Inventor
Mohamed M. Atalla
electrical engineer and "Father of the PIN"
1924 - 2009
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Mohamed M. Atalla
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Mohamed M. Atalla is the 298th most popular inventor (up from 383rd in 2024), the 467th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 539th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Inventor.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Mohamed M. Atalla ranks 298 out of 426. Before him are Petrache Poenaru, Frank Zamboni, Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Max Valier, Samuel Morland, and Jacob Perkins. After him are Kálmán Kandó, L. L. Langstroth, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo, Bill Atkinson, Oleg Losev, and George Graham.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Petrache Poenaru
1799 - 1875
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 292
Frank Zamboni
1901 - 1988
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 293
Yoshiro Nakamatsu
1928 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 294
Max Valier
1895 - 1930
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 295
Samuel Morland
1625 - 1695
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 296
Jacob Perkins
1766 - 1849
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 297
Mohamed M. Atalla
1924 - 2009
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 298
Kálmán Kandó
1869 - 1931
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 299
L. L. Langstroth
1810 - 1895
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 300
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
1852 - 1936
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 301
Bill Atkinson
1951 - 2025
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 302
Oleg Losev
1903 - 1942
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 303
George Graham
1673 - 1751
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 304
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Mohamed M. Atalla ranks 298. Before him are Riccardo Cucciolla, Rune Larsson, Anthony Caro, Ricardo Infante, Tatyana Lioznova, and Attilio Giovannini. After him are Raoul Coutard, Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, Theodore Bikel, Thomas Berger, Jean-Michel Charlier, and Ken Green. Among people deceased in 2009, Mohamed M. Atalla ranks 193. Before him are Elisabeth Söderström, Giacomo Bulgarelli, Michel Leblond, Monica Bleibtreu, Dušan Džamonja, and Olja Ivanjicki. After him are Ruth Ford, Rodrigo Carazo Odio, Ivan Gubijan, Jack Kramer, Grigore Vieru, and Janet Jagan.
Others Born in 1924
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Riccardo Cucciolla
ACTOR
1924 - 1999
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 292
Rune Larsson
ATHLETE
1924 - 2016
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 293
Anthony Caro
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2013
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 294
Ricardo Infante
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2008
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 295
Tatyana Lioznova
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 296
Attilio Giovannini
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 297
Mohamed M. Atalla
INVENTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 298
Raoul Coutard
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2016
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 299
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
WRITER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 300
Theodore Bikel
ACTOR
1924 - 2015
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 301
Thomas Berger
WRITER
1924 - 2014
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 302
Jean-Michel Charlier
COMIC ARTIST
1924 - 1989
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 303
Ken Green
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2001
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 304
Others Deceased in 2009
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Elisabeth Söderström
SINGER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 187
Giacomo Bulgarelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2009
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 188
Michel Leblond
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 189
Monica Bleibtreu
ACTOR
1944 - 2009
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 190
Dušan Džamonja
SCULPTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 191
Olja Ivanjicki
PAINTER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 192
Mohamed M. Atalla
INVENTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 193
Ruth Ford
ACTOR
1911 - 2009
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 194
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 195
Ivan Gubijan
ATHLETE
1923 - 2009
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 196
Jack Kramer
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 197
Grigore Vieru
WRITER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 198
Janet Jagan
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2009
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 199
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Mohamed M. Atalla ranks 467 out of NaN. Before him are Mustafa Khalil (1920), Atom Egoyan (1960), Yusuf Idris (1927), Mustafa Ben Halim (1921), Hassan Shehata (1947), and Rushdy Abaza (1926). After him are Richard Anthony (1938), Abbās al-Aqqād (1889), Ali Gomaa (1952), Abdulrahman Fawzi (1909), Taheyya Kariokka (1915), and Konstantinos Tsaldaris (1884).
Others born in Egypt
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Mustafa Khalil
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2008
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 461
Atom Egoyan
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 462
Yusuf Idris
WRITER
1927 - 1991
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 463
Mustafa Ben Halim
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 464
Hassan Shehata
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 465
Rushdy Abaza
ACTOR
1926 - 1980
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 466
Mohamed M. Atalla
INVENTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 467
Richard Anthony
SINGER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 468
Abbās al-Aqqād
WRITER
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 469
Ali Gomaa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 470
Abdulrahman Fawzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 471
Taheyya Kariokka
ACTOR
1915 - 1999
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 472
Konstantinos Tsaldaris
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1970
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 473
Among Inventors In Egypt
Among inventors born in Egypt, Mohamed M. Atalla ranks 2. Before him are Mary the Jewess (100). After him are Roland Moreno (1945).
Mary the Jewess
100 - 100
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1
Mohamed M. Atalla
1924 - 2009
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 2
Roland Moreno
1945 - 2012
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 3
