INVENTOR
Harry Ferguson
1884 - 1960
Harry Ferguson
Henry George Ferguson (4 November 1884 – 25 October 1960) was an Irish mechanic and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor and its three-point linkage system, for being the first person in Ireland to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99. Today his name lives on in the name of the Massey Ferguson company. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Ferguson is the 372nd most popular inventor (down from 324th in 2019). (down from 3,827th in 2019)
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Harry Ferguson ranks 372 out of 426. Before him are Giovanni Caselli, Frank J. Sprague, Amar Bose, Andrew Viterbi, Karl Jatho, and Edward Craven Walker. After him are Tabitha Babbitt, Patricia Bath, John Milne, Henry J. Kaiser, Robert S. Langer, and Wordsworth Donisthorpe.
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Giovanni Caselli
1815 - 1891
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 366
Frank J. Sprague
1857 - 1934
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 367
Amar Bose
1929 - 2013
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 368
Andrew Viterbi
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 369
Karl Jatho
1873 - 1933
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 370
Edward Craven Walker
1918 - 2000
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 371
Harry Ferguson
1884 - 1960
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 372
Tabitha Babbitt
1779 - 1853
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 373
Patricia Bath
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 374
John Milne
1850 - 1913
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 375
Henry J. Kaiser
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 376
Robert S. Langer
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 377
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
1847 - 1914
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 378
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1884, Harry Ferguson ranks 221. Before him are Georg Selenius, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Frederick Grace, Snowy Baker, Varlam Avanesov, and William Hogenson. After him are Linda Arvidson, Tomás Monje, Hanns Kräly, Max Taut, Adriaan van Maanen, and Walther Schreiber. Among people deceased in 1960, Harry Ferguson ranks 199. Before him are Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov, Vladimir Dimitrov, Vicente Piera, Gustaf Lindblom, Gregory Ratoff, and Alfred E. Green. After him are Juan Jover, Francis Parker Yockey, Juan Manuel Frutos, Karel Absolon, Buddy Adler, and Arthur Legat.
Others Born in 1884
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Georg Selenius
GYMNAST
1884 - 1924
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 215
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
WRITER
1884 - 1980
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 216
Frederick Grace
BOXER
1884 - 1964
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 217
Snowy Baker
ACTOR
1884 - 1953
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 218
Varlam Avanesov
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1930
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 219
William Hogenson
ATHLETE
1884 - 1965
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 220
Harry Ferguson
INVENTOR
1884 - 1960
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 221
Linda Arvidson
ACTOR
1884 - 1949
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 222
Tomás Monje
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1954
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 223
Hanns Kräly
ACTOR
1884 - 1950
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 224
Max Taut
ARCHITECT
1884 - 1967
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 225
Adriaan van Maanen
ASTRONOMER
1884 - 1946
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 226
Walther Schreiber
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1958
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 227
Others Deceased in 1960
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Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov
ASTRONOMER
1875 - 1960
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 193
Vladimir Dimitrov
PAINTER
1882 - 1960
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 194
Vicente Piera
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1960
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 195
Gustaf Lindblom
ATHLETE
1891 - 1960
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 196
Gregory Ratoff
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1960
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 197
Alfred E. Green
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1960
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 198
Harry Ferguson
INVENTOR
1884 - 1960
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 199
Juan Jover
RACING DRIVER
1903 - 1960
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 200
Francis Parker Yockey
EXTREMIST
1917 - 1960
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 201
Juan Manuel Frutos
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1960
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 202
Karel Absolon
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1877 - 1960
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 203
Buddy Adler
PRODUCER
1906 - 1960
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 204
Arthur Legat
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1960
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 205
