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R. J. Mitchell

1895 - 1937

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Reginald Joseph Mitchell (20 May 1895 – 11 June 1937) was a British aircraft designer who worked for the Southampton aviation company Supermarine from 1916 until 1936. He is best known for designing racing seaplanes such as the Supermarine S.6B, and for leading the team that designed the Supermarine Spitfire. Born in Butt Lane, Staffordshire, Mitchell attended Hanley High School and afterwards worked as an apprentice at a locomotive engineering works, whilst also studying engineering and mathematics at night. In 1916 he moved to Southampton to join Supermarine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. R. J. Mitchell is the 342nd most popular engineer (down from 338th in 2019), the 5,104th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,939th in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, R. J. Mitchell ranks 342 out of 389. Before him are Isaac Roberts, Hugh Latimer Dryden, Octave Chanute, Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, T. Keith Glennan, and Julius Kühn. After him are Harry Ricardo, Anatoly Blagonravov, Pat Symonds, Tommy Flowers, Chuck Peddle, and Pavel Pavel.

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Among people born in 1895, R. J. Mitchell ranks 293. Before him are Zoltan Korda, Alice Lake, Milton Margai, Adam Papée, Eugene Bullard, and Florence Vidor. After him are Willard Rice, Wanda Hawley, Birger Cederin, Evelyn Brent, A. Edward Sutherland, and Gracie Allen. Among people deceased in 1937, R. J. Mitchell ranks 177. Before him are Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson, Colin Campbell Cooper, Ottó Hellmich, Harry Vardon, Howie Morenz, and Jorge de Paiva. After him are George Caridia, Annie Lorrain Smith, Marie Prevost, Gyula Juhász, Ross Alexander, and Ellen Hansell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, R. J. Mitchell ranks 5,106 out of 8,785. Before him are Carol V. Robinson (1956), Lynsey de Paul (1948), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), Anthony Powell (1905), Ernest Townsend (1880), and Mary Lamb (1764). After him are Bernard Pyne Grenfell (1869), Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), Bob Gerard (1914), John Owen (1827), Mary Millar (1936), and Hugh Blair (1718).

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Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom

Among engineers born in United Kingdom, R. J. Mitchell ranks 38. Before him are Ralph Bagnold (1896), Geoffrey de Havilland (1882), Ove Arup (1895), Jesse Ramsden (1735), Isaac Roberts (1829), and Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893). After him are Harry Ricardo (1885), Pat Symonds (1953), Tommy Flowers (1905), Bob Bell (1958), John Lombe (1693), and Kevin Warwick (1954).

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