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Gideon Sundback

1880 - 1954

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Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundbäck (April 24, 1880 – June 21, 1954) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer, who is most commonly associated with his work in the development of the zipper. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gideon Sundback is the 34th most popular inventor (up from 154th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 268th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Inventor.

Gideon Sundback was most famous for inventing the zipper.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Gideon Sundback ranks 34 out of 426. Before him are Denis Papin, Thomas Newcomen, Abbas ibn Firnas, Jimmy Wales, Ernő Rubik, and Samuel Colt. After him are John Herschel, Antonio Meucci, Igor Sikorsky, László Bíró, Joseph Marie Jacquard, and Frank Whittle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Gideon Sundback ranks 13. Before him are Fedor von Bock, John Boyd Orr, Robert Musil, Oswald Spengler, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Franz Marc. After him are André Derain, Ludwig Beck, Manuel Azaña, Paul Hausser, Wilhelm List, and Werner von Fritsch. Among people deceased in 1954, Gideon Sundback ranks 10. Before him are Enrico Fermi, Heinz Guderian, Robert Capa, Otto Diels, Princess Märtha of Sweden, and Colette. After him are André Derain, Getúlio Vargas, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Alcide De Gasperi, and Jacinto Benavente.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gideon Sundback ranks 57 out of 1,879. Before him are Haakon VI of Norway (1340), Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Anders Jonas Ångström (1814), Eyvind Johnson (1900), and Hilma af Klint (1862). After him are Max von Sydow (1929), Gunnar Nordahl (1921), Harry Martinson (1904), Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755), Björn Borg (1956), and Verner von Heidenstam (1859).

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Among INVENTORS In Sweden

Among inventors born in Sweden, Gideon Sundback ranks 1. After him are John Ericsson (1803), Ernst Alexanderson (1878), Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846), Nils Bohlin (1920), Victor Hasselblad (1906), Sven Gustaf Wingqvist (1876), and Simone Giertz (1990).

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