Businessperson

John Wanamaker

US Postmaster general, retailer, and art collector

1838 - 1922

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John Wanamaker

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Wanamaker is the 759th most popular businessperson (down from 579th in 2024), the 12,404th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,530th in 2019) and the 260th most popular American Businessperson.

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50.18

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John Wanamaker's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 50.18.

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Among Businesspeople

Among businesspeople, John Wanamaker ranks 759 out of 1,001. Before him are A. H. Albut, Michael Durant, Horace Elgin Dodge, Sumner Redstone, Charles Saatchi, and Daniel Levy. After him are Peter Ueberroth, Ellen Stewart, Cameron Mackintosh, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Jimmy Iovine, and German Khan.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

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A. H. Albut
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 753
Michael Durant
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 754
Horace Elgin Dodge
1868 - 1920
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 755
Sumner Redstone
1923 - 2020
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 756
Charles Saatchi
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 757
Daniel Levy
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 758
John Wanamaker
1838 - 1922
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 759
Peter Ueberroth
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 760
Ellen Stewart
1919 - 2011
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 761
Cameron Mackintosh
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 762
Yasir Al-Rumayyan
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 763
Jimmy Iovine
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 764
German Khan
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 765

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, John Wanamaker ranks 105. Before him are Margaret E. Knight, Walter Buller, General Tom Thumb, Henry Hobson Richardson, Joseph F. Smith, and Octavia Hill. Among people deceased in 1922, John Wanamaker ranks 136. Before him are William Desmond Taylor, Henry Lawson, Charles Thias, Lyman Abbott, Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, and Arthur Wesley Dow. After him are W. H. R. Rivers, Lillian Russell, Alice Meynell, and Leslie Ward.

Others Born in 1838

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Margaret E. Knight
INVENTOR
1838 - 1914
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 99
Walter Buller
BIOLOGIST
1838 - 1906
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 100
General Tom Thumb
ACTOR
1838 - 1883
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 101
Henry Hobson Richardson
ARCHITECT
1838 - 1886
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 102
Joseph F. Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1838 - 1918
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 103
Octavia Hill
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1838 - 1912
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 104
John Wanamaker
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1922
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 105

Others Deceased in 1922

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William Desmond Taylor
FILM DIRECTOR
1872 - 1922
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 130
Henry Lawson
WRITER
1867 - 1922
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 131
Charles Thias
ATHLETE
1879 - 1922
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 132
Lyman Abbott
WRITER
1835 - 1922
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 133
Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1864 - 1922
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 134
Arthur Wesley Dow
PAINTER
1857 - 1922
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 135
John Wanamaker
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1922
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 136
W. H. R. Rivers
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1864 - 1922
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 137
Lillian Russell
ACTOR
1860 - 1922
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 138
Alice Meynell
WRITER
1847 - 1922
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 139
Leslie Ward
PAINTER
1851 - 1922
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 140