ENGINEER
Marcel Dassault
1892 - 1986

Marcel Dassault
Marcel Dassault (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl daso]; born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch; 23 January 1892 – 17 April 1986) was a French engineer and industrialist who spent his career in aircraft manufacturing. He was also involved in politics, serving intermittently over more than three decades in both houses of the French Parliament from 1951 until his death in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcel Dassault is the 75th most popular engineer (down from 69th in 2019), the 1,588th most popular biography from France (down from 1,505th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Marcel Dassault ranks 75 out of 389. Before him are Hidesaburō Ueno, Jack Parsons, Arthur Scherbius, Moshe Arens, Alexander Wienerberger, and Viktor Belenko. After him are Walter Dornberger, Józef Bem, Nikolay Zhukovsky, Adrian Newey, Gustaf de Laval, and Marcel Renault.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHidesaburō Ueno
1872 - 1925
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 69
Jack Parsons
1914 - 1952
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 70
Arthur Scherbius
1878 - 1929
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 71
Moshe Arens
1925 - 2019
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 72
Alexander Wienerberger
1891 - 1955
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 73
Viktor Belenko
1947 - 2023
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 74
Marcel Dassault
1892 - 1986
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 75
Walter Dornberger
1895 - 1980
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 76
Józef Bem
1794 - 1850
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 77
Nikolay Zhukovsky
1847 - 1921
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 78
Adrian Newey
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 79
Gustaf de Laval
1845 - 1913
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 80
Marcel Renault
1872 - 1903
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 81
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Marcel Dassault ranks 73. Before him are Manuel Roxas, Mikhail Gurevich, Tazio Nuvolari, Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, and Alfonsina Storni. After him are Günther Blumentritt, César Vallejo, Andrés Nin Pérez, J. B. S. Haldane, Paul Abraham, and S. R. Ranganathan. Among people deceased in 1986, Marcel Dassault ranks 60. Before him are Minoru Yamasaki, Erik Bruhn, Adolfo Celi, Otto Preminger, Gusztáv Sebes, and Ferdinand Daučík. After him are Raymond Loewy, Lilli Palmer, Elio de Angelis, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, Maurice Duruflé, and Gunnar Björnstrand.
Others Born in 1892
Go to all RankingsManuel Roxas
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 67
Mikhail Gurevich
ENGINEER
1892 - 1976
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 68
Tazio Nuvolari
RACING DRIVER
1892 - 1953
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 69
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1922
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 70
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 71
Alfonsina Storni
WRITER
1892 - 1938
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 72
Marcel Dassault
ENGINEER
1892 - 1986
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 73
Günther Blumentritt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1967
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 74
César Vallejo
WRITER
1892 - 1938
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 75
Andrés Nin Pérez
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1937
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 76
J. B. S. Haldane
BIOLOGIST
1892 - 1964
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 77
Paul Abraham
COMPOSER
1892 - 1960
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 78
S. R. Ranganathan
MATHEMATICIAN
1892 - 1972
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 79
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsMinoru Yamasaki
ARCHITECT
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 54
Erik Bruhn
ACTOR
1928 - 1986
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 55
Adolfo Celi
ACTOR
1922 - 1986
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 56
Otto Preminger
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1986
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 57
Gusztáv Sebes
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 58
Ferdinand Daučík
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 59
Marcel Dassault
ENGINEER
1892 - 1986
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 60
Raymond Loewy
DESIGNER
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 61
Lilli Palmer
ACTOR
1914 - 1986
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 62
Elio de Angelis
RACING DRIVER
1958 - 1986
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 63
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1986
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 64
Maurice Duruflé
COMPOSER
1902 - 1986
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 65
Gunnar Björnstrand
ACTOR
1909 - 1986
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 66
In France
Among people born in France, Marcel Dassault ranks 1,588 out of 6,770. Before him are Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676), Jean Chapelain (1595), Nicolas de Largillière (1656), Guillaume de Beaujeu (1300), and Bernard Courtois (1777). After him are Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (1465), Claude, Duke of Guise (1496), Louise Diane d'Orléans (1716), Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy (1755), Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier (1605), and André Lhote (1885).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
WRITER
1711 - 1780
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,582
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
COMPOSER
1676 - 1749
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,583
Jean Chapelain
WRITER
1595 - 1674
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,584
Nicolas de Largillière
PAINTER
1656 - 1746
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,585
Guillaume de Beaujeu
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1291
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,586
Bernard Courtois
CHEMIST
1777 - 1838
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,587
Marcel Dassault
ENGINEER
1892 - 1986
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1,588
Philibert I, Duke of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1465 - 1482
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1,589
Claude, Duke of Guise
NOBLEMAN
1496 - 1550
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1,590
Louise Diane d'Orléans
COMPANION
1716 - 1736
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1,591
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy
CHEMIST
1755 - 1809
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 1,592
Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1627
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 1,593
André Lhote
PAINTER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 1,594
Among ENGINEERS In France
Among engineers born in France, Marcel Dassault ranks 6. Before him are Gustave Eiffel (1832), Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796), Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633), André Citroën (1878), and Villard de Honnecourt (1200). After him are Marcel Renault (1872), Henri Farman (1874), Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt (1240), Paul Cornu (1881), André Courrèges (1923), and François Laurent d'Arlandes (1742).
Gustave Eiffel
1832 - 1923
HPI: 83.25
Rank: 1
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
1796 - 1832
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 2
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
1633 - 1707
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 3
André Citroën
1878 - 1935
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 4
Villard de Honnecourt
1200 - 1250
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 5
Marcel Dassault
1892 - 1986
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 6
Marcel Renault
1872 - 1903
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 7
Henri Farman
1874 - 1958
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 8
Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt
1240 - 1300
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 9
Paul Cornu
1881 - 1944
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 10
André Courrèges
1923 - 2016
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 11
François Laurent d'Arlandes
1742 - 1809
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 12