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Gary Fisher

1950 - Today

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Gary Christopher Fisher (born November 5, 1950) is considered one of the inventors of the modern mountain bike. Fisher started competing in road and track races at age 12. He was suspended in 1968 because race organizers cited a rule that his hair was too long. By 1972 this rule had been repealed and Fisher's career continued. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Fisher is the 389th most popular inventor (up from 392nd in 2019), the 10,137th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,355th in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Gary Fisher ranks 389 out of 426. Before him are Johan Vaaler, George Stibitz, George Beauchamp, Robin Li, William Friese-Greene, and Oliver Evans. After him are Yvonne Brill, Dean Kamen, Bette Nesmith Graham, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Lewis Howard Latimer, and Jerry Lawson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Gary Fisher ranks 549. Before him are Parveen Sultana, Harald Hein, Kabiné Komara, Dan Hartman, Ole Qvist, and Walter Becker. After him are Jack Layton, Přemysl Bičovský, Goutam Ghose, Karl Rove, Joseph Ruben, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Fisher ranks 10,139 out of 20,380. Before him are Bernie Casey (1939), John Debney (1956), Ann Richards (1933), Ted Stevens (1923), Ellen S. Baker (1953), and W. S. Merwin (1927). After him are Jerry Jones (1942), Frank Buckles (1901), Minta Durfee (1889), Kevin J. Anderson (1962), Chuck McKinley (1941), and Al Unser (1939).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Gary Fisher ranks 107. Before him are Robert S. Langer (1948), Charles Darrow (1889), Frank Piasecki (1919), George Stibitz (1904), George Beauchamp (1899), and Oliver Evans (1755). After him are Dean Kamen (1951), Bette Nesmith Graham (1924), Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860), Lewis Howard Latimer (1848), Jerry Lawson (1940), and John F. Seitz (1892).

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