Businessperson
Jay Gould
American railroad magnate and financier
1836 - 1892
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Jay Gould
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Jay Gould is the 564th most popular businessperson (down from 537th in 2024), the 7,899th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,439th in 2019) and the 189th most popular American Businessperson.
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Among Businesspeople
Among businesspeople, Jay Gould ranks 564 out of 847. Before him are Arianna Huffington, Claire Williams, Andrew Planche, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, Earl Tupper, and Bob Lazar. After him are Boris Hagelin, Salt Bae, Masaji Kiyokawa, Haym Salomon, Neil Aspinall, and Lev Avnerovich Leviev.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
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Arianna Huffington
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 558
Claire Williams
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 559
Andrew Planche
1727 - 1809
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 560
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
1822 - 1897
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 561
Earl Tupper
1907 - 1983
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 562
Bob Lazar
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 563
Jay Gould
1836 - 1892
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 564
Boris Hagelin
1892 - 1983
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 565
Salt Bae
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 566
Masaji Kiyokawa
1913 - 1999
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 567
Haym Salomon
1740 - 1785
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 568
Neil Aspinall
1941 - 2008
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 569
Lev Avnerovich Leviev
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 570
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1836, Jay Gould ranks 70. Before him are Robert Swinhoe, Bret Harte, Michał Elwiro Andriolli, John W. Foster, Émile Étienne Guimet, and Ferdinand Monoyer. After him are Emil Hartmann, Greene Vardiman Black, Remigio Morales Bermúdez, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Pablo Arosemena, and Adolf Schwarz. Among people deceased in 1892, Jay Gould ranks 76. Before him are Henry Edward Manning, Joaquín Jovellar y Soler, Amelia Edwards, Robert Franz, Ernestine Rose, and Anne Charlotte Leffler. After him are Sereno Watson, Dimitrios Valvis, Johan Sverdrup, John Greenleaf Whittier, Georgi Valkovich, and Juana Manuela Gorriti.
Others Born in 1836
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Robert Swinhoe
BIOLOGIST
1836 - 1877
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 64
Bret Harte
WRITER
1836 - 1902
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 65
Michał Elwiro Andriolli
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 66
John W. Foster
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1917
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 67
Émile Étienne Guimet
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1918
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 68
Ferdinand Monoyer
PHYSICIST
1836 - 1912
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 69
Jay Gould
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1892
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 70
Emil Hartmann
COMPOSER
1836 - 1898
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 71
Greene Vardiman Black
PHYSICIAN
1836 - 1915
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 72
Remigio Morales Bermúdez
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1894
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 73
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
WRITER
1836 - 1907
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 74
Pablo Arosemena
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1920
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 75
Adolf Schwarz
CHESS PLAYER
1836 - 1910
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 1892
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Henry Edward Manning
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1808 - 1892
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 70
Joaquín Jovellar y Soler
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1892
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 71
Amelia Edwards
WRITER
1831 - 1892
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 72
Robert Franz
COMPOSER
1815 - 1892
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 73
Ernestine Rose
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1810 - 1892
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 74
Anne Charlotte Leffler
WRITER
1849 - 1892
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 75
Jay Gould
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1892
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 76
Sereno Watson
BIOLOGIST
1826 - 1892
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 77
Dimitrios Valvis
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1892
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 78
Johan Sverdrup
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1892
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 79
John Greenleaf Whittier
WRITER
1807 - 1892
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 80
Georgi Valkovich
PHYSICIAN
1833 - 1892
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 81
Juana Manuela Gorriti
WRITER
1818 - 1892
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 82
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jay Gould ranks 7,899 out of NaN. Before him are DeLisle Stewart (1870), Landon Donovan (1982), Irving Jaffee (1906), Abel P. Upshur (1790), Bob Weinstein (1954), and David R. Ellis (1952). After him are William Lombardy (1937), Marcus Hurley (1883), Kendra Wilkinson (1985), Robben Ford (1951), Larry O'Brien (1917), and Jamey Sheridan (1951).
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DeLisle Stewart
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1941
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 7,893
Landon Donovan
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 7,894
Irving Jaffee
SKATER
1906 - 1981
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 7,895
Abel P. Upshur
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1844
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 7,896
Bob Weinstein
PRODUCER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 7,897
David R. Ellis
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - 2013
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 7,898
Jay Gould
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1892
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 7,899
William Lombardy
CHESS PLAYER
1937 - 2017
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 7,900
Marcus Hurley
ATHLETE
1883 - 1941
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 7,901
Kendra Wilkinson
CELEBRITY
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 7,902
Robben Ford
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 7,903
Larry O'Brien
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1990
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 7,904
Jamey Sheridan
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 7,905
Among Businesspeople In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Jay Gould ranks 189. Before him are Gene Haas (1952), Gilbert Kaplan (1941), Richard Hilton (1955), Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822), Earl Tupper (1907), and Bob Lazar (1959). After him are Jamie Dimon (1956), James Smith McDonnell (1899), Milton S. Hershey (1857), Chuck Feeney (1931), Jamie Hyneman (1956), and Susan Kare (1954).
Gene Haas
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 183
Gilbert Kaplan
1941 - 2016
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 184
Richard Hilton
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 185
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
1822 - 1897
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 186
Earl Tupper
1907 - 1983
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 187
Bob Lazar
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 188
Jay Gould
1836 - 1892
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 189
Jamie Dimon
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 190
James Smith McDonnell
1899 - 1980
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 191
Milton S. Hershey
1857 - 1945
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 192
Chuck Feeney
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 193
Jamie Hyneman
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 194
Susan Kare
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 195
