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André Citroën

French businessman (1878-1935)

  • Fame57.6
  • Momentum7.3
  • Founders rank#214
Source-basedRising
  • Fame57.6
  • Momentum7.3
  • Founders rank#214
  • Wikipedia12.2K
Lived 1878–1935, aged 57France
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  • Wikipedia
    49 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1878–1935
    Aged 57
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

He turned gears into a signature and a car company into a monument to his own name — then lost both before he died.

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André-Gustave Citroën was born 5 February 1878, a French industrialist who would leave two marks: the double helical gear and the automaker that carried his surname. He founded Citroën, building it into a force in French manufacturing with the same mechanical precision he'd applied to those gears. The company rose, the name spread, but the man didn't outlast his creation. He died 3 July 1935, his empire already slipping from his hands.

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Rising
57.6
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Momentum7.3
Historical22.2
Now attention27.6
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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Category rank
#214
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