Howard Hughes
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Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. (24 December 1905 – 5 April 1976), was an eccentric American aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer and director, and one of the wealthiest people in the world. He is famous for setting multiple world air-speed records, building the Hughes H-1 Racer and H-4 Hercules aircraft, producing the movies Hell's Angels and The Outlaw, as well as owning and expanding Trans World Airlines.
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