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, a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products that 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 711,597 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Anita Roddick is the 384th most popular businessperson (down from 300th in 2019), the 3,156th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,814th in 2019) and the 25th most popular British Businessperson.
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Among businesspeople, Anita Roddick ranks 384 out of 604. Before her are Oleg Deripaska, Gilbert Kaplan, Peter Thiel, Bob Lazar, Mark Shuttleworth, and Walter Wild. After her are Reed Hastings, Piero Dusio, John Munro Longyear, George Peabody, Harvey S. Firestone, and John Templeton.
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 378
1941 - 2016
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 379
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 380
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 381
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 382
1872 - 1953
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 383
1942 - 2007
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 384
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 385
1899 - 1975
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 386
1850 - 1922
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 387
1795 - 1869
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 388
1868 - 1938
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 389
1912 - 2008
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 390
Among people born in 1942, Anita Roddick ranks 369. Before her are Sergio Ramírez, Carol Lynley, Brandon deWilde, Johnny Rivers, Ricardo Blázquez, and Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino. After her are Enrique Morente, Meredith Monk, Jean Shrimpton, Derek Parfit, Lutz D. Schmadel, and Bruce Johnston. Among people deceased in 2007, Anita Roddick ranks 225. Before her are Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Katsuko Saruhashi, Iwao Takamoto, Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Paek Nam-sun, and Art Buchwald. After her are Ray Evans, Freddie Francis, Raymond Kaelbel, Francisco Umbral, Izumi Sakai, and Benito Lorenzi.
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 363
1942 - 2019
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 364
1942 - 1972
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 365
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 366
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 367
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 368
1942 - 2007
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 369
1942 - 2010
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 370
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 371
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 372
1942 - 2017
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 373
1942 - 2016
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 374
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 375
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 219
1920 - 2007
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 220
1925 - 2007
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 221
1930 - 2007
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 222
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 223
1925 - 2007
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 224
1942 - 2007
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 225
1915 - 2007
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 226
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 227
1932 - 2007
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 228
1932 - 2007
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 229
1967 - 2007
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 230
1925 - 2007
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 231
Among people born in United Kingdom, Anita Roddick ranks 3,156 out of 6,924. Before her are Sam Heughan (1980), Pauline Collins (1940), Emily Mortimer (1971), Laura Mulvey (1941), John Grierson (1898), and May Whitty (1865). After her are John Miles (1943), Gwyneth Jones (1936), Christian Horner (1973), Alan Bennett (1934), Delia Derbyshire (1937), and Jonathan Edwards (1966).
1980 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,150
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,151
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,152
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3,153
1898 - 1972
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,154
1865 - 1948
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,155
1942 - 2007
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,156
1943 - 2018
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,157
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,158
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,159
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,160
1937 - 2001
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 3,161
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 3,162
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Anita Roddick ranks 25. Before her are Ken Aston (1915), Thomas Blake Glover (1838), Jim Marshall (1923), Isabella Beeton (1836), Neil Aspinall (1941), and Henry Cole (1808). After her are David Richards (1952), Fred Karno (1866), William McGregor (1846), Andrew Planche (1727), Mark Thatcher (1953), and Chris Anderson (1961).
1915 - 2001
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 19
1838 - 1911
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 20
1923 - 2012
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 21
1836 - 1865
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 22
1941 - 2008
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 23
1808 - 1882
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 24
1942 - 2007
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 25
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 26
1866 - 1941
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 27
1846 - 1911
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 28
1727 - 1809
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 29
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 30
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 31