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Gerhard Fieseler
1896 - 1987

Gerhard Fieseler
Gerhard Fieseler (15 April 1896 – 1 September 1987) was a German World War I flying ace, aerobatics champion, and aircraft designer and manufacturer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerhard Fieseler is the 264th most popular engineer (up from 276th in 2019), the 4,365th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,471st in 2019) and the 31st most popular German Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Gerhard Fieseler ranks 264 out of 389. Before him are Ransom E. Olds, Gioacchino Colombo, Sam Eyde, Nikolay Kamov, Pierre Cérésole, and Paul Mauser. After him are Frederick W. Lanchester, Konstantin Kalinin, Alexander Mikulin, Aron Ralston, Ernest Goüin, and Albert Auguste Perdonnet.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRansom E. Olds
1864 - 1950
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 258
Gioacchino Colombo
1903 - 1987
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 259
Sam Eyde
1866 - 1940
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 260
Nikolay Kamov
1902 - 1973
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 261
Pierre Cérésole
1879 - 1945
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 262
Paul Mauser
1838 - 1914
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 263
Gerhard Fieseler
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 264
Frederick W. Lanchester
1868 - 1946
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 265
Konstantin Kalinin
1887 - 1938
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 266
Alexander Mikulin
1895 - 1985
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 267
Aron Ralston
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 268
Ernest Goüin
1815 - 1885
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 269
Albert Auguste Perdonnet
1801 - 1867
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 270
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Gerhard Fieseler ranks 195. Before him are William Gopallawa, Ivan Merz, Sofya Yanovskaya, Arthur Tell Schwab, Kim Iryeop, and Art Langley. After him are Kim Myeong-sun, Heinz Prüfer, Marion Zinderstein, Walter Lang, Firaq Gorakhpuri, and Ruben Lagus. Among people deceased in 1987, Gerhard Fieseler ranks 163. Before him are Jacob Taubes, J. Lawton Collins, Gerardo Diego, Yūjirō Ishihara, Gioacchino Colombo, and Petro Grigorenko. After him are Ethel Catherwood, František Šafránek, James Jesus Angleton, Leabua Jonathan, Solomana Kante, and Alf Landon.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsWilliam Gopallawa
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1981
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 189
Ivan Merz
PHILOSOPHER
1896 - 1928
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 190
Sofya Yanovskaya
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1966
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 191
Arthur Tell Schwab
ATHLETE
1896 - 1945
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 192
Kim Iryeop
WRITER
1896 - 1971
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 193
Art Langley
HOCKEY PLAYER
1896 - 1967
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 194
Gerhard Fieseler
ENGINEER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 195
Kim Myeong-sun
WRITER
1896 - 1951
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 196
Heinz Prüfer
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1934
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 197
Marion Zinderstein
TENNIS PLAYER
1896 - 1980
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 198
Walter Lang
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1972
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 199
Firaq Gorakhpuri
WRITER
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 200
Ruben Lagus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1959
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 201
Others Deceased in 1987
Go to all RankingsJacob Taubes
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 1987
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 157
J. Lawton Collins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 158
Gerardo Diego
WRITER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 159
Yūjirō Ishihara
ACTOR
1934 - 1987
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 160
Gioacchino Colombo
ENGINEER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 161
Petro Grigorenko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1987
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 162
Gerhard Fieseler
ENGINEER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 163
Ethel Catherwood
ATHLETE
1908 - 1987
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 164
František Šafránek
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 1987
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 165
James Jesus Angleton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1987
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 166
Leabua Jonathan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1987
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 167
Solomana Kante
WRITER
1922 - 1987
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 168
Alf Landon
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1987
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 169
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Gerhard Fieseler ranks 4,367 out of 7,253. Before him are Josef Bradl (1918), Otto von Münchhausen (1716), Josef Gauchel (1916), Kito Lorenc (1938), Reinhold Begas (1831), and Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg (1584). After him are Käthe Krauss (1906), Elfriede Kaun (1914), Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1744), Günter Bernard (1939), Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1570), and Heinrich von Sybel (1817).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJosef Bradl
SKIER
1918 - 1982
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,361
Otto von Münchhausen
BIOLOGIST
1716 - 1774
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,362
Josef Gauchel
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1963
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,363
Kito Lorenc
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,364
Reinhold Begas
SCULPTOR
1831 - 1911
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,365
Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1636
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,366
Gerhard Fieseler
ENGINEER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,367
Käthe Krauss
ATHLETE
1906 - 1970
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,368
Elfriede Kaun
ATHLETE
1914 - 2008
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,369
Christian Gotthilf Salzmann
WRITER
1744 - 1811
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,370
Günter Bernard
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 4,371
Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1570 - 1590
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 4,372
Heinrich von Sybel
HISTORIAN
1817 - 1895
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 4,373
Among ENGINEERS In Germany
Among engineers born in Germany, Gerhard Fieseler ranks 31. Before him are Gustave Whitehead (1874), Franz Grashof (1826), Johann Georg Halske (1814), Arthur Rudolph (1906), Ferdinand Mannlicher (1848), and Paul Mauser (1838). After him are Oskar von Miller (1855), Friedrich L. Bauer (1924), Christopher Cockerell (1910), Wilhelm Nusselt (1882), Peter Schreyer (1953), and Mario Theissen (1952).
Gustave Whitehead
1874 - 1927
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 25
Franz Grashof
1826 - 1893
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 26
Johann Georg Halske
1814 - 1890
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 27
Arthur Rudolph
1906 - 1996
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 28
Ferdinand Mannlicher
1848 - 1904
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 29
Paul Mauser
1838 - 1914
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 30
Gerhard Fieseler
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 31
Oskar von Miller
1855 - 1934
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 32
Friedrich L. Bauer
1924 - 2015
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 33
Christopher Cockerell
1910 - 1999
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 34
Wilhelm Nusselt
1882 - 1957
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 35
Peter Schreyer
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 36
Mario Theissen
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 37