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Dean Kamen

1951 - Today

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Dean Lawrence Kamen (; born April 5, 1951) is an American engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is known for his invention of the Segway and iBOT, as well as founding the non-profit organization FIRST with Woodie Flowers. Kamen holds over 1,000 patents. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dean Kamen is the 391st most popular inventor (up from 394th in 2019), the 10,373rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,435th in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Dean Kamen ranks 391 out of 426Before him are George Beauchamp, Robin Li, William Friese-Greene, Oliver Evans, Gary Fisher, and Yvonne Brill. After him are Bette Nesmith Graham, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Lewis Howard Latimer, Jerry Lawson, John F. Seitz, and Granville Woods.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Dean Kamen ranks 554Before him are Maki Kaji, Sylvia Rivera, Terry McDermott, Ray Kennedy, Kazimierz Kmiecik, and Nedim Gürsel. After him are Lin Chuan, Nenad Stekić, Stefan Sofiyanski, Alphonso Johnson, Steve Prefontaine, and Kenny Anthony.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dean Kamen ranks 10,375 out of 20,380Before him are Tony MacAlpine (1960), Eugene Bullard (1895), Paul Motian (1931), Narada Michael Walden (1952), Robert Burks (1909), and Billy Eckstine (1914). After him are Matt Sydal (1983), Mike Godwin (1956), David M. Walker (1944), Aaron Neville (1941), Ron Livingston (1967), and Jenny Slate (1982).

Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Dean Kamen ranks 108Before him are Charles Darrow (1889), Frank Piasecki (1919), George Stibitz (1904), George Beauchamp (1899), Oliver Evans (1755), and Gary Fisher (1950). After him are Bette Nesmith Graham (1924), Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860), Lewis Howard Latimer (1848), Jerry Lawson (1940), John F. Seitz (1892), and Granville Woods (1856).