Trippe is the 12,297th most popular politician (down from 11,822nd in 2019), the 5,240th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,582nd in 2019) and the 331st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Juan Trippe ranks 12,297 out of 15,577Before him are Juhan Kukk, Wasashatta, Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line, Turhan Pasha Përmeti, Joe Manchin, and Baltasar Garzón. After him are Abdullah Mirza, Pyotr Durnovo, Dora Bakoyannis, Wahkare Khety, Francisco Antonio Pinto, and Leo III, King of Armenia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Juan Trippe ranks 177Before him are Joseph Guillemot, Weegee, Arvīds Pelše, John Bodkin Adams, Udham Singh, and Otto E. Neugebauer. After him are Hoagy Carmichael, René Petit, Aldo Nadi, Masujiro Nishida, Dora Gerson, and Väinö Kokkinen. Among people deceased in 1981, Juan Trippe ranks 137Before him are Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Mike Bloomfield, Jack Albertson, François Bordes, Jack Northrop, and Ivan Galamian. After him are Elemér Kocsis, Paco Bienzobas, Hoagy Carmichael, Francis Hunter, Benjamin Sheares, and Yury Trifonov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Juan Trippe ranks 5,240 out of 18,182Before him are James Read (1953), Conan O'Brien (1963), Helen Merrill (1930), John Wesley Shipp (1955), Tomas Arana (1955), and Joe Manchin (1947). After him are Jeane Dixon (1904), Emily Kinney (1985), Robert Urich (1946), Janet Margolin (1943), Harry Partch (1901), and Joan Blondell (1906).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Juan Trippe ranks 331Before him are Eddie Lawson (1958), Quanah Parker (1845), Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900), William Perry (1927), Charles Bolden (1946), and Joe Manchin (1947). After him are Alexander H. Stephens (1812), Caroline Harrison (1832), John Warner (1927), Andrew Mellon (1855), William Cohen (1940), and Ramsey Clark (1927).