INVENTOR
Roger C. Field
1945 - Today

Roger C. Field
Roger C. Field (born 31 July 1945) is an English designer and the inventor of the Foldaxe folding electric guitar, which won the Designers' Choice Award for the United States in 1980. He is also an inventor with over 100 patents, an industrial designer, and a guitarist. He has been written about in Playboy magazine 21 times in 16 countries, in Penthouse magazine four times in Europe, and in Esquire. He is in four different Who's Who books in Europe, including one for the European Union. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger C. Field is the 400th most popular inventor (up from 407th in 2019), the 5,461st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,617th in 2019) and the 66th most popular British Inventor.
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Roger C. Field ranks 400 out of 426. Before him are Lewis Howard Latimer, Jerry Lawson, John F. Seitz, Granville Woods, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, and John Whitehurst. After him are Joy Mangano, Charles Ammi Cutter, Herbert E. Ives, Clarence Birdseye, Kamil Tolon, and Marc Andreessen.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLewis Howard Latimer
1848 - 1928
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 394
Jerry Lawson
1940 - 2011
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 395
John F. Seitz
1892 - 1979
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 396
Granville Woods
1856 - 1910
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 397
Stanford R. Ovshinsky
1922 - 2012
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 398
John Whitehurst
1713 - 1788
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 399
Roger C. Field
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 400
Joy Mangano
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 401
Charles Ammi Cutter
1837 - 1903
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 402
Herbert E. Ives
1882 - 1953
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 403
Clarence Birdseye
1886 - 1956
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 404
Kamil Tolon
1912 - 1978
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 405
Marc Andreessen
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 406
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Roger C. Field ranks 620. Before him are Rick Berman, August Wilson, Vladimir Maksimov, Paul Petersen, Miklós Haraszti, and Philippa Marrack. After him are Lowell George, Eugenie Scott, Cristian Gațu, Barbara Anderson, Max Hastings, and Christy Moore.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsRick Berman
PRODUCER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 614
August Wilson
WRITER
1945 - 2005
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 615
Vladimir Maksimov
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 616
Paul Petersen
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 617
Miklós Haraszti
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 618
Philippa Marrack
BIOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 619
Roger C. Field
INVENTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 620
Lowell George
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1979
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 621
Eugenie Scott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 622
Cristian Gațu
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 623
Barbara Anderson
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 624
Max Hastings
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 625
Christy Moore
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 626
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger C. Field ranks 5,463 out of 8,785. Before him are Colin Davis (1933), Nick Lowe (1949), John Whitehurst (1713), Laura Fraser (1976), Philippa Marrack (1945), and Tony Curran (1969). After him are Dorothy Richardson (1873), Juno Temple (1989), Maurice Norman (1934), Richie Faulkner (1980), Mary Rand (1940), and Annie Speirs (1889).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsColin Davis
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 5,457
Nick Lowe
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 5,458
John Whitehurst
INVENTOR
1713 - 1788
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 5,459
Laura Fraser
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 5,460
Philippa Marrack
BIOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 5,461
Tony Curran
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 5,462
Roger C. Field
INVENTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 5,463
Dorothy Richardson
WRITER
1873 - 1957
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 5,464
Juno Temple
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 5,465
Maurice Norman
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2022
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 5,466
Richie Faulkner
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 5,467
Mary Rand
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 5,468
Annie Speirs
SWIMMER
1889 - 1926
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 5,469
Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom
Among inventors born in United Kingdom, Roger C. Field ranks 66. Before him are John Milne (1850), Wordsworth Donisthorpe (1847), Isaac Pitman (1813), Barnes Wallis (1887), William Friese-Greene (1855), and John Whitehurst (1713). After him are Lawrence Hargrave (1850), and Frank Hornby (1863).
John Milne
1850 - 1913
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 60
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
1847 - 1914
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 61
Isaac Pitman
1813 - 1897
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 62
Barnes Wallis
1887 - 1979
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 63
William Friese-Greene
1855 - 1921
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 64
John Whitehurst
1713 - 1788
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 65
Roger C. Field
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 66
Lawrence Hargrave
1850 - 1915
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 67
Frank Hornby
1863 - 1936
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 68