ENGINEER
Mikhail Mil
1909 - 1970

Mikhail Mil
Mikhail Leontyevich Mil (Russian: Михаил Леонтьевич Миль; 22 November 1909 – 31 January 1970) was a Soviet and Russian aerospace engineer and scientist. He was the founder and general designer of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikhail Mil is the 110th most popular engineer (down from 84th in 2019), the 713th most popular biography from Russia (down from 537th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Russian Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Mikhail Mil ranks 110 out of 389. Before him are Fedor Tokarev, Herman Potočnik, Viktor Kaplan, John A. Roebling, Álvaro del Portillo, and Lu Ban. After him are Carlo Abarth, Pierre Clostermann, Sergei Khrushchev, François Laurent d'Arlandes, Erich Topp, and Eupalinos.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFedor Tokarev
1871 - 1968
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 104
Herman Potočnik
1892 - 1929
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 105
Viktor Kaplan
1876 - 1934
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 106
John A. Roebling
1806 - 1869
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 107
Álvaro del Portillo
1914 - 1994
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 108
Lu Ban
507 BC - 440 BC
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 109
Mikhail Mil
1909 - 1970
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 110
Carlo Abarth
1908 - 1979
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 111
Pierre Clostermann
1921 - 2006
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 112
Sergei Khrushchev
1935 - 2020
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 113
François Laurent d'Arlandes
1742 - 1809
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 114
Erich Topp
1914 - 2005
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 115
Eupalinos
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 116
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, Mikhail Mil ranks 100. Before him are Harro Schulze-Boysen, Nelson Algren, Attilio Demaría, Franz Bardon, Johannes Willebrands, and Jim Davis. After him are Hideo Sakai, André Abegglen, Karl Schäfer, Roberto Burle Marx, C. Northcote Parkinson, and Dorothy Round. Among people deceased in 1970, Mikhail Mil ranks 90. Before him are Michał Kalecki, Polina Zhemchuzhina, Théo Sarapo, Eiji Tsuburaya, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, and Albert Lamorisse. After him are Franz Schlegelberger, Nikolay Shvernik, George Szell, Benedetto Aloisi Masella, John Barbirolli, and Pedro Eugenio Aramburu.
Others Born in 1909
Go to all RankingsHarro Schulze-Boysen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1909 - 1942
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 94
Nelson Algren
WRITER
1909 - 1981
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 95
Attilio Demaría
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1990
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 96
Franz Bardon
OCCULTIST
1909 - 1958
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 97
Johannes Willebrands
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 2006
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 98
Jim Davis
ACTOR
1909 - 1981
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 99
Mikhail Mil
ENGINEER
1909 - 1970
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 100
Hideo Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1996
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 101
André Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 102
Karl Schäfer
SKATER
1909 - 1976
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 103
Roberto Burle Marx
ARCHITECT
1909 - 1994
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 104
C. Northcote Parkinson
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 105
Dorothy Round
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1982
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 106
Others Deceased in 1970
Go to all RankingsMichał Kalecki
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1970
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 84
Polina Zhemchuzhina
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1970
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 85
Théo Sarapo
SINGER
1936 - 1970
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 86
Eiji Tsuburaya
WRITER
1901 - 1970
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 87
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
COMPOSER
1918 - 1970
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 88
Albert Lamorisse
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 1970
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 89
Mikhail Mil
ENGINEER
1909 - 1970
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 90
Franz Schlegelberger
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1970
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 91
Nikolay Shvernik
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1970
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 92
George Szell
CONDUCTOR
1897 - 1970
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 93
Benedetto Aloisi Masella
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1879 - 1970
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 94
John Barbirolli
CONDUCTOR
1899 - 1970
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 95
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1970
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 96
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Mikhail Mil ranks 713 out of 3,761. Before him are Mordechai Spiegler (1944), Lev Ivanov (1834), Alexey Kaledin (1861), Alexander Andreyevich Baranov (1746), Nikolai Rezanov (1764), and Sergey Belyavsky (1883). After him are Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia (1854), Franz Schlegelberger (1876), Fyodor Okhlopkov (1908), Eduard Uspensky (1937), Nikolay Shvernik (1888), and Karl Lennart Oesch (1892).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsMordechai Spiegler
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 707
Lev Ivanov
DANCER
1834 - 1901
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 708
Alexey Kaledin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1918
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 709
Alexander Andreyevich Baranov
EXPLORER
1746 - 1819
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 710
Nikolai Rezanov
EXPLORER
1764 - 1807
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 711
Sergey Belyavsky
ASTRONOMER
1883 - 1953
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 712
Mikhail Mil
ENGINEER
1909 - 1970
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 713
Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1912
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 714
Franz Schlegelberger
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1970
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 715
Fyodor Okhlopkov
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1968
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 716
Eduard Uspensky
WRITER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 717
Nikolay Shvernik
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1970
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 718
Karl Lennart Oesch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1978
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 719
Among ENGINEERS In Russia
Among engineers born in Russia, Mikhail Mil ranks 13. Before him are Mikhail Gurevich (1892), Viktor Belenko (1947), Nikolay Zhukovsky (1847), Vasily Degtyaryov (1880), Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1906), and Fedor Tokarev (1871). After him are Sergei Khrushchev (1935), Yevgeny Dragunov (1920), Ivan Sechenov (1829), Nikolai Polikarpov (1892), Georgy Shpagin (1897), and Vitaly Abalakov (1906).
Mikhail Gurevich
1892 - 1976
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 7
Viktor Belenko
1947 - 2023
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 8
Nikolay Zhukovsky
1847 - 1921
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 9
Vasily Degtyaryov
1880 - 1949
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 10
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev
1906 - 1989
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 11
Fedor Tokarev
1871 - 1968
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 12
Mikhail Mil
1909 - 1970
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 13
Sergei Khrushchev
1935 - 2020
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 14
Yevgeny Dragunov
1920 - 1991
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 15
Ivan Sechenov
1829 - 1905
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 16
Nikolai Polikarpov
1892 - 1944
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 17
Georgy Shpagin
1897 - 1952
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 18
Vitaly Abalakov
1906 - 1986
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 19