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Vittorio Jano

1891 - 1965

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Vittorio Jano (Hungarian: János Viktor; 22 April 1891 – 13 March 1965) was an Italian automobile designer of Hungarian descent, active in European racing car engine design from the 1920s through 1960s. Jano was born Viktor János in San Giorgio Canavese, in Piedmont, to Hungarian immigrants, who had arrived there several years earlier. He began at the car and truck company Società Torinese Automobili Rapid owned by G.B. Ceirano. In 1911 he moved to Fiat under Luigi Bazzi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vittorio Jano is the 253rd most popular inventor (down from 222nd in 2019). (down from 2,029th in 2019)

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Among inventors, Vittorio Jano ranks 253 out of 426. Before him are Ricardo Wolf, Ottó Bláthy, François Isaac de Rivaz, Alphonse Beau de Rochas, Peter Madsen, and Marcian Hoff. After him are Clive Sinclair, George Pullman, Eugen Langen, Glenn Curtiss, Hary Gunarto, and Adolf Martens.

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Among people born in 1891, Vittorio Jano ranks 150. Before him are Charles Bickford, Zora Neale Hurston, Oskar Kummetz, José Enrique Varela, Mischa Elman, and Federico Moreno Torroba. After him are Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, Erik Almlöf, Franz Kaiser, Henry Tandey, Kurt von der Chevallerie, and Richard Tauber. Among people deceased in 1965, Vittorio Jano ranks 104. Before him are Fred Quimby, Jānis Balodis, Nikolay Lossky, E. E. Smith, Laureano Gómez, and Maria Dąbrowska. After him are Georges Vantongerloo, Clemente Micara, Hamo Beknazarian, Albert Gutterson, Viola Desmond, and Edgar Ende.

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