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T. Keith Glennan
1905 - 1995

T. Keith Glennan
Thomas Keith Glennan (September 8, 1905 – April 11, 1995) was the first Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, serving from August 19, 1958 to January 20, 1961. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. T. Keith Glennan is the 340th most popular engineer (down from 323rd in 2019), the 10,172nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,824th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, T. Keith Glennan ranks 340 out of 389. Before him are John Monash, Da-Wen Sun, Isaac Roberts, Hugh Latimer Dryden, Octave Chanute, and Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford. After him are Julius Kühn, R. J. Mitchell, Harry Ricardo, Anatoly Blagonravov, Pat Symonds, and Tommy Flowers.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Monash
1865 - 1931
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 334
Da-Wen Sun
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 335
Isaac Roberts
1829 - 1904
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 336
Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898 - 1965
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 337
Octave Chanute
1832 - 1910
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 338
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
1893 - 1971
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 339
T. Keith Glennan
1905 - 1995
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 340
Julius Kühn
1825 - 1910
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 341
R. J. Mitchell
1895 - 1937
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 342
Harry Ricardo
1885 - 1974
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 343
Anatoly Blagonravov
1894 - 1975
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 344
Pat Symonds
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 345
Tommy Flowers
1905 - 1998
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 346
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, T. Keith Glennan ranks 357. Before him are Dragutin Tadijanović, Robert Newton, Isaac Kashdan, Chick Webb, Pedro Quartucci, and Lev Arnshtam. After him are Pierre Jaccoud, Ruth Moufang, Edvin Laine, Ernst Stueckelberg, Bernhard Minetti, and Herman Steiner. Among people deceased in 1995, T. Keith Glennan ranks 292. Before him are Les Aspin, Víctor Peralta, Salil Chowdhury, George Stibitz, Bruno Junk, and George Woodcock. After him are Iqbal Masih, Stig Sjölin, Boris Gurevich, Rauf Hajiyev, Art Mollner, and Franco Bertinetti.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsDragutin Tadijanović
WRITER
1905 - 2007
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 351
Robert Newton
ACTOR
1905 - 1956
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 352
Isaac Kashdan
CHESS PLAYER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 353
Chick Webb
MUSICIAN
1905 - 1939
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 354
Pedro Quartucci
ACTOR
1905 - 1983
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 355
Lev Arnshtam
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1979
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 356
T. Keith Glennan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1995
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 357
Pierre Jaccoud
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 358
Ruth Moufang
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1977
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 359
Edvin Laine
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1989
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 360
Ernst Stueckelberg
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1984
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 361
Bernhard Minetti
ACTOR
1905 - 1998
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 362
Herman Steiner
CHESS PLAYER
1905 - 1955
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 363
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsLes Aspin
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1995
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 286
Víctor Peralta
ATHLETE
1908 - 1995
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 287
Salil Chowdhury
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1995
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 288
George Stibitz
INVENTOR
1904 - 1995
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 289
Bruno Junk
ATHLETE
1929 - 1995
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 290
George Woodcock
WRITER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 291
T. Keith Glennan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1995
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 292
Iqbal Masih
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1983 - 1995
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 293
Stig Sjölin
ATHLETE
1928 - 1995
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 294
Boris Gurevich
WRESTLER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 295
Rauf Hajiyev
COMPOSER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 296
Art Mollner
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 297
Franco Bertinetti
ATHLETE
1923 - 1995
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 298
In United States
Among people born in United States, T. Keith Glennan ranks 10,174 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Fetter (1863), Harold Budd (1936), Clint Dempsey (1983), Jay O. Sanders (1953), Cheryl Studer (1955), and Karl Rove (1950). After him are Bob Skelton (1903), Alice Lake (1895), Chris Barnes (1967), Julianne Nicholson (1971), Joseph Ruben (1950), and Lynn Harrell (1944).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsFrank Fetter
ECONOMIST
1863 - 1949
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,168
Harold Budd
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,169
Clint Dempsey
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,170
Jay O. Sanders
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10,171
Cheryl Studer
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,172
Karl Rove
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,173
T. Keith Glennan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1995
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,174
Bob Skelton
SWIMMER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,175
Alice Lake
ACTOR
1895 - 1967
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,176
Chris Barnes
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,177
Julianne Nicholson
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,178
Joseph Ruben
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,179
Lynn Harrell
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2020
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10,180
Among ENGINEERS In United States
Among engineers born in United States, T. Keith Glennan ranks 40. Before him are K. Eric Drexler (1955), Sidney Darlington (1906), Preston Tucker (1903), Gordon Bell (1934), Beatrice Hicks (1919), and Hugh Latimer Dryden (1898). After him are Chuck Peddle (1937), Robert R. Gilruth (1913), Tom Dowd (1925), Robert Zubrin (1952), David S. Johnson (1945), and John Houbolt (1919).
K. Eric Drexler
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 34
Sidney Darlington
1906 - 1997
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 35
Preston Tucker
1903 - 1956
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 36
Gordon Bell
1934 - 2024
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 37
Beatrice Hicks
1919 - 1979
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 38
Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898 - 1965
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 39
T. Keith Glennan
1905 - 1995
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 40
Chuck Peddle
1937 - 2019
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 41
Robert R. Gilruth
1913 - 2000
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 42
Tom Dowd
1925 - 2002
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 43
Robert Zubrin
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 44
David S. Johnson
1945 - 2016
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 45
John Houbolt
1919 - 2014
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 46