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Theodore von Kármán
1881 - 1963
Theodore von Kármán
Theodore von Kármán (Hungarian: (szőllőskislaki) Kármán Tódor [(søːløːʃkiʃlɒki) ˈkaːrmaːn ˈtoːdor], born Tivadar Mihály Kármán, 11 May 1881 – 6 May 1963), was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist who worked in aeronautics and astronautics. He was responsible for crucial advances in aerodynamics characterizing supersonic and hypersonic airflow. The human-defined threshold of outer space is named the "Kármán line" in recognition of his work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodore von Kármán has received more than 734,433 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Theodore von Kármán is the 32nd most popular engineer (up from 33rd in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Hungary (down from 80th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Engineer.
Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American physicist and engineer. He is most famous for his work in aeronautics and aerospace engineering.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Theodore von Kármán ranks 32 out of 323. Before him are Albert Göring, August Horch, José Echegaray, Hugo Junkers, Lennart Torstensson, and Jiro Horikoshi. After him are Villard de Honnecourt, Felix Wankel, Pavel Sukhoi, Howard H. Aiken, Godfrey Hounsfield, and Anthony Fokker.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Albert Göring
1895 - 1966
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 26
August Horch
1868 - 1951
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 27
José Echegaray
1832 - 1916
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 28
Hugo Junkers
1859 - 1935
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 29
Lennart Torstensson
1603 - 1651
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 30
Jiro Horikoshi
1903 - 1982
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 31
Theodore von Kármán
1881 - 1963
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 32
Villard de Honnecourt
1200 - 1250
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 33
Felix Wankel
1902 - 1988
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 34
Pavel Sukhoi
1895 - 1975
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 35
Howard H. Aiken
1900 - 1973
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 36
Godfrey Hounsfield
1919 - 2004
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 37
Anthony Fokker
1890 - 1939
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1881, Theodore von Kármán ranks 40. Before him are Władysław Sikorski, Walter Rudolf Hess, Vincenzo Peruggia, Otto Wille Kuusinen, Carlo Carrà, and Asta Nielsen. After him are Ivan Ribar, Otto Bauer, Alfred Radcliffe-Brown, William Boeing, Emil Ludwig, and Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax. Among people deceased in 1963, Theodore von Kármán ranks 28. Before him are Herbert Spencer Gasser, Rajendra Prasad, Abd al-Karim Qasim, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Michael Rockefeller, and Carmen Amaya. After him are Richard Baer, Jacques Hadamard, Georg-Hans Reinhardt, Richard Barthelmess, Józef Gosławski, and Kurt Zeitzler.
Others Born in 1881
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Władysław Sikorski
1881 - 1943
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 34
Walter Rudolf Hess
1881 - 1973
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 35
Vincenzo Peruggia
1881 - 1925
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 36
Otto Wille Kuusinen
1881 - 1964
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 37
Carlo Carrà
1881 - 1966
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 38
Asta Nielsen
1881 - 1972
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 39
Theodore von Kármán
1881 - 1963
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 40
Ivan Ribar
1881 - 1968
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 41
Otto Bauer
1881 - 1938
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 42
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
1881 - 1955
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 43
William Boeing
1881 - 1956
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 44
Emil Ludwig
1881 - 1948
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 45
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
1881 - 1959
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 1963
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Herbert Spencer Gasser
1888 - 1963
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 22
Rajendra Prasad
1884 - 1963
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 23
Abd al-Karim Qasim
1914 - 1963
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 24
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1884 - 1963
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 25
Michael Rockefeller
1938 - 1963
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 26
Carmen Amaya
1913 - 1963
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 27
Theodore von Kármán
1881 - 1963
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 28
Richard Baer
1911 - 1963
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 29
Jacques Hadamard
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 30
Georg-Hans Reinhardt
1887 - 1963
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 31
Richard Barthelmess
1895 - 1963
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 32
Józef Gosławski
1908 - 1963
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 33
Kurt Zeitzler
1895 - 1963
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 34
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Theodore von Kármán ranks 81 out of 866. Before him are Béla II of Hungary (1108), Violant of Hungary (1215), Zoltán Czibor (1929), Stephen III of Hungary (1147), Irene of Hungary (1088), and Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917). After him are Đurađ Branković (1377), István Szabó (1938), Stephen II of Hungary (1101), György Cziffra (1921), Margaret Mahler (1897), and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1831).
Others born in Hungary
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Béla II of Hungary
1108 - 1141
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 75
Violant of Hungary
1215 - 1253
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 76
Zoltán Czibor
1929 - 1997
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 77
Stephen III of Hungary
1147 - 1172
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 78
Irene of Hungary
1088 - 1134
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 79
Zsa Zsa Gabor
1917 - 2016
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 80
Theodore von Kármán
1881 - 1963
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 81
Đurađ Branković
1377 - 1456
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 82
István Szabó
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 83
Stephen II of Hungary
1101 - 1131
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 84
György Cziffra
1921 - 1994
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 85
Margaret Mahler
1897 - 1985
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 86
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
1831 - 1903
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 87
Among ENGINEERS In Hungary
Among engineers born in Hungary, Theodore von Kármán ranks 1. After him are Loránd Eötvös (1848).
