Earl Bakken

Earl Bakken was born on January 10, 1924. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.

Scientist 2,736 Wiki visits

About Earl Bakken

Earl Elmer Bakken (January 10, 1924 – October 21, 2018) was an American engineer, inventor, businessman and philanthropist. He founded Medtronic, where he developed the first external, battery-operated, transistorized, wearable artificial pacemaker in 1957.

  1. Sarah Shahi

    Actress 601,498 visits

  2. Jared Kushner

    Other 460,977 visits

  3. Jemaine Clement

    Actor 366,475 visits

  4. Jim Croce

    Musician 243,517 visits

  5. Mason Mount

    Athlete 216,218 visits

  6. Husayn ibn Ali

    Other 202,652 visits

  7. Pat Benatar

    Musician 159,744 visits

  8. Ray Bolger

    Actor 68,730 visits