ENGINEER
Nikolay Kamov
1902 - 1973

Nikolay Kamov
Nikolai Ilyich Kamov (Russian: Никола́й Ильи́ч Ка́мов; 14 September [O.S. 1 September] 1902 – 24 November 1973) was a Soviet aerospace engineer, a pioneer in the design of helicopters, and founder of the Kamov helicopter design bureau. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolay Kamov is the 261st most popular engineer (down from 175th in 2019), the 1,580th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,072nd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Russian Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Nikolay Kamov ranks 261 out of 389. Before him are Mikhail Simonov, Marcel Deprez, Walter Thiel, Ransom E. Olds, Gioacchino Colombo, and Sam Eyde. After him are Pierre Cérésole, Paul Mauser, Gerhard Fieseler, Frederick W. Lanchester, Konstantin Kalinin, and Alexander Mikulin.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMikhail Simonov
1929 - 2011
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 255
Marcel Deprez
1843 - 1918
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 256
Walter Thiel
1910 - 1943
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 257
Ransom E. Olds
1864 - 1950
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 258
Gioacchino Colombo
1903 - 1987
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 259
Sam Eyde
1866 - 1940
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 260
Nikolay Kamov
1902 - 1973
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 261
Pierre Cérésole
1879 - 1945
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 262
Paul Mauser
1838 - 1914
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 263
Gerhard Fieseler
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 264
Frederick W. Lanchester
1868 - 1946
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 265
Konstantin Kalinin
1887 - 1938
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 266
Alexander Mikulin
1895 - 1985
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 267
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, Nikolay Kamov ranks 220. Before him are Emeric Pressburger, Margaret Woodbridge, Afife Jale, Veli Saarinen, Flora Robson, and Ferdinand Marian. After him are Kustaa Pihlajamäki, Felisberto Hernández, Mario Magnozzi, Herbert Copeland, Yevgeny Petrov, and Amparo Poch y Gascón. Among people deceased in 1973, Nikolay Kamov ranks 186. Before him are Gustaf Molander, Lauritz Melchior, Emil Voigt, James Anderson, Alexander Gorbatov, and Otilio Ulate Blanco. After him are Åke Borg, David Murray, Masayuki Mori, Leonid Stein, Yves Giraud-Cabantous, and Elise Ottesen-Jensen.
Others Born in 1902
Go to all RankingsEmeric Pressburger
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1988
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 214
Margaret Woodbridge
SWIMMER
1902 - 1995
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 215
Afife Jale
ACTOR
1902 - 1941
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 216
Veli Saarinen
ATHLETE
1902 - 1969
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 217
Flora Robson
ACTOR
1902 - 1984
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 218
Ferdinand Marian
ACTOR
1902 - 1946
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 219
Nikolay Kamov
ENGINEER
1902 - 1973
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 220
Kustaa Pihlajamäki
WRESTLER
1902 - 1944
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 221
Felisberto Hernández
WRITER
1902 - 1964
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 222
Mario Magnozzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1971
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 223
Herbert Copeland
BIOLOGIST
1902 - 1968
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 224
Yevgeny Petrov
WRITER
1902 - 1942
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 225
Amparo Poch y Gascón
EXTREMIST
1902 - 1968
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 226
Others Deceased in 1973
Go to all RankingsGustaf Molander
ACTOR
1888 - 1973
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 180
Lauritz Melchior
SINGER
1890 - 1973
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 181
Emil Voigt
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1973
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 182
James Anderson
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1973
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 183
Alexander Gorbatov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 184
Otilio Ulate Blanco
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 185
Nikolay Kamov
ENGINEER
1902 - 1973
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 186
Åke Borg
SWIMMER
1901 - 1973
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 187
David Murray
RACING DRIVER
1909 - 1973
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 188
Masayuki Mori
ACTOR
1911 - 1973
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 189
Leonid Stein
CHESS PLAYER
1934 - 1973
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 190
Yves Giraud-Cabantous
RACING DRIVER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 191
Elise Ottesen-Jensen
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1973
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 192
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Nikolay Kamov ranks 1,580 out of 3,761. Before him are Yevgeniy Abalakov (1907), Raisa Smetanina (1952), Vasily Trediakovsky (1703), Valentin Afonin (1939), Nadezhda Popova (1921), and Valery Gazzaev (1954). After him are Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (1903), Viktor Nogin (1878), Fyodor Vasilyev (1850), Alexei Fedchenko (1844), Semyon Bogdanov (1894), and Dmitry Senyavin (1763).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsYevgeniy Abalakov
MOUNTAINEER
1907 - 1948
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,574
Raisa Smetanina
SKIER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 1,575
Vasily Trediakovsky
WRITER
1703 - 1769
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 1,576
Valentin Afonin
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 1,577
Nadezhda Popova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 1,578
Valery Gazzaev
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,579
Nikolay Kamov
ENGINEER
1902 - 1973
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,580
Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1903 - 1965
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,581
Viktor Nogin
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1924
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 1,582
Fyodor Vasilyev
PAINTER
1850 - 1873
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 1,583
Alexei Fedchenko
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1873
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 1,584
Semyon Bogdanov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1960
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 1,585
Dmitry Senyavin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1831
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 1,586
Among ENGINEERS In Russia
Among engineers born in Russia, Nikolay Kamov ranks 32. Before him are Alexander Kemurdzhian (1921), Vladimir Petlyakov (1891), Semyon Lavochkin (1900), Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov (1874), Sergey Chaplygin (1869), and Mikhail Simonov (1929). After him are Alexander Mikulin (1895), Nikolay Makarov (1914), Mikhail Tikhonravov (1900), Viktor Kozin (1953), Boris Lisunov (1898), and Georgy Babakin (1914).
Alexander Kemurdzhian
1921 - 2003
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 26
Vladimir Petlyakov
1891 - 1942
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 27
Semyon Lavochkin
1900 - 1960
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 28
Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov
1874 - 1966
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 29
Sergey Chaplygin
1869 - 1942
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 30
Mikhail Simonov
1929 - 2011
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 31
Nikolay Kamov
1902 - 1973
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 32
Alexander Mikulin
1895 - 1985
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 33
Nikolay Makarov
1914 - 1988
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 34
Mikhail Tikhonravov
1900 - 1974
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 35
Viktor Kozin
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 36
Boris Lisunov
1898 - 1946
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 37
Georgy Babakin
1914 - 1971
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 38