1909 - 1991
Clarence Leonidas Fender (August 10, 1909 – March 21, 1991) was an American inventor known for designing the Fender Stratocaster. He also founded the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo Fender has received more than 883,998 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Fender is the 90th most popular inventor (down from 81st in 2019), the 992nd most popular biography from United States (down from 918th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Inventor.
Leo Fender is most famous for his contributions to the electric guitar. He created the Telecaster, Stratocaster, and Precision Bass guitars.
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Among inventors, Leo Fender ranks 90 out of 355. Before him are Bi Sheng, Momofuku Ando, Johann Maria Farina, Charles K. Kao, Mary the Jewess, and William Webb Ellis. After him are Jacque Fresco, Léon Theremin, Robert Noyce, James Hargreaves, Abraham-Louis Breguet, and Cornelis Drebbel.
990 - 1052
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 84
1910 - 2007
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 85
1685 - 1766
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 86
1933 - 2018
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 87
100 - 100
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 88
1806 - 1872
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 89
1909 - 1991
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 90
1916 - 2017
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 91
1896 - 1993
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 92
1927 - 1990
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 93
1720 - 1778
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 94
1747 - 1823
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 95
1572 - 1633
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 96
Among people born in 1909, Leo Fender ranks 32. Before him are Marinus van der Lubbe, Magda Schneider, Souphanouvong, Miep Gies, Jessica Tandy, and Aleksandar Ranković. After him are Hélder Câmara, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Oldřich Nejedlý, Vicente Feola, Matt Busby, and Yiannis Ritsos. Among people deceased in 1991, Leo Fender ranks 35. Before him are Ragnar Granit, Claudio Arrau, Stan Getz, Gunnar Gren, Arno Breker, and Jean Tinguely. After him are Don Siegel, Wilhelm Kempff, Natalia Ginzburg, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Tom of Finland, and W. Arthur Lewis.
1909 - 1934
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 26
1909 - 1996
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 27
1909 - 1995
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 28
1909 - 2010
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 29
1909 - 1994
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 30
1909 - 1983
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 31
1909 - 1991
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 32
1909 - 1999
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 33
1909 - 1993
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 34
1909 - 1990
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 35
1909 - 1975
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 36
1909 - 1994
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 37
1909 - 1990
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 38
1900 - 1991
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 29
1903 - 1991
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 30
1927 - 1991
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 31
1920 - 1991
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 32
1900 - 1991
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 33
1925 - 1991
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 34
1909 - 1991
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 35
1912 - 1991
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 36
1895 - 1991
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 37
1916 - 1991
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 38
1916 - 1991
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 39
1920 - 1991
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 40
1915 - 1991
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 41
Among people born in United States, Leo Fender ranks 992 out of 15,968. Before him are Frances McDormand (1957), Dred Scott (1795), Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921), Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), H. L. Mencken (1880), and William Randolph Hearst (1863). After him are Don Siegel (1912), Joanne Woodward (1930), Cole Porter (1891), John Forsythe (1918), William Fichtner (1956), and Jonathan Demme (1944).
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 986
1795 - 1858
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 987
1921 - 1999
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 988
1916 - 1995
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 989
1880 - 1956
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 990
1863 - 1951
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 991
1909 - 1991
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 992
1912 - 1991
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 993
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 994
1891 - 1964
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 995
1918 - 2010
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 996
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 997
1944 - 2017
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 998
Among inventors born in United States, Leo Fender ranks 22. Before him are Les Paul (1915), John Deere (1804), George Eastman (1854), John Browning (1855), Ray Tomlinson (1941), and Percy Spencer (1894). After him are Jacque Fresco (1916), Robert Noyce (1927), Hiram Maxim (1840), Elisha Otis (1811), Robert Moog (1934), and Bob Kahn (1938).
1915 - 2009
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 16
1804 - 1886
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 17
1854 - 1932
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 18
1855 - 1926
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 19
1941 - 2016
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 20
1894 - 1970
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 21
1909 - 1991
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 22
1916 - 2017
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 23
1927 - 1990
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 24
1840 - 1916
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 25
1811 - 1861
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 26
1934 - 2005
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 27
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 28