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James Smith McDonnell

1899 - 1980

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James Smith "Mac" McDonnell (April 9, 1899 – August 22, 1980) was an American aviator, engineer, and businessman. He was an aviation pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, later McDonnell Douglas (which is now Boeing, after the latter's company merger in 1997), and the James S. McDonnell Foundation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Smith McDonnell is the 557th most popular businessperson (down from 532nd in 2019), the 8,047th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,330th in 2019) and the 187th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, James Smith McDonnell ranks 557 out of 847. Before him are Salt Bae, Masaji Kiyokawa, Neil Aspinall, Lev Avnerovich Leviev, Jamie Dimon, and Ana Botín. After him are Milton S. Hershey, Chuck Feeney, Mark Shuttleworth, Jorma Ollila, Jamie Hyneman, and Susan Kare.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, James Smith McDonnell ranks 249. Before him are Miyamoto Yuriko, Hans Jacob Nielsen, Yervand Kochar, Gregory Breit, Jacques Audiberti, and John Bodkin Adams. After him are Renato Sáinz, Virgil Jacomini, Jack Beresford, Finn Ronne, Maurice Carême, and Axel Bakunts. Among people deceased in 1980, James Smith McDonnell ranks 238. Before him are Willi Forst, Nils Skoglund, Marin Preda, Adolph Deutsch, Nikos Xilouris, and Joseph Banks Rhine. After him are Muriel Freeman, Wilhelmina Cooper, Finn Ronne, Petar Trifunović, Max Miedinger, and Louis Guilloux.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Smith McDonnell ranks 8,049 out of 20,380. Before him are Bart D. Ehrman (1955), Roger Maris (1934), Charlie Logg (1931), Karl Struss (1886), Marshall Allman (1984), and Robert J. Walker (1801). After him are Duane Eddy (1938), Milton S. Hershey (1857), Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815), Michael J. Anderson (1953), Walter Johnson (1887), and Chris Renaud (1966).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, James Smith McDonnell ranks 187. Before him are Richard Hilton (1955), Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822), Earl Tupper (1907), Bob Lazar (1959), Jay Gould (1836), and Jamie Dimon (1956). After him are Milton S. Hershey (1857), Chuck Feeney (1931), Jamie Hyneman (1956), Susan Kare (1954), Marcus Loew (1870), and Mary Barra (1961).

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