# Ransom E. Olds

> Ransom Eli Olds was an American businessman and executive who was known as a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named. He claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1887 and his first gasoline-powered car in 1896. The modern assembly line and its basic concept is credited to Olds, who used it to build the first mass-produced automobile, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash, beginning in 1901.

*American businessman (1864–1950)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ransom-e-olds

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1864-06-03
- **Died:** 1950-08-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 19.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ренсом Елі Олдс](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%95%D0%BB%D1%96_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B4%D1%81)
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- [Ransom E. Olds](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_E._Olds)
- [Ransom Eli Olds](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_Eli_Olds)
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- [Олдс, Рэнсом](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B4%D1%81%2C_%D0%A0%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BC)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q560676)

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