1942 - 2007
Dame Anita Lucia Roddick (23 October 1942 – 10 September 2007) was a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of The Body Shop, now The Body Shop International Limited, a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products which shaped ethical consumerism. The company was one of the first to prohibit the use of ingredients tested on animals in some of its products and one of the first to promote fair trade with developing countries. Roddick was involved in activism and campaigning for environmental and social issues, including involvement with Greenpeace and The Big Issue. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anita Roddick has received more than 1,147,065 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Anita Roddick is the 480th most popular businessperson (down from 384th in 2019), the 3,535th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,153rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Businessperson.
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Among businesspeople, Anita Roddick ranks 480 out of 601. Before her are Will Keith Kellogg, Steve Wynn, John Warnock, Arianna Huffington, Henry Clay Frick, and Aliko Dangote. After her are Irving Kristol, Jacqueline Mars, Harvey S. Firestone, Mark Shuttleworth, Manolo el del bombo, and Kaz Hirai.
1860 - 1951
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 474
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 475
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 476
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 477
1849 - 1919
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 478
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 479
1942 - 2007
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 480
1920 - 2009
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 481
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 482
1868 - 1938
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 483
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 484
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 485
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 486
Among people born in 1942, Anita Roddick ranks 448. Before her are Michel Tremblay, Terenci Moix, Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, Bruce Johnston, Charmian Carr, and Bernard Lietaer. After her are Wayne Newton, Gideon Toury, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Quentin Bryce, Mamoni Raisom Goswami, and Kenneth Lay. Among people deceased in 2007, Anita Roddick ranks 249. Before her are Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Emma Tillman, Solveig Dommartin, Karen Spärck Jones, Beverly Sills, and Helmut Senekowitsch. After her are Kei Kumai, Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Art Buchwald, Édouard Gagnon, Joseíto, and John Gardner.
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 442
1942 - 2003
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 443
1942 - 2011
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 444
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 445
1942 - 2016
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 446
1942 - 2019
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 447
1942 - 2007
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 448
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 449
1942 - 2016
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 450
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 451
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 452
1942 - 2011
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 453
1942 - 2006
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 454
1917 - 2007
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 243
1892 - 2007
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 244
1961 - 2007
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 245
1935 - 2007
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 246
1929 - 2007
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 247
1933 - 2007
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 248
1942 - 2007
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 249
1930 - 2007
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 250
1930 - 2007
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 251
1925 - 2007
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 252
1918 - 2007
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 253
1926 - 2007
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 254
1926 - 2007
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 255
Among people born in United Kingdom, Anita Roddick ranks 3,535 out of 7,765. Before her are Leo Sayer (1948), Helen Fielding (1958), William Whiston (1667), Roy Jenkins (1920), Matt Monro (1930), and Arthur Bliss (1891). After her are M. R. James (1862), Nicholas Ridley (1500), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), John Marshall (1748), Susan George (1950), and Thomas Campbell Eyton (1809).
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 3,529
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 3,530
1667 - 1752
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 3,531
1920 - 2003
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 3,532
1930 - 1985
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 3,533
1891 - 1975
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 3,534
1942 - 2007
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,535
1862 - 1936
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,536
1500 - 1555
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,537
1826 - 1908
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,538
1748 - 1819
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,539
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 3,540
1809 - 1870
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 3,541
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Anita Roddick ranks 30. Before her are William Knox D'Arcy (1849), Jim Marshall (1923), John Houlding (1833), Neil Aspinall (1941), Andrew Planche (1727), and Isabella Beeton (1836). After her are William McGregor (1846), Fred Karno (1866), David Richards (1952), Christopher O'Neill (1974), Benjamin Vulliamy (1747), and Allan Williams (1930).
1849 - 1917
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 24
1923 - 2012
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 25
1833 - 1902
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 26
1941 - 2008
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 27
1727 - 1809
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 28
1836 - 1865
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 29
1942 - 2007
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 30
1846 - 1911
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 31
1866 - 1941
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 32
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 33
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 34
1747 - 1811
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 35
1930 - 2016
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 36