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George Beauchamp

1899 - 1941

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George Delmetia Beauchamp (; March 18, 1899 – March 30, 1941) was an American inventor of musical instruments. He is known for designing the first electrically amplified guitar to be marketed commercially. He was also a founder of National Stringed Instrument Corporation and Rickenbacker (originally Rickenbacher) guitars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. George Beauchamp is the 385th most popular inventor (up from 393rd in 2024), the 10,045th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,424th in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, George Beauchamp ranks 385 out of 426. Before him are Charles Darrow, Frank Piasecki, Isaac Pitman, Barnes Wallis, Johan Vaaler, and George Stibitz. After him are Robin Li, William Friese-Greene, Oliver Evans, Gary Fisher, Yvonne Brill, and Dean Kamen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, George Beauchamp ranks 288. Before him are Elda Emma Anderson, Adolf Brudes, Kazimierz Laskowski, Frits Kuipers, Lucie Mannheim, and Folke Rogard. After him are Justin McCarthy, Jobyna Ralston, Madge Bellamy, Gilbert Colgate, Dwight Frye, and Nikolay Bogolyubov. Among people deceased in 1941, George Beauchamp ranks 204. Before him are Hamilton Harty, Franz von Werra, Ira Davenport, Vladimir Ćorović, Juan Corzo, and Martti Nieminen. After him are Kalle Jalkanen, Banjo Paterson, Alexander Afinogenov, Leonid Leonidov, Edu Snethlage, and Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Beauchamp ranks 10,043 out of 20,380. Before him are Regina King (1971), and Shayla LaVeaux (1969). After him are Edward William Nelson (1855), Cam Gigandet (1982), Jeanne Shaheen (1947), Chris Finch (1969), Ray Mercer (1961), Wallace Smith Broecker (1931), Chris Connor (1927), Tyson Gay (1982), Ralph Abernathy (1926), and Garry Winogrand (1928).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, George Beauchamp ranks 105. Before him are Patricia Bath (1942), Henry J. Kaiser (1882), Robert S. Langer (1948), Charles Darrow (1889), Frank Piasecki (1919), and George Stibitz (1904). After him are Oliver Evans (1755), Gary Fisher (1950), Dean Kamen (1951), Bette Nesmith Graham (1924), Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860), and Lewis Howard Latimer (1848).

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