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Arthur Fry

1931 - Today

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Arthur "Art" Fry (born August 19, 1931) is an American inventor and scientist. He is credited as the co-creator of the Post-it Note (though this is disputed by some), an item of office stationery manufactured by 3M. As of 2006, Post-it products are sold in more than 100 countries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Fry is the 413th most popular inventor (down from 402nd in 2024), the 13,333rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,622nd in 2019) and the 124th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Arthur Fry ranks 413 out of 426. Before him are Marc Andreessen, Alfred Carlton Gilbert, Harold Stephen Black, Lawrence Hargrave, Charles F. Kettering, and Arunachalam Muruganantham. After him are Walter Frederick Morrison, Sarah E. Goode, Frank Hornby, Richard Pearse, David Hahn, and Curt O. Schaller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Arthur Fry ranks 595. Before him are Arne Nordheim, Nasir Hussain, Gloria Talbott, Clifford Jordan, James Abourezk, and Brook Benton. After him are Gene Fullmer, Jimmy Stewart, Ken Bates, Nandini Satpathy, Malcolm Williamson, and Michael Hardie Boys.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Fry ranks 13,337 out of 20,380. Before him are Leroy Burrell (1967), Road Warrior Hawk (1957), Max Martini (1969), Corey Graves (1984), Ted Ligety (1984), and Sarah Drew (1980). After him are Taylor Townsend (1996), Jon Abrahams (1977), Jessica Bowman (1980), Barbara Lee (1946), Brian Geraghty (1975), and Willard Schmidt (1910).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Arthur Fry ranks 124. Before him are Herbert E. Ives (1882), Clarence Birdseye (1886), Marc Andreessen (1971), Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884), Harold Stephen Black (1898), and Charles F. Kettering (1958). After him are Walter Frederick Morrison (1920), Sarah E. Goode (1855), David Hahn (1976), Jack Andraka (1997), Tony Fadell (1969), and George Hotz (1989).

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