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Walter Hunt

1796 - 1859

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Walter Hunt (July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859) was an American mechanical engineer. Through the course of his work he became known for being a prolific inventor. He first became involved with mechanical innovations in a linseed producing community in New York state that had flax mills. While in New York City to promote his inventions he got involved in inventing the streetcar gong that was used throughout the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Hunt is the 108th most popular inventor (up from 220th in 2019), the 1,577th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,342nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Walter Hunt ranks 108 out of 426. Before him are Elisha Otis, Charles-Émile Reynaud, Kōnosuke Matsushita, Henry Bessemer, Étienne-Jules Marey, and Orban. After him are Abraham-Louis Breguet, Vladimir K. Zworykin, William Webb Ellis, Johann Philipp Reis, David Bushnell, and Josiah Warren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, Walter Hunt ranks 12. Before him are Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Michael Thonet, Franz Berwald, Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Asher Brown Durand, and Jakob Steiner. After him are Peter Fendi, Philipp Franz von Siebold, Giovanni Pacini, Carl Loewe, Carl Ludwig Blume, and Ang Duong. Among people deceased in 1859, Walter Hunt ranks 21. Before him are John Brown, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Archduke John of Austria, Bettina von Arnim, Leigh Hunt, and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. After him are Nana Sahib, Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Louis Poinsot, Carl Adolph Agardh, John Austin, and Tatya Tope.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Hunt ranks 1,577 out of 20,380. Before him are Alan Ladd (1913), George Stinney (1929), Roger Zelazny (1937), Mark Ruffalo (1967), Cordell Hull (1871), and Jack Black (1969). After him are Cyrus Vance (1917), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), Billie Eilish (2001), Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. (1868), William Friedkin (1935), and Alfred G. Gilman (1941).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Walter Hunt ranks 31. Before him are George Eastman (1854), John Browning (1855), Ray Tomlinson (1941), Raymond Damadian (1936), Leo Fender (1909), and Elisha Otis (1811). After him are David Bushnell (1742), Josiah Warren (1798), Jacque Fresco (1916), Robert Noyce (1927), George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859), and Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (1924).

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