Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was an American business magnate, investor, aviator, engineer, film producer, director, and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest people in the world. He gained prominence from the late 1920s as a maverick film producer, making big-budget and often controversial films like The Racket , Hell's Angels , Scarface , and The Outlaw . Hughes was one of the most influential aviators in history; he set multiple world air-speed records, built the Hughes H-1 Racer and H-4 "Hercules" , and acquired and expanded Trans World Airlines which would later on merge with... American Airlines. Hughes is also remembered for his eccentric behavior and reclusive lifestyle in later life, caused in part by a worsening obsessive–compulsive disorder and/or chronic pain. His legacy is maintained through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Hughes' birthplace is recorded as either Humble or Houston, Texas. The date is also uncertain, though Hughes claimed his birthday was Christmas Eve.
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| Birthdate: | December 24, 1905 |
| Birthplace: | Humble, Texas |
| Date of death: | April 5, 1976 |
| Height: | 6' 4" |
| Education: | Rice University |
| Also known as: | Howard Robard Hughes, Jr., howard_hughes, Howard Hughes |