Is harley Davidson a person

William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson were boyhood Friends who were working together for the same firm in 1901; Harley was a draftsman and Davidson a pattern maker. They started working together on an engine design. Exactly the same engine design that is used to this day. Ole Evinrude (of now legendary Evinrude outboard motors) helped get the carb design right. In 1903 Davidson's two older brothers, Walter and William A., left their railroad jobs to join in to get the design right. Walter was a mechanic, W.A. was a tool maker.

The first factory was a 10'x15' shed built by the Davidson's father in the family's back yard.

William Harley enrolled in engineering at the University of Wisconsin.

The rest, as they say, is history.