Ettore Bugatti

Italian automobile designer and manufacturer (1881–1947)
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Ettore Bugatti
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Summary

Ettore Bugatti was born on September 15, 1881[1], in Milan[2]. He died on August 21, 1947[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as an engineer[5], racing automobile driver[6], inventor[7], entrepreneur[8], and industrialist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,850 views/month, #6,788 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Dorlisheim[11], Père Lachaise Cemetery[12], Bugatti's tomb[13]
  • Father: Carlo Bugatti[14]
  • Child: Jean Bugatti[15]
  • Country of citizenship: Italy[16], Kingdom of Italy[17], France[18]
  • Award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Commons category: Ettore Bugatti[21]
  • Cause of death: cancer[22]
  • Sport: auto racing[23]
  • Family name: Bugatti[24]
  • Given name: Ettore[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ettore Bugatti[26]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[28]
  • Birth name: Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti[29]
  • Name in native language: Ettore Bugatti[30]
  • Start of work period: 1898[31]
  • End of work period: 1947[32]
  • Sibling: Rembrandt Bugatti[33]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[34]
  • Has works in the collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art[35], Cité de l'Automobile[36], Musée des 24 Heures du Mans[37], Autostadt[38], Mullin Automotive Museum[39]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[40]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Ettore Bugatti include Bugatti[41], an automobile manufacturer[42], in German Empire[43], founded in 1909[44], headquartered in Molsheim[45] and Bugatti Circuit[46], a motorsport racing track[47], in France[48].

Why It Matters

Ettore Bugatti has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for him include Bugatti[41], an automobile manufacturer[42], in German Empire[43], founded in 1909[44], headquartered in Molsheim[45] and Bugatti Circuit[46], a motorsport racing track[47], in France[48].

FAQs

Where was Ettore Bugatti born?

Ettore Bugatti was born in Milan[2].

Where did Ettore Bugatti die?

Ettore Bugatti passed away in Paris[4].

Who were Ettore Bugatti's parents?

Ettore Bugatti's father was Carlo Bugatti[14].

What did Ettore Bugatti do for work?

Ettore Bugatti worked as an engineer[5], racing automobile driver[6], inventor[7], entrepreneur[8], and industrialist[9].

What awards did Ettore Bugatti receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [1] ↑ . Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  34. [35] ↑ . Metropolitan Museum of Art. wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  38. [39] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Cadanais · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Jean Bugatti
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Child: Roland Bugatti"
  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → engineer, racing automobile driver, inventor +2
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