ENGINEER
Marcel Renault
1872 - 1903

Marcel Renault
Marcel Renault (14 May 1872 – 26 May 1903) was a French racing driver and industrialist, co-inheritor of an important textile business and co-founder of the carmaker Renault with his brothers Louis and Fernand Renault. He died at 31 years old due to injuries from the Paris–Madrid race of 1903. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcel Renault is the 81st most popular engineer (down from 76th in 2019), the 1,709th most popular biography from France (down from 1,601st in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Marcel Renault ranks 81 out of 389. Before him are Marcel Dassault, Walter Dornberger, Józef Bem, Nikolay Zhukovsky, Adrian Newey, and Gustaf de Laval. After him are Kurt Tank, Henri Farman, Henry Royce, Immanuel Nobel, Harry Nyquist, and Nicola Romeo.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarcel 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
Kurt Tank
1898 - 1983
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 82
Henri Farman
1874 - 1958
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 83
Henry Royce
1863 - 1933
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 84
Immanuel Nobel
1801 - 1872
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 85
Harry Nyquist
1889 - 1976
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 86
Nicola Romeo
1876 - 1938
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 87
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1872, Marcel Renault ranks 49. Before him are Pío Baroja, Arsen Kotsoyev, Otto Braun, Ottokar Czernin, Eduard Bloch, and Mathilde Kschessinska. After him are Adolf Schmal, Ichiyō Higuchi, Henry Tingle Wilde, Princess Margaret of Prussia, Vladimir Arsenyev, and Arthur Blake. Among people deceased in 1903, Marcel Renault ranks 22. Before him are George Gissing, Alexander Bain, Draga Mašin, Calamity Jane, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, and Vasily Dokuchaev. After him are Sabino Arana, Camillo Sitte, Richard Jordan Gatling, Sophie Gengembre Anderson, Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, and Karl Gegenbaur.
Others Born in 1872
Go to all RankingsPío Baroja
WRITER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 43
Arsen Kotsoyev
WRITER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 44
Otto Braun
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1955
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 45
Ottokar Czernin
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1932
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 46
Eduard Bloch
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1945
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 47
Mathilde Kschessinska
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1971
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 48
Marcel Renault
ENGINEER
1872 - 1903
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 49
Adolf Schmal
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1919
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 50
Ichiyō Higuchi
WRITER
1872 - 1896
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 51
Henry Tingle Wilde
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1912
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 52
Princess Margaret of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1954
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 53
Vladimir Arsenyev
EXPLORER
1872 - 1930
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 54
Arthur Blake
ATHLETE
1872 - 1944
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 1903
Go to all RankingsGeorge Gissing
WRITER
1857 - 1903
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 16
Alexander Bain
PSYCHOLOGIST
1818 - 1903
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 17
Draga Mašin
COMPANION
1864 - 1903
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 18
Calamity Jane
EXPLORER
1852 - 1903
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 19
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1903
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 20
Vasily Dokuchaev
GEOLOGIST
1846 - 1903
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 21
Marcel Renault
ENGINEER
1872 - 1903
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 22
Sabino Arana
WRITER
1865 - 1903
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 23
Camillo Sitte
ARCHITECT
1843 - 1903
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 24
Richard Jordan Gatling
INVENTOR
1818 - 1903
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 25
Sophie Gengembre Anderson
PAINTER
1823 - 1903
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 26
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1903
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 27
Karl Gegenbaur
BIOLOGIST
1826 - 1903
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 28
In France
Among people born in France, Marcel Renault ranks 1,709 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie de Gournay (1565), Léon Werth (1878), Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675), Christian de Castries (1902), Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne (1756), and Joseph Bédier (1864). After him are Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay (1740), Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours (1489), Anna de Noailles (1876), Arnaud Amalric (1160), Dominique Jean Larrey (1766), and Nicolas Sanson (1600).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMarie de Gournay
WRITER
1565 - 1645
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 1,703
Léon Werth
WRITER
1878 - 1955
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 1,704
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
WRITER
1675 - 1755
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 1,705
Christian de Castries
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1991
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 1,706
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1819
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,707
Joseph Bédier
WRITER
1864 - 1938
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,708
Marcel Renault
ENGINEER
1872 - 1903
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,709
Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1789
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,710
Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1489 - 1512
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,711
Anna de Noailles
WRITER
1876 - 1933
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1,712
Arnaud Amalric
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1160 - 1225
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1,713
Dominique Jean Larrey
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1842
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 1,714
Nicolas Sanson
GEOGRAPHER
1600 - 1667
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,715
Among ENGINEERS In France
Among engineers born in France, Marcel Renault ranks 7. Before him are Gustave Eiffel (1832), Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796), Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633), André Citroën (1878), Villard de Honnecourt (1200), and Marcel Dassault (1892). After him are Henri Farman (1874), Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt (1240), Paul Cornu (1881), André Courrèges (1923), François Laurent d'Arlandes (1742), and Henry Darcy (1803).
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
Henry Darcy
1803 - 1858
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 13