American Motors people

The list American Motors people includes Richard Arbib, George W. Romney, Richard A. Teague, Craig Breedlove and François Castaing. The list consists of 26 members.

1.

Richard Arbib

American industrial designer

Overview: Richard Arbib (September 1, 1917 in Gloversville, New York - February 22, 1995 in Manhattan, New York City) was an American industrial designer.

Date of birth: 1 September 1917

Date of death: 22 February 1995

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Designer

Gender: Male

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People from Gloversville, New York 33T

Hudson Motor Car Company 19T

Packard people 14T
2.

George W. Romney

American business executive and politician (1907–1995)

Overview: George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd ...

Date of birth: 8 July 1907

Date of death: 26 July 1995

Age: 88 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Business

Gender: Male

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Citizens of the United States through descent 35T

Automotive businesspeople 96T

American automotive pioneers 106T
3.

Craig Breedlove

American racing driver

Overview: Craig Breedlove (born March 23, 1937- April 4 2023) was an American professional race car driver and a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first person in history to reach 500 mph (800 ...

Date of birth: 23 March 1937

Date of death: 4 April 2023

Age: 86 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Auto Racing

Gender: Male

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20th-century American racing drivers 1,299T

Land speed record people 56T

Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductees 180T
4.

Richard A. Teague

American automotive designer

Overview: Richard Arthur Teague (December 26, 1923 – May 5, 1991) was an American industrial designer in the North American automotive industry. He held automotive design positions at General Motors, Packard, and ...

Date of birth: 23 December 1923

Date of death: 5 May 1991

Age: 67 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Designer

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Automotive historians 11T

Susan Miller Dorsey High School alumni 72T

Packard people 14T
5.

Roy Lunn

Overview: Royston Charles Lunn (June 26, 1925 – August 5, 2017) was an engineer in the automotive industry. He had forty-one years in the design development and production of vehicles and most notably served as ...

Date of birth: 1925

Date of death: 5 August 2017

Age: 92 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Engineer

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2017 deaths 9,371T

Deaths from cerebrovascular disease 636T

English emigrants to the United States 1,505T
6.

Helene Rother

automobile designer

Overview: Helene Rother (1908–1999) was the first woman to work as an automotive designer when she joined the interior styling staff of General Motors in Detroit in 1943. She specialized in designs for automotive ...

Date of birth: 1908

Date of death: 1999

Age: 90 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Artist

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American automotive pioneers 100T

Artists from Leipzig 53T

Bauhaus alumni 87T
7.

Robert B. Evans

automobile industry executive

Overview: Robert Beverley Evans, Sr. (March 19, 1906 – August 17, 1998) was an automobile industry executive, a prominent Republican, an industrialist, a socialite, and an avid sportsperson. He founded Evans In ...

Date of birth: 19 March 1906

Date of death: 17 August 1998

Age: 92 (age at death)

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American chief executives in the automobile industry 60T

People from Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan 12T

20th-century American businesspeople 6,643T
8.

Jeff Teague (automotive designer)

American, Business

Overview: Jeffrey William Teague (October 3, 1956 – July 29, 2016) was an American automotive designer and design consultant for Volkswagen, Ford Motor Company, Mitsubishi Motors, Hyundai Motor Group and Kia Motors ...

Nationality: American

Occupation: Business

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2016 deaths 9,448T

Year of birth missing (living people) 37,022T

People from Agoura Hills, California 22T
9.

François Castaing

French automotive executive (1945–2023)

Overview: François J. Castaing (18 March 1945 – 27 July 2023) was an automotive executive with Renault, American Motors, and Chrysler. He is an engineering graduate from École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers ...

Date of birth: 18 March 1945

Date of death: 27 July 2023

Age: 78 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Designer

Gender: Male

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French emigrants to the United States 677T

French automobile designers 26T

Corporate executives in the automobile industry 9T
10.

Roy Abernethy

automobile industry executive

Overview: Roy Abernethy (September 29, 1906, Pennsylvania – February 28, 1977, Jupiter, Florida) was an executive in the American automobile industry, serving as CEO of American Motors Corporation (AMC) from February ...

Date of birth: 29 September 1906

Date of death: 28 February 1977

Age: 70 (age at death)

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Packard people 14T

American chief executives in the automobile industry 60T

American chief executives of manufacturing companies 248T
11.

George W. Mason

automobile industry executive

Overview: George Walter Mason (March 12, 1891 – October 8, 1954) was an American industrialist. During his career Mason served as the Chairman and CEO of the Kelvinator Corporation (1928-1937), Chairman and CEO ...

Date of birth: 12 March 1891

Date of death: 9 October 1954

Age: 63 (age at death)

Occupation: Business

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Automotive businesspeople 82T

American chief executives in the automobile industry 60T

20th-century American businesspeople 6,643T
12.

A. E. Barit

industrialist executive automobile company official

Overview: A.E. (Abraham Edward) Barit (August 30, 1890 – July 14, 1974) was an American industrialist who served as the president and CEO of the Hudson Motor Car Company from 1936 to 1954 when Hudson merged with ...

Date of birth: 30 August 1890

Date of death: 14 July 1974

Age: 83 (age at death)

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Hudson Motor Car Company 19T

American chief executives in the automobile industry 60T

American chief executives of manufacturing companies 248T
13.

Roy D. Chapin, Jr.

automobile industry executive

Overview: Roy Dikeman Chapin, Jr. (September 21, 1915 – August 5, 2001) was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Motors Corporation (AMC). Chapin's father, Roy D. Chapin Sr., was one of the co-f ...

Date of birth: 21 September 1915

Date of death: 5 August 2001

Age: 85 (age at death)

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American chief executives in the automobile industry 60T

American chief executives of manufacturing companies 248T

20th-century American businesspeople 6,643T
14.

Charles Warren Nash

American businessman (1864–1948)

Overview: Charles Williams Nash (January 28, 1864 — June 6, 1948) was a United States automobile entrepreneur and served as an executive in the automotive industry.

Date of birth: 28 January 1864

Date of death: 6 June 1948

Age: 84 (age at death)

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American automotive pioneers 100T

American chief executives in the automobile industry 60T

20th-century American businesspeople 6,643T
15.

Richard E. Cross

American businessman

Overview: Richard Eugene Cross was an American business executive in the automotive industry, a lawyer, and civic leader.

Date of death: 31 August 1996

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American chief executives in the automobile industry 60T

American chief executives of manufacturing companies 248T

20th-century American businesspeople 6,643T
16.

Theodore Wells Pietsch II

American automobile stylist

Overview: Theodore Wells Pietsch II (September 23, 1912, in Baltimore, Maryland ‒ August 24, 1993, in Everett, Washington) was an American automobile stylist and industrial designer who, with little formal education ...

Nationality: American

Occupation: Designer

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Edmund E. Anderson

American industrial designer

Overview: Edmund E. Anderson (April 29, 1906 – October 23, 1989) was an automotive designer in the North American automotive industry at General Motors and notably as the lead designer for American Motors Corporation ...

Date of birth: 29 April 1906

Date of death: 23 October 1989

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Designer

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Nash Motors people 6T

General Motors designers 24T

American automobile designers 95T
18.

Gerald C. Meyers

Automobile industry executive (1928–2023)

Overview: Gerald Carl Meyers (born December 5, 1928), former chairman and CEO of American Motors Corporation (AMC) is an industrialist, author, lecturer, and management consultant.

Date of birth: 5 December 1928

Date of death: 19 June 2023

Age: 94 (age at death)

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Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering alumni 48T

American chief executives in the automobile industry 60T

Tepper School of Business alumni 41T
19.

Charles T. Jeffery

American businessman

Overview: Charles Thomas Jeffery (13 May 1876 – 10 November 1935) was an American businessman.

Date of birth: 13 May 1876

Date of death: 1935

Age: 58 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Inventor

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American automotive pioneers 100T

American chief executives of manufacturing companies 248T

Chrysler people 14T
20.

Thomas B. Jeffery

American businessman

Overview: Thomas Buckland Jeffery (5 February 1845 – 2 April 1910) was an inventor of the clincher tire/rim and manufacturer of bicycles and early automobiles, founder of the Rambler brand.

Date of birth: 1845

Date of death: 1910

Age: 64 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Inventor

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American automotive pioneers 100T

American chief executives in the automobile industry 60T

Businesspeople from Chicago, Illinois 588T