ENGINEER
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
1947 - 2011

Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt (Hebrew: אליהו משה גולדרט; March 31, 1947 – June 11, 2011) was an Israeli business management guru. He was the originator of the Optimized Production Technique, the Theory of Constraints (TOC), the Thinking Processes, Drum-Buffer-Rope, Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) and other TOC derived tools. He was the author of several business novels and non-fiction works, mainly on the application of the theory of constraints to various manufacturing, engineering, and other business processes. The processes are typically modeled as resource flows, the constraints typically represent limits on flows. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eliyahu M. Goldratt is the 136th most popular engineer (down from 128th in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Israel (up from 194th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Eliyahu M. Goldratt ranks 136 out of 389. Before him are Léon Charles Thévenin, Flaminio Bertoni, Li Kui, Georgy Shpagin, Christian Otto Mohr, and Claude Dornier. After him are Johan August Brinell, Joseph M. Juran, Alexandre Darracq, John Loudon McAdam, Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, and Pierre-Émile Martin.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLéon Charles Thévenin
1857 - 1926
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 130
Flaminio Bertoni
1903 - 1964
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 131
Li Kui
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 132
Georgy Shpagin
1897 - 1952
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 133
Christian Otto Mohr
1835 - 1918
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 134
Claude Dornier
1884 - 1969
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 135
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
1947 - 2011
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 136
Johan August Brinell
1849 - 1925
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 137
Joseph M. Juran
1904 - 2008
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 138
Alexandre Darracq
1855 - 1931
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 139
John Loudon McAdam
1756 - 1836
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 140
Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto
1460 - 1528
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 141
Pierre-Émile Martin
1824 - 1915
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 142
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Eliyahu M. Goldratt ranks 252. Before him are Daishiro Yoshimura, William Atherton, Ján Pivarník, James Dyson, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Michel Sardou. After him are Emmylou Harris, Andréa Ferréol, Malcolm Ranjith, Nick Castle, Charlie Hickcox, and Godfrey Chitalu. Among people deceased in 2011, Eliyahu M. Goldratt ranks 132. Before him are Lena Nyman, Josefa Iloilo, Charles Napier, Abdul Fatah Younis, Anatole Abragam, and Varkey Vithayathil. After him are Jack Kevorkian, Cy Twombly, Lazar Mojsov, Frederick Chiluba, María Elena Walsh, and Ali Saibou.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsDaishiro Yoshimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2003
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 246
William Atherton
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 247
Ján Pivarník
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 248
James Dyson
INVENTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 249
Sogyal Rinpoche
WRITER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 250
Michel Sardou
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 251
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
ENGINEER
1947 - 2011
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 252
Emmylou Harris
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 253
Andréa Ferréol
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 254
Malcolm Ranjith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 255
Nick Castle
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 256
Charlie Hickcox
SWIMMER
1947 - 2010
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 257
Godfrey Chitalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 258
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsLena Nyman
ACTOR
1944 - 2011
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 126
Josefa Iloilo
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 127
Charles Napier
ACTOR
1936 - 2011
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 128
Abdul Fatah Younis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - 2011
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 129
Anatole Abragam
PHYSICIST
1914 - 2011
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 130
Varkey Vithayathil
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2011
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 131
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
ENGINEER
1947 - 2011
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 132
Jack Kevorkian
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 133
Cy Twombly
PAINTER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 134
Lazar Mojsov
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 135
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 136
María Elena Walsh
WRITER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 137
Ali Saibou
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 138
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Eliyahu M. Goldratt ranks 187 out of 466. Before him are Ahmed Jibril (1938), Dalia Itzik (1952), Yuval Ne'eman (1925), Shulamit Aloni (1928), Rehavam Ze'evi (1926), and Safra Catz (1961). After him are Daliah Lavi (1942), Uzi Narkiss (1925), Alexander of Judaea (-100), Arnon Milchan (1944), Amir Pnueli (1941), and Dan Halutz (1948).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsAhmed Jibril
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 181
Dalia Itzik
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 182
Yuval Ne'eman
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2006
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 183
Shulamit Aloni
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 184
Rehavam Ze'evi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2001
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 185
Safra Catz
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 186
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
ENGINEER
1947 - 2011
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 187
Daliah Lavi
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 188
Uzi Narkiss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 1997
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 189
Alexander of Judaea
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 190
Arnon Milchan
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 191
Amir Pnueli
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2009
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 192
Dan Halutz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 193
Among ENGINEERS In Israel
Among engineers born in Israel, Eliyahu M. Goldratt ranks 1. After him are Yaakov Ziv (1931).