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Emilio Botín

Spanish banker

1934 - 2014

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His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Emilio Botín is the 505th most popular businessperson, the 1,389th most popular biography from Spain and the 11th most popular Spanish Businessperson.

Emilio Botín was executive chairman of Grupo Santander who oversaw the 1993 absorption of Banesto, the 1999 merger forming BSCH as Spain's largest bank, and the 2004 acquisition of Abbey National that made BSCH the second largest bank in Europe by market capitalisation. Botín and his family settled undisclosed Swiss accounts held since 1937 by paying €200 million after their 2010 discovery by Spanish tax authorities, after which Spain's High Court dropped the tax evasion probe in 2012. Banco Santander received the 2012 Best bank in the world award during his chairmanship and his daughter Ana Patricia Botín was appointed executive chairman after his death.

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Emilio Botín's biography spans 14 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 57.06.

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Among Businesspeople

Among businesspeople, Emilio Botín ranks 505 out of 1,001. Before him are Dmitry Rybolovlev, Reinhard Mohn, Henry Luce, Johann Carolus, Michael Dell, and Andrea Agnelli. After him are Pierre Veyron, Eduardo Saverin, Alexey Miller, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Vladimir Lisin, and Ernest Oppenheimer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Emilio Botín ranks 331. Before him are Adolf Merckle, Yūjirō Ishihara, Martin Bangemann, Inger Stevens, Jackie Wilson, and Mário de Araújo Cabral. After him are Norma Croker, Aliki Vougiouklaki, Leonid Stein, Ružica Sokić, Gérard Latortue, and Aurelio Milani. Among people deceased in 2014, Emilio Botín ranks 292. Before him are China Zorrilla, Ruby Dee, Cornell Borchers, Gyula Török, Sarah Marshall, and Ichirō Nagai. After him are Bel Kaufman, Mary F. Lyon, Arnoldo Foà, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, William H. Dana, and Aurelio Milani.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Emilio Botín ranks 1,389 out of 3,981. Before him are Gabriel Alonso (1923), Javi Martínez (1988), Rubén Baraja (1975), María Dolores Pradera (1924), Àlex Corretja (1974), and José María Gil-Robles (1935). After him are Baltasar Garzón (1955), Pedro Vallana (1897), Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956), Pedro Casado (1937), Assumpta Serna (1957), and Héctor Bellerín (1995).

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Among Businesspeople In Spain

Among businesspeople born in Spain, Emilio Botín ranks 11. Before him are Lorenzo Sanz (1943), Josep Maria Bartomeu (1963), Rosalía Mera (1944), Ramón Calderón (1951), Josep Lluís Núñez (1931), and Joseph Oller (1839). After him are Ana Botín (1960), Josep Bonaplata i Corriol (1795), Francesc Xavier Bultó (1912), María Sefidari (1982), José Andrés (1969), and Jordi Cuixart (1975).

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