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Gideon Sundback

1880 - 1954

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Gideon Sundback

Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundback (Jönköping, 24 april 1880 – Meadville (Pennsylvania), 21 juni 1954) was een Zweeds-Amerikaans zakenman en uitvinder die het bekendst is vanwege zijn bijdrage aan de ontwikkeling van de ritssluiting. Sundback werd geboren als zoon van de rijke boer Jonas Otto Magnusson Sundbäck en Kristina Karolina Klasdotter. Na zijn studie in Zweden verhuisde Sundback naar Duitsland, waar hij aan de technische hogeschool in Bingen am Rhein studeerde. Hij studeerde er af in 1903 en emigreerde in 1905 naar de Verenigde Staten. Lees meer op Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Gideon Sundback is the 34th most popular uitvinder (up from 154th in 2024), the 57th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 268th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Uitvinder.

Gideon Sundback was most famous for inventing the zipper.

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Among Uitvinders

Among uitvinders, Gideon Sundback ranks 34 out of 426. Before him are Denis Papin, Thomas Newcomen, Abbas ibn Firnas, Jimmy Wales, Ernő Rubik, and Samuel Colt. After him are John Herschel, Antonio Meucci, Igor Sikorsky, László Bíró, Joseph Marie Jacquard, and Frank Whittle.

Most Popular Uitvinders in Wikipedia

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Denis Papin
1647 - 1712
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 28
Thomas Newcomen
1663 - 1729
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 29
Abbas ibn Firnas
810 - 887
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 30
Jimmy Wales
1966 - Present
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 31
Ernő Rubik
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 32
Samuel Colt
1814 - 1862
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 33
Gideon Sundback
1880 - 1954
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 34
John Herschel
1792 - 1871
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 35
Antonio Meucci
1808 - 1889
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 36
Igor Sikorsky
1889 - 1972
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 37
László Bíró
1899 - 1985
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 38
Joseph Marie Jacquard
1752 - 1834
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 39
Frank Whittle
1907 - 1996
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 40

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Gideon Sundback ranks 13. Before him are Fedor von Bock, John Boyd Orr, Robert Musil, Oswald Spengler, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Franz Marc. After him are André Derain, Ludwig Beck, Manuel Azaña, Paul Hausser, Wilhelm List, and Werner von Fritsch. Among people deceased in 1954, Gideon Sundback ranks 10. Before him are Enrico Fermi, Heinz Guderian, Robert Capa, Otto Diels, Princess Märtha of Sweden, and Colette. After him are André Derain, Getúlio Vargas, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Alcide De Gasperi, and Jacinto Benavente.

Others Born in 1880

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Fedor von Bock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1945
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 7
John Boyd Orr
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1971
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 8
Robert Musil
WRITER
1880 - 1942
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 9
Oswald Spengler
PHILOSOPHER
1880 - 1936
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 10
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
PAINTER
1880 - 1938
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 11
Franz Marc
PAINTER
1880 - 1916
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 12
Gideon Sundback
INVENTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 13
André Derain
PAINTER
1880 - 1954
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 14
Ludwig Beck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1944
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 15
Manuel Azaña
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1940
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 16
Paul Hausser
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1972
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 17
Wilhelm List
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1971
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 18
Werner von Fritsch
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1939
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 19

Others Deceased in 1954

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Enrico Fermi
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1954
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 4
Heinz Guderian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1954
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 5
Robert Capa
JOURNALIST
1913 - 1954
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 6
Otto Diels
CHEMIST
1876 - 1954
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 7
Princess Märtha of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1901 - 1954
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 8
Colette
WRITER
1873 - 1954
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 9
Gideon Sundback
INVENTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 10
André Derain
PAINTER
1880 - 1954
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 11
Getúlio Vargas
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 12
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1954
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 13
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1954
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 14
Alcide De Gasperi
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1954
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 15
Jacinto Benavente
WRITER
1866 - 1954
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 16

In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gideon Sundback ranks 57 out of 1,879. Before him are Haakon VI of Norway (1340), Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Anders Jonas Ångström (1814), Eyvind Johnson (1900), and Hilma af Klint (1862). After him are Max von Sydow (1929), Gunnar Nordahl (1921), Harry Martinson (1904), Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755), Björn Borg (1956), and Verner von Heidenstam (1859).

Others born in Sweden

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Haakon VI of Norway
NOBLEMAN
1340 - 1380
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 51
Eric XIV of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1577
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 52
Princess Birgitta of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 53
Anders Jonas Ångström
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1874
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 54
Eyvind Johnson
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 55
Hilma af Klint
PAINTER
1862 - 1944
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 56
Gideon Sundback
INVENTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 57
Max von Sydow
ACTOR
1929 - 2020
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 58
Gunnar Nordahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 59
Harry Martinson
WRITER
1904 - 1978
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 60
Axel von Fersen the Younger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1810
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 61
Björn Borg
TENNIS PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 62
Verner von Heidenstam
WRITER
1859 - 1940
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 63