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Jimmy Doolittle

1896 - 1993

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James Harold Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolittle Raid in his honor. He made early coast-to-coast flights and record-breaking speed flights, won many flying races, and helped develop and flight-test instrument flying. According to the US FAA, he was the first pilot ever to perform a successful instrument flight. Doolittle grew up in Nome, Alaska. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Doolittle is the 102nd most popular engineer (down from 68th in 2019), the 2,759th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,573rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Engineer.

Jimmy Doolittle is most famous for leading the first bombing raid on Tokyo in World War II.

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Among engineers, Jimmy Doolittle ranks 102 out of 389. Before him are Donald Wills Douglas Sr., Vasily Degtyaryov, Paul Cornu, Hans Ledwinka, Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, and André Courrèges. After him are Stephen Timoshenko, Fedor Tokarev, Herman Potočnik, Viktor Kaplan, John A. Roebling, and Álvaro del Portillo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Jimmy Doolittle ranks 89. Before him are Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa, Rudolf Schmundt, Wilhelm Ackermann, Pavel Alexandrov, Hinrich Lohse, and Jorge Alessandri. After him are Mir Jafar Baghirov, Iona Yakir, Morarji Desai, Zygmunt Berling, Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia, and Carl Zuckmayer. Among people deceased in 1993, Jimmy Doolittle ranks 70. Before him are Silvina Ocampo, Raymond Burr, Sebastiano Baggio, Meliton Kantaria, Hervé Villechaize, and Thomas Watson Jr.. After him are Pierre Bérégovoy, René Pleven, Myrna Loy, Chris Hani, Desanka Maksimović, and Maurice Yaméogo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Doolittle ranks 2,759 out of 20,380. Before him are Brian Kemp (1963), Wilma Rudolph (1940), Richard Pryor (1940), Gregg L. Semenza (1956), Elizabeth Peña (1959), and Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942). After him are Claude Akins (1926), Paul Sorvino (1939), Robert Plutchik (1927), Albert R. Broccoli (1909), Merian C. Cooper (1893), and Paul Wolfowitz (1943).

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Among ENGINEERS In United States

Among engineers born in United States, Jimmy Doolittle ranks 11. Before him are Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. (1868), Henry Gantt (1861), Jack Parsons (1914), Jack Swigert (1931), Vannevar Bush (1890), and Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (1892). After him are J. Walter Christie (1865), Kelly Johnson (1910), Joseph Strauss (1870), Eugene Stoner (1922), Emily Warren Roebling (1843), and Gene Kranz (1933).

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