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Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe

1865 - 1922

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Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (15 July 1865 – 14 August 1922), was a British newspaper and publishing magnate. As owner of the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror, he was an early developer of popular journalism, and he exercised vast influence over British popular opinion during the Edwardian era. Lord Beaverbrook said he was "the greatest figure who ever strode down Fleet Street." About the beginning of the 20th century there were increasing attempts to develop popular journalism intended for the working class and tending to emphasize sensational topics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe has received more than 446,594 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe is the 569th most popular businessperson (down from 476th in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 249th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Businessperson.

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  • 450k

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  • 42.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among businesspeople, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 569 out of 601. Before him are Paul Stoddart, Chris Anderson, Niklas Zennström, Donald Trump Jr., Shuntaro Furukawa, and Eric Yuan. After him are Ton Roosendaal, Henry Tate, Kai-Fu Lee, Oleg Tinkov, Yelena Baturina, and Leonard Chess.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 143. Before him are Vladimir Bogoraz, Charles Sands, Johannes Thiele, Leónidas Plaza, Walter Frederick Gale, and John Monash. After him are Pavel Shternberg, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Gifford Pinchot, and Susan La Flesche Picotte. Among people deceased in 1922, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 116. Before him are A. V. Dicey, Gösta Runö, John Munro Longyear, Cathal Brugha, Pál Simon, and Lyman Abbott. After him are Liberato Marcial Rojas, Henry Lawson, Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, Tullio Bozza, Erskine Childers, and Lillian Russell.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 289 out of 501. Before him are Liam O'Flaherty (1896), Róisín Murphy (1973), Sharon Corr (1970), Patrick Leahy (1877), Milo O'Shea (1926), and Brian Downey (1951). After him are Brian Shawe-Taylor (1915), Colm Wilkinson (1944), Frank Harris (1856), Allen Leech (1981), George Brent (1904), and Derek Daly (1953).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Ireland

Among businesspeople born in Ireland, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 4. Before him are Arthur Guinness (1725), Eddie Jordan (1948), and Tim O'Reilly (1954).

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