Personne d’affaires
Edwin Drake
1819 - 1880
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Edwin Drake
Edwin Laurentine Drake (1819-1880), souvent appelé « colonel Drake » bien que n’ayant jamais réellement détenu ce grade, était un entrepreneur américain dont on dit souvent qu'il a foré le premier véritable puits de pétrole américain le 27 août 1859, dans le champ d’Oil Creek, au sud de Titusville (Pennsylvanie). En savoir plus sur Wikipédia
Sa biographie est disponible en 18 langues sur Wikipédia. Edwin Drake est le 402nd personne d’affaires le plus populaire (en baisse du 332nd en 2024), la 5,048th biographie la plus populaire des États-Unis (en baisse du 3,754th en 2019), ainsi que le 127th personne d’affaires des États-Unis le plus populaire.
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Among Personne d’affaires
Among personne d’affaires, Edwin Drake ranks 402 out of 847. Before him are Rina Zaripova, Robert Mercer, Steve Jackson, Ida Straus, Howard Schultz, and Peter Lynch. After him are Roy E. Disney, John Cockerill, Elisabeth Abegg, Mikhail Prokhorov, Gerard Philips, and Christophe de Margerie.
Most Popular Personne D’affaires in Wikipedia
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1941 - 2008
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 396
Robert Mercer
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 397
Steve Jackson
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 398
Ida Straus
1849 - 1912
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 399
Howard Schultz
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 400
Peter Lynch
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 401
Edwin Drake
1819 - 1880
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 402
Roy E. Disney
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 403
John Cockerill
1790 - 1840
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 404
Elisabeth Abegg
1882 - 1974
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 405
Mikhail Prokhorov
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 406
Gerard Philips
1858 - 1942
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 407
Christophe de Margerie
1951 - 2014
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 408
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1819, Edwin Drake ranks 64. Before him are Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Panteleimon Kulish, Charles Kingsley, Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb, Butrus al-Bustani, and Marthinus Wessel Pretorius. After him are Théodore Gouvy, James Russell Lowell, Władysław Taczanowski, Nicolae Bălcescu, Lucile Grahn, and Abe Masahiro. Among people deceased in 1880, Edwin Drake ranks 43. Before him are Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Karl Friedrich Lessing, Benjamin Peirce, Edmond Albius, Arthur Morin, and Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra. After him are Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès, Manuel Montt, Nikolay Zinin, Peter Wilhelm Lund, Nils Johan Andersson, and Christian August Friedrich Peters.
Others Born in 1819
Go to all RankingsFrederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1904
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 58
Panteleimon Kulish
WRITER
1819 - 1897
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 59
Charles Kingsley
WRITER
1819 - 1875
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 60
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
WRITER
1819 - 1909
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 61
Butrus al-Bustani
WRITER
1819 - 1883
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 62
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1901
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 63
Edwin Drake
BUSINESSPERSON
1819 - 1880
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 64
Théodore Gouvy
COMPOSER
1819 - 1898
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 65
James Russell Lowell
WRITER
1819 - 1891
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 66
Władysław Taczanowski
BIOLOGIST
1819 - 1890
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 67
Nicolae Bălcescu
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1852
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 68
Lucile Grahn
DANCER
1819 - 1907
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 69
Abe Masahiro
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1857
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 70
Others Deceased in 1880
Go to all RankingsPrincess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1880
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 37
Karl Friedrich Lessing
PAINTER
1808 - 1880
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 38
Benjamin Peirce
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 39
Edmond Albius
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1880
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 40
Arthur Morin
ENGINEER
1795 - 1880
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 41
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra
PHYSICIAN
1816 - 1880
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 42
Edwin Drake
BUSINESSPERSON
1819 - 1880
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 43
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
CHEMIST
1817 - 1880
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 44
Manuel Montt
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 45
Nikolay Zinin
CHEMIST
1812 - 1880
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 46
Peter Wilhelm Lund
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1801 - 1880
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 47
Nils Johan Andersson
BIOLOGIST
1821 - 1880
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 48
Christian August Friedrich Peters
ASTRONOMER
1806 - 1880
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 49
In États-Unis
Among people born in États-Unis, Edwin Drake ranks 5,048 out of NaN. Before him are Albert Brooks (1947), Alexander H. Stephens (1812), Margaret Sullavan (1909), Peggy Whitson (1960), Susan Brownmiller (1935), and Walter Bedell Smith (1895). After him are Steve James (1952), Roy E. Disney (1930), Ellen Swallow Richards (1842), Don Adams (1923), Gerard K. O'Neill (1927), and Eve Arnold (1912).
Others born in États-Unis
Go to all RankingsAlbert Brooks
COMEDIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5,042
Alexander H. Stephens
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1883
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5,043
Margaret Sullavan
ACTOR
1909 - 1960
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5,044
Peggy Whitson
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5,045
Susan Brownmiller
WRITER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5,046
Walter Bedell Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1961
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5,047
Edwin Drake
BUSINESSPERSON
1819 - 1880
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5,048
Steve James
ACTOR
1952 - 1993
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5,049
Roy E. Disney
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5,050
Ellen Swallow Richards
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1911
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,051
Don Adams
ACTOR
1923 - 2005
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,052
Gerard K. O'Neill
PHYSICIST
1927 - 1992
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,053
Eve Arnold
JOURNALIST
1912 - 2012
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5,054
Among Personne d’affaires In États-Unis
Among personne d’affaires born in États-Unis, Edwin Drake ranks 127. Before him are Arnold Rothstein (1882), Douglas Tompkins (1943), Sylvia Beach (1887), Robert Mercer (1946), Howard Schultz (1953), and Peter Lynch (1944). After him are Roy E. Disney (1930), Allen Klein (1931), Alan Lomax (1915), Robert Monroe (1915), John Elkann (1976), and Reed Hastings (1960).
Arnold Rothstein
1882 - 1928
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 121
Douglas Tompkins
1943 - 2015
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 122
Sylvia Beach
1887 - 1962
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 123
Robert Mercer
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 124
Howard Schultz
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 125
Peter Lynch
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 126
Edwin Drake
1819 - 1880
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 127
Roy E. Disney
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 128
Allen Klein
1931 - 2009
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 129
Alan Lomax
1915 - 2002
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 130
Robert Monroe
1915 - 1995
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 131
John Elkann
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 132
Reed Hastings
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 133























































