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Willy Ley

1906 - 1969

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Willy Otto Oskar Ley (October 2, 1906 – June 24, 1969) was a German and American science writer and proponent of space exploration and cryptozoology. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Willy Ley is the 353rd most popular engineer (down from 325th in 2024), the 5,618th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,175th in 2019) and the 40th most popular German Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Willy Ley ranks 353 out of 389. Before him are Chuck Peddle, Pavel Pavel, Willy Rampf, Johan Rockström, Bob Bell, and Mehdi Jomaa. After him are Vladimir Barmin, Ivan Artobolevsky, John Lombe, Kevin Warwick, Robert R. Gilruth, and Nicholas Tombazis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Willy Ley ranks 415. Before him are Bunny Austin, Meindert DeJong, Romildo Etcheverry, Barney Bigard, Nii Amaa Ollennu, and Károly Weichelt. After him are Helen Wainwright, George Lott, Daulat Singh Kothari, Mississippi Fred McDowell, William Empson, and Olive Borden. Among people deceased in 1969, Willy Ley ranks 239. Before him are Barbara Bates, Cyril Slater, Alan Mowbray, Bruno Söderström, Ardeshir Irani, and Paul Hawkins. After him are Leonard Chess, Pauline Bush, Walter Hagen, Josh White, Miles Malleson, and Richard Allen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Willy Ley ranks 5,621 out of 7,253. Before him are DJ Hell (1962), Thomas Dooley (1961), Ronald Weigel (1959), Ozan Güven (1975), Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (1963), and Rica Reinisch (1965). After him are Giorgos Donis (1969), Jörg Buttgereit (1963), Peter Schamoni (1934), Thomas Hitzlsperger (1982), WestBam (1965), and Boris Brejcha (1981).

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Among ENGINEERS In Germany

Among engineers born in Germany, Willy Ley ranks 40. Before him are Christopher Cockerell (1910), Wilhelm Nusselt (1882), Peter Schreyer (1953), Mario Theissen (1952), Julius Kühn (1825), and Willy Rampf (1953). After him are Matthias Ettrich (1972), and Roland Baar (1965).

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