Engineer

Martin Eberhard

1960 - today

Martin Eberhard

Martin Forest Eberhard (; born 1960) is an American engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Tesla, Inc. (then Tesla Motors) with Marc Tarpenning in July 2003, where Eberhard was its original CEO serving until late 2007. In 2015, he was inducted into the University of Illinois Engineering Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Eberhard is the 330th most popular engineer, the 9,467th most popular biography from United States and the 38th most popular American Engineer.

Martin Eberhard is most famous for being a co-founder of Tesla, Inc. and for his role in the development of electric vehicles, particularly the Tesla Roadster.

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Among Engineers

Among engineers, Martin Eberhard ranks 330 out of 389. Before him are Pavel Solovyov, Mario Theissen, Louis Armand, Leon O. Chua, Franciszek Rychnowski, and Othmar Ammann. After him are Beatrice Hicks, Aldo Costa, Ove Arup, Jesse Ramsden, Verghese Kurien, and John Monash.

Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia

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Pavel Solovyov
1917 - 1996
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 324
Mario Theissen
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 325
Louis Armand
1905 - 1971
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 326
Leon O. Chua
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 327
Franciszek Rychnowski
1850 - 1929
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 328
Othmar Ammann
1879 - 1965
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 329
Martin Eberhard
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 330
Beatrice Hicks
1919 - 1979
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 331
Aldo Costa
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 332
Ove Arup
1895 - 1988
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 333
Jesse Ramsden
1735 - 1800
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 334
Verghese Kurien
1921 - 2012
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 335
John Monash
1865 - 1931
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 336

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Martin Eberhard ranks 389. Before him are J. P. Nadda, Eduardo Yáñez, Hiromi Tsuru, Euclid Tsakalotos, Joachim Winkelhock, and Yvon Le Roux. After him are David James Elliott, Cherie Chung, Shinichi Morishita, Adnan Terzić, Jan Jönsson, and Andrei Kobyakov.

Others Born in 1960

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J. P. Nadda
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 383
Eduardo Yáñez
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 384
Hiromi Tsuru
ACTOR
1960 - 2017
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 385
Euclid Tsakalotos
ECONOMIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 386
Joachim Winkelhock
RACING DRIVER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 387
Yvon Le Roux
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 388
Martin Eberhard
ENGINEER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 389
David James Elliott
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 390
Cherie Chung
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 391
Shinichi Morishita
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 392
Adnan Terzić
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 393
Jan Jönsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 394
Andrei Kobyakov
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 395

In United States

Among people born in United States, Martin Eberhard ranks 9,469 out of NaN. Before him are Little Crow (1810), Douglas Trumbull (1942), Ricky Jay (1946), Michael Parenti (1933), Jenni Rivera (1969), and Russell Westbrook (1988). After him are Richard Dysart (1929), Peter Tork (1942), Will Yun Lee (1971), Stephanie McMahon (1976), Vitamin C (1972), and Harvey Korman (1927).

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Little Crow
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1863
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 9,463
Douglas Trumbull
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 9,464
Ricky Jay
MAGICIAN
1946 - 2018
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9,465
Michael Parenti
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9,466
Jenni Rivera
SINGER
1969 - 2012
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9,467
Russell Westbrook
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9,468
Martin Eberhard
ENGINEER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9,469
Richard Dysart
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9,470
Peter Tork
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9,471
Will Yun Lee
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9,472
Stephanie McMahon
WRESTLER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9,473
Vitamin C
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9,474
Harvey Korman
ACTOR
1927 - 2008
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 9,475