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Joe Sutter

1921 - 2016

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Joseph Frederick Sutter (March 21, 1921 – August 30, 2016) was an American engineer for the Boeing Airplane Company and manager of the design team for the Boeing 747 under Malcolm T. Stamper, the head of the 747 project. Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine has described Sutter as the "father of the 747". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Sutter is the 522nd most popular businessperson (up from 533rd in 2019), the 7,357th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,378th in 2019) and the 174th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Joe Sutter ranks 522 out of 847Before her are William Henry Vanderbilt, James Buchanan Duke, Jean-Dominique Senard, Guy Kawasaki, Marcus Goldman, and Piero Dusio. After her are Howard Stringer, Suleyman Kerimov, George Peabody, Gigi Becali, Robert Durst, and Muhtar Kent.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Joe Sutter ranks 316Before her are Willie Waddell, Kamal Hassan Ali, George Nader, Beatrice Mintz, Manny Ayulo, and Sotiria Bellou. After her are Heinrich Schmid, Jean Richard, Tafari Benti, Joseph Iléo, Ruth Orkin, and Al Pease. Among people deceased in 2016, Joe Sutter ranks 348Before her are Kurt Svensson, Manfred Krug, Eri Klas, Pierre Tchernia, Gottfried Honegger, and Jim Harrison. After her are Norbert Schemansky, Ruth Leuwerik, Lutz D. Schmadel, Bülent Eken, Geydar Dzhemal, and Valery Khalilov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Sutter ranks 7,359 out of 20,380Before her are Robert Leckie (1920), Jim Harrison (1937), Connie Stevens (1938), May McAvoy (1899), Michael B. Jordan (1987), and Yvonne Elliman (1951). After her are Joey Bishop (1918), Norman Ross (1895), Taylor Sheridan (1970), Norbert Schemansky (1924), Paul Theroux (1941), and Robert Curry (1882).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Joe Sutter ranks 174Before her are Brendan Eich (1961), Malcom McLean (1913), John Templeton (1912), William Henry Vanderbilt (1821), James Buchanan Duke (1856), and Guy Kawasaki (1954). After her are George Peabody (1795), Robert Durst (1943), Muhtar Kent (1952), Mario Segale (1934), Gene Haas (1952), and Gilbert Kaplan (1941).