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Pierre Clostermann

1921 - 2006

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Pierre-Henri Clostermann (28 February 1921 – 22 March 2006) was a World War II French ace fighter pilot. During the conflict he has been claimed to have achieved 33 air-to-air combat victories, earning the accolade "France's First Fighter" from General Charles de Gaulle. His wartime memoir, The Big Show (Le Grand Cirque) became a notable bestseller. After the war, he worked as an engineer and was the youngest Member of France's Parliament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Clostermann is the 112th most popular engineer (down from 110th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 148th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Pierre Clostermann ranks 112 out of 389. Before him are Viktor Kaplan, John A. Roebling, Álvaro del Portillo, Lu Ban, Mikhail Mil, and Carlo Abarth. After him are Sergei Khrushchev, François Laurent d'Arlandes, Erich Topp, Eupalinos, Erik Dahlbergh, and Henry Darcy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Pierre Clostermann ranks 130. Before him are César Baldaccini, Robert Muldoon, Arno Babajanian, Anne Golon, Arthur Grumiaux, and Maurice Yaméogo. After him are Wolfgang Borchert, Branko Stanković, Jean Behra, Paulo Evaristo Arns, Alan Hale Jr., and Vasco Gonçalves. Among people deceased in 2006, Pierre Clostermann ranks 106. Before him are Óscar Míguez, Tadao Onishi, P. F. Strawson, Peter Boyle, Johannes Willebrands, and Jane Jacobs. After him are Anna Moffo, June Allyson, Nadira, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, Ali Farka Touré, and Te Atairangikaahu.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Pierre Clostermann ranks 172 out of 2,236. Before him are Washington Luís (1869), Orlando Peçanha (1935), Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará (1875), Francisco Aramburu (1922), Venceslau Brás (1868), and Dirceu (1952). After him are Afonso Pena (1847), Jorginho (1964), Sebastião Lazaroni (1950), Friaça (1924), Toquinho (1946), and Pedro Américo (1843).

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Among ENGINEERS In Brazil

Among engineers born in Brazil, Pierre Clostermann ranks 1. 

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