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Boyan Slat

1994 - Today

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Boyan Slat (born 27 July 1994) is a Dutch inventor and entrepreneur. A former aerospace engineering student, he is the CEO of The Ocean Cleanup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Boyan Slat is the 421st most popular inventor (down from 418th in 2024), the 1,264th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,200th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Boyan Slat ranks 421 out of 426. Before him are Sarah E. Goode, Frank Hornby, Richard Pearse, David Hahn, Curt O. Schaller, and Shiva Ayyadurai. After him are Jarkko Oikarinen, Jack Andraka, Tony Fadell, George Hotz, Franky Zapata, and Wendell Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Boyan Slat ranks 286. Before him are Pascal Siakam, Lee Sun-bin, Kyle Allen, Joohoney, Brad Smith, and Kenan Karaman. After him are Genki Miyachi, Mitsuo Yamada, Ben Proud, Elina Born, Maren Lundby, and Hassan Yazdani.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Boyan Slat ranks 1,265 out of 1,646. Before him are Stefano Lilipaly (1990), Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1990), Joram van Klaveren (1979), Lars Boom (1985), Elisabeth Willeboordse (1978), and Theo Bos (1983). After him are Menno Oosting (1964), Leroy Fer (1990), Jürgen Locadia (1993), Jan Siemerink (1970), Marit van Eupen (1969), and Marianne Timmer (1974).

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Among INVENTORS In Netherlands

Among inventors born in Netherlands, Boyan Slat ranks 4. Before him are Cornelis Drebbel (1572), Zacharias Janssen (1585), and Lou Ottens (1926).

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