93,728 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Jules-Albert de Dion

✓ Source-basedstable

French automotive pioneer (1856-1946)

FrancePoliticiansLived 1856 to 1946 · aged 90
Compare
Fame49.1
Momentum3.8
Languages15
In century#7,284

Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne was a French pioneer of the automobile industry. He invented a steam-powered car and used it to win the world's first auto race, but his vehicle was adjudged to be against the rules.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 2

"Automobile". Caricature by Guth published in Vanity Fair in 1899."Automobile". Caricature by Guth published in Vanity Fair in 1899.

Awards 1

Knight of the Legion of Honour

In their orbit 2

Politicians from France 6

Louis-Auguste-Victor, Count de Ghaisnes de Bourmont49.1Pierre Billotte49.1Nadine Morano49.1Étienne Mourrut49.1Jean Joseph André Montjallard49.1Jean-Christophe Cambadélis49.1

About this person

Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne was a French pioneer of the automobile industry. He invented a steam-powered car and used it to win the world's first auto race, but his vehicle was adjudged to be against the rules. He was a co-founder of De Dion-Bouton, the world's largest automobile manufacturer for a time, as well as the French sports newspaper L'Équipe.

Country
France
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1856 to 1946 · aged 90
Written about in
15 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.