ENGINEER

Sam Dickson

1887 - 1911

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Samuel Parker Dickson (May 21, 1887 in Chicago – May 30, 1911) was a race car riding mechanic, and the first person to be killed in the Indianapolis 500. He was the son of writer Maxwell E. Dickson and Martha E. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Dickson has received more than 21,185 page views. His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Dickson is the 390th most popular engineer, the 20,348th most popular biography from United States and the 53rd most popular American Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Sam Dickson ranks 390 out of 389. Before him are Anna Kikina, Julien Simon-Chautemps, Jonathan James, Randall Munroe, Elián González, and Alia Sabur. After him are Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, and Julius Kühn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Sam Dickson ranks 297. Before him are Ralph Ince, Ernest Gruening, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, Harry F. Byrd, and Vincent Massey.  Among people deceased in 1911, Sam Dickson ranks 90. Before him are Morten Müller, Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, Adolf Bernhard Meyer, Merritt Giffin, Frances Harper, and John Douglas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Dickson ranks 21,083 out of 20,380. Before him are Erica Dawson (null), Cat Osterman (1983), Jessica Davis (1978), Erin Huck (1981), Stevan Mićić (null), and Evan Olson (null). After him are Jordan Raney (1996), Brittany Brown (null), Anglerne Annelus (1997), Ryan Owens (null), Katie Grimes (2006), and Russell White (1970).

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Among ENGINEERS In United States

Among engineers born in United States, Sam Dickson ranks 53. Before him are Henry M. Morris (1918), Ted Jensen (1954), Douglas H. Wheelock (1960), Jonathan James (1983), Randall Munroe (1984), and Alia Sabur (1989).

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