Engineer
Rory Byrne
1944 - today
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Rory Byrne
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Rory Byrne is the 124th most popular engineer (up from 131st in 2024), the 56th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 40th in 2019) and the most popular South African Engineer.
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Among Engineers
Among engineers, Rory Byrne ranks 124 out of 389. Before him are Henry Darcy, Borys Paton, Alexander Cunningham, Valdemar Poulsen, Yevgeny Dragunov, and Ivan Sechenov. After him are Guenther Steiner, Nikolai Polikarpov, Alexander Lippisch, Henryk Dembiński, W. Ross Ashby, and Léon Charles Thévenin.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Henry Darcy
1803 - 1858
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 118
Borys Paton
1918 - 2020
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 119
Alexander Cunningham
1814 - 1893
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 120
Valdemar Poulsen
1869 - 1942
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 121
Yevgeny Dragunov
1920 - 1991
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 122
Ivan Sechenov
1829 - 1905
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 123
Rory Byrne
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 124
Guenther Steiner
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 125
Nikolai Polikarpov
1892 - 1944
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 126
Alexander Lippisch
1894 - 1976
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 127
Henryk Dembiński
1791 - 1864
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 128
W. Ross Ashby
1903 - 1972
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 129
Léon Charles Thévenin
1857 - 1926
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 130
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Rory Byrne ranks 241. Before him are Tommie Smith, Brenda Lee, Christian Boltanski, Peter Lindbergh, Goukouni Oueddei, and Charles Sobhraj. After him are James Michel, Juan Ramón Verón, Jill Clayburgh, Şerif Gören, Brian Weiss, and John Njue.
Others Born in 1944
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Tommie Smith
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 235
Brenda Lee
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 236
Christian Boltanski
PAINTER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 237
Peter Lindbergh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 238
Goukouni Oueddei
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 239
Charles Sobhraj
EXTREMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 240
Rory Byrne
ENGINEER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 241
James Michel
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 242
Juan Ramón Verón
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 243
Jill Clayburgh
ACTOR
1944 - 2010
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 244
Şerif Gören
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2024
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 245
Brian Weiss
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 246
John Njue
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 247
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Rory Byrne ranks 56 out of NaN. Before him are Louis Raymond (1895), Arnold Vosloo (1962), Rudolph Lewis (1887), Sid Atkinson (1901), Chris Hani (1942), and Kevin Carter (1960). After him are Jan de Klerk (1903), Marais Viljoen (1915), Louis Botha (1862), Esther Brand (1922), Andries Pretorius (1798), and Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868).
Others born in South Africa
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Louis Raymond
TENNIS PLAYER
1895 - 1962
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 50
Arnold Vosloo
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 51
Rudolph Lewis
CYCLIST
1887 - 1933
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 52
Sid Atkinson
ATHLETE
1901 - 1977
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 53
Chris Hani
POLITICIAN
1942 - 1993
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 54
Kevin Carter
JOURNALIST
1960 - 1994
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 55
Rory Byrne
ENGINEER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 56
Jan de Klerk
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1979
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 57
Marais Viljoen
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2007
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 58
Louis Botha
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1919
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 59
Esther Brand
ATHLETE
1922 - 2015
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 60
Andries Pretorius
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1853
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 61
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1913
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 62
Among Engineers In South Africa
Among engineers born in South Africa, Rory Byrne ranks 1.
