The Most Famous
BUSINESSPEOPLE from Netherlands
This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Businesspeople. The pantheon dataset contains 601 Businesspeople, 4 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 24th most number of Businesspeople behind Israel and Czechia.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Businesspeople of all time. This list of famous Dutch Businesspeople is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870 - 1950)
With an HPI of 67.96, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach is the most famous Dutch Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 36 different languages on wikipedia.
Gustav Georg Friedrich Maria Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (born Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach; 7 August 1870 – 16 January 1950) was a German foreign service official who became chairman of the board of Friedrich Krupp AG, a heavy industry conglomerate, after his marriage to Bertha Krupp, who had inherited the company. He and his son Alfried would lead the company through two world wars, producing almost everything for the German war machine from U-boats, battleships, howitzers, trains, railway guns, machine guns, cars, tanks, and much more. Krupp produced the Tiger I tank, Big Bertha and the Paris Gun, among other inventions, under Gustav. Following World War II, plans to prosecute him as a war criminal at the 1945 Nuremberg Trials were dropped because by then he was bedridden, senile, and considered medically unfit for trial. The charges against him were held in abeyance in case he were found fit for trial.
2. Frits Philips (1905 - 2005)
With an HPI of 54.16, Frits Philips is the 2nd most famous Dutch Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips (16 April 1905 – 5 December 2005) was the fourth chairman of the board of directors of the Dutch electronics company Philips, which his uncle and father founded. For his actions in saving 382 Jews during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, he was recognized in 1996 by Yad Vashem as a Righteous Among the Nations.
3. Colonel Tom Parker (1909 - 1997)
With an HPI of 52.63, Colonel Tom Parker is the 3rd most famous Dutch Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Thomas Andrew Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk; June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997), commonly known as Colonel Parker, was a Dutch-American musical entrepreneur. He was best known as the manager of Elvis Presley.
4. Ton Roosendaal (1960 - )
With an HPI of 42.09, Ton Roosendaal is the 4th most famous Dutch Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Ton Roosendaal (Dutch: [tɔn ˈroːzənˌdaːl]; born 20 March 1960) is a Dutch software developer and film producer. He is the original creator of the open-source 3D creation suite Blender and Traces (an Amiga ray tracer which was the forerunner of Blender). He is also known as the founder and chairman of the Blender Foundation, and for pioneering large scale open-content projects. In 2007, he established the Blender Institute in Amsterdam, where he works on coordinating Blender development, publishing manuals and DVD training, and organizing 3D animation and game projects.
Pantheon has 4 people classified as businesspeople born between 1870 and 1960. Of these 4, 1 (25.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living businesspeople include Ton Roosendaal. The most famous deceased businesspeople include Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Frits Philips, and Colonel Tom Parker.
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Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
1870 - 1950
HPI: 67.96
Frits Philips
1905 - 2005
HPI: 54.16
Colonel Tom Parker
1909 - 1997
HPI: 52.63
Which Businesspeople were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Businesspeople since 1700.
