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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 481,107 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe is the 590th most popular businessperson (down from 569th in 2019), the 268th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 288th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 590 out of 847. Before him are Josef Ackermann, Steve Shirley, Acun Ilıcalı, Carly Fiorina, Jerry Jones, and Marina Berlusconi. After him are Donald Trump Jr., Josef Neckermann, Francesc Xavier Bultó, Bernard Knubel, Meng Wanzhou, and Alan Eustace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 151. Before him are Édouard Chavannes, Paul Raud, Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, Leónidas Plaza, John Monash, and Ferdinand Feyerick. After him are Arthur Symons, Walter Frederick Gale, Charles Stanton Ogle, Janez Evangelist Krek, Charles Sands, and Pavel Shternberg. Among people deceased in 1922, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 122. Before him are Serapio Calderón, John Moresby, A. V. Dicey, John Wanamaker, August Palm, and Alfred Capus. After him are William Desmond Taylor, Lyman Abbott, William Christie, Pál Simon, Henry Lawson, and W. H. R. Rivers.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 268 out of 549. Before him are Michael Scott (1959), Paddy Moloney (1938), Eoin Colfer (1965), Jack Lynch (1917), Matt McGrath (1875), and Robert O'Hara Burke (1821). After him are Sydney, Lady Morgan (1776), Harry Clarke (1889), Evanna Lynch (1991), James Cecil Parke (1881), Agnes Mary Clerke (1842), and William Henry Harvey (1811).

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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). After him are Michael O'Leary (1961).

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