ENGINEER

Kerim Kerimov

1917 - 2003

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Lieutenant General Kerim Abbasali oghlu Kerimov (Azerbaijani: Kərim Abbasəli oğlu Kərimov, Russian: Керим Аббас-Алиевич Керимов; November 14, 1917 – March 29, 2003) was a Soviet and Russian engineer of Azerbaijani ethnicity and a general in Soviet Army, who is regarded as one of the key scientists and founders in the Soviet Union's space program, and for many years a central figure in the Soviet space program. Despite his prominent role, his identity was kept a secret from the public for most of his career. He was part of the Sputnik 1 team in 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kerim Kerimov has received more than 106,837 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Kerim Kerimov is the 145th most popular engineer, the 49th most popular biography from Azerbaijan (down from 47th in 2019) and the most popular Azerbaijani Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Kerim Kerimov ranks 145 out of 389. Before him are Gustave Whitehead, Pierre-Émile Martin, Gabriel Voisin, Franz Reuleaux, Li Kui, and Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. After him are Alec Issigonis, Yahya Ayyash, Joseph Strauss, Georgy Babakin, William Playfair, and Mikhail Yangel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Kerim Kerimov ranks 136. Before him are Semyon Kurkotkin, Raymond Burr, Fulbert Youlou, Mak Dizdar, Shams Pahlavi, and Brad Dexter. After him are Dabbs Greer, Heinrich Ehrler, Georgy Vitsin, Franceska Mann, Robert Conquest, and Caspar Weinberger. Among people deceased in 2003, Kerim Kerimov ranks 115. Before him are Robert Palmer, Rubén González, Lothar Emmerich, Karl Kling, Gordon Mitchell, and Althea Gibson. After him are Paul Janssen, Mario Merz, Fred Rogers, Guido Crepax, Constantin Dăscălescu, and Alejandro de Tomaso.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Kerim Kerimov ranks 49 out of 232. Before him are Fikret Amirov (1922), Musa Manarov (1951), Vladimir Menshov (1939), Hazi Aslanov (1910), Shovkat Alakbarova (1922), and Samad bey Mehmandarov (1855). After him are Anatoliy Banishevskiy (1946), Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940), Leyla Mammadbeyova (1909), Samad Vurgun (1906), Azim Azimzade (1880), and Novruz Mammadov (1947).

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Among ENGINEERS In Azerbaijan

Among engineers born in Azerbaijan, Kerim Kerimov ranks 1. 

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