Businessperson
Phil Knight
1938 - today
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Phil Knight
His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Knight is the 175th most popular businessperson (down from 139th in 2024), the 2,068th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,517th in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Businessperson.
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Among Businesspeople
Among businesspeople, Phil Knight ranks 175 out of 847. Before him are Yingluck Shinawatra, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Madam C. J. Walker, Basil Zaharoff, Josep Maria Bartomeu, and Owen D. Young. After him are Karl Albrecht, Bernard Baruch, Alisher Usmanov, Amschel Mayer Rothschild, Sheldon Adelson, and Walter Chrysler.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
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Yingluck Shinawatra
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 169
Johann Friedrich Böttger
1682 - 1719
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 170
Madam C. J. Walker
1867 - 1919
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 171
Basil Zaharoff
1849 - 1936
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 172
Josep Maria Bartomeu
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 173
Owen D. Young
1874 - 1962
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 174
Phil Knight
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 175
Karl Albrecht
1920 - 2014
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 176
Bernard Baruch
1870 - 1965
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 177
Alisher Usmanov
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 178
Amschel Mayer Rothschild
1773 - 1855
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 179
Sheldon Adelson
1933 - 2021
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 180
Walter Chrysler
1875 - 1940
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 181
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Phil Knight ranks 111. Before him are Ben E. King, Ann Jones, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Ed Lauter, Roland Topor, and Nino Benvenuti. After him are Ian Stewart, Milan Galić, Goh Kun, Edda Göring, Jack Jones, and Radivoj Korać.
Others Born in 1938
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Ben E. King
SINGER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 105
Ann Jones
TENNIS PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 106
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
WRITER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 107
Ed Lauter
ACTOR
1938 - 2013
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 108
Roland Topor
WRITER
1938 - 1997
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 109
Nino Benvenuti
BOXER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 110
Phil Knight
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 111
Ian Stewart
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1985
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 112
Milan Galić
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 113
Goh Kun
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 114
Edda Göring
CELEBRITY
1938 - 2018
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 115
Jack Jones
SINGER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 116
Radivoj Korać
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1938 - 1969
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 117
In United States
Among people born in United States, Phil Knight ranks 2,068 out of NaN. Before him are William Styron (1925), Paul Krugman (1953), Frederick Herzberg (1923), Hiram Bingham III (1875), Poul Anderson (1926), and Carl Reiner (1922). After him are Thomas Cech (1947), James Irwin (1930), Lou Ferrigno (1951), Katherine MacGregor (1925), Max Wright (1943), and Pat Garrett (1850).
Others born in United States
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William Styron
WRITER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 2,062
Paul Krugman
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 2,063
Frederick Herzberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1923 - 2000
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 2,064
Hiram Bingham III
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1956
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 2,065
Poul Anderson
WRITER
1926 - 2001
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 2,066
Carl Reiner
ACTOR
1922 - 2020
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 2,067
Phil Knight
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 2,068
Thomas Cech
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 2,069
James Irwin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1991
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 2,070
Lou Ferrigno
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 2,071
Katherine MacGregor
ACTOR
1925 - 2018
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 2,072
Max Wright
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 2,073
Pat Garrett
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1850 - 1908
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 2,074
Among Businesspeople In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Phil Knight ranks 64. Before him are Larry Flynt (1942), Cyrus West Field (1819), Harvey S. Firestone (1868), Ethan Allen (1738), Madam C. J. Walker (1867), and Owen D. Young (1874). After him are Bernard Baruch (1870), Sheldon Adelson (1933), Walter Chrysler (1875), Lady Bird Johnson (1912), Henry Ford II (1917), and Hetty Green (1834).
Larry Flynt
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 58
Cyrus West Field
1819 - 1892
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 59
Harvey S. Firestone
1868 - 1938
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 60
Ethan Allen
1738 - 1789
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 61
Madam C. J. Walker
1867 - 1919
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 62
Owen D. Young
1874 - 1962
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 63
Phil Knight
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 64
Bernard Baruch
1870 - 1965
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 65
Sheldon Adelson
1933 - 2021
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 66
Walter Chrysler
1875 - 1940
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 67
Lady Bird Johnson
1912 - 2007
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 68
Henry Ford II
1917 - 1987
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 69
Hetty Green
1834 - 1916
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 70
