1851 - 1929
Asa Griggs Candler Sr. (December 30, 1851 – March 12, 1929) was an American business tycoon and politician who in 1888 purchased the Coca-Cola recipe for $238.98 from chemist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. Candler founded The Coca-Cola Company in 1892 and developed it as a major company.Prominent among civic leaders of Atlanta, Candler was elected and served as the 41st mayor of the city, from 1916 to 1919. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Asa Griggs Candler has received more than 1,320,071 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Asa Griggs Candler is the 174th most popular businessperson (down from 149th in 2019), the 1,913th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,823rd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Businessperson.
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Among businesspeople, Asa Griggs Candler ranks 174 out of 601. Before him are Tomáš Baťa, Steve Chen, Fusajiro Yamauchi, Theodor de Bry, Malcolm Glazer, and Edsel Ford. After him are Jack Daniel, Thomas J. Watson, Ted Turner, Thomas Lipton, Ambroise Vollard, and John Langenus.
1876 - 1932
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 168
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 169
1859 - 1940
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 170
1528 - 1598
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 171
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 172
1893 - 1943
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 173
1851 - 1929
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 174
1850 - 1911
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 175
1874 - 1956
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 176
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 177
1848 - 1931
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 178
1866 - 1939
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 179
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 180
Among people born in 1851, Asa Griggs Candler ranks 21. Before him are Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Adolf von Harnack, Knut Wicksell, Vincent d'Indy, Isabella, Princess of Asturias, and Torakusu Yamaha. After him are Alexander, Prince of Orange, Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, George Francis FitzGerald, Bernardino Machado, Doc Holliday, and Emilia Pardo Bazán. Among people deceased in 1929, Asa Griggs Candler ranks 35. Before him are Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, Gyula Andrássy the Younger, Thomas Burke, Liang Qichao, Carl Auer von Welsbach, and Tanaka Giichi. After him are La Goulue, Manuel Gomes da Costa, Rainis, Enrico Ferri, Stepa Stepanović, and Maurice Sarrail.
1851 - 1897
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 15
1851 - 1930
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 16
1851 - 1926
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 17
1851 - 1931
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 18
1851 - 1931
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 19
1851 - 1916
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 20
1851 - 1929
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 21
1851 - 1884
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 22
1851 - 1938
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 23
1851 - 1901
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 24
1851 - 1944
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 25
1851 - 1887
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 26
1851 - 1921
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 27
1845 - 1929
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 29
1860 - 1929
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 30
1875 - 1929
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 31
1873 - 1929
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 32
1858 - 1929
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 33
1864 - 1929
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 34
1851 - 1929
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 35
1866 - 1929
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 36
1863 - 1929
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 37
1865 - 1929
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 38
1856 - 1929
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 39
1856 - 1929
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 40
1856 - 1929
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 41
Among people born in United States, Asa Griggs Candler ranks 1,913 out of 18,182. Before him are Carole King (1942), Robby Krieger (1946), Josiah Warren (1798), Roger Corman (1926), Joan Rivers (1933), and Harold Garfinkel (1917). After him are Vera Wang (1949), John Cusack (1966), Fran Drescher (1957), Gloria Steinem (1934), Buddy Rich (1917), and John Gavin (1931).
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,907
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 1,908
1798 - 1874
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 1,909
1926 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 1,910
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 1,911
1917 - 2011
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 1,912
1851 - 1929
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 1,913
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,914
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,915
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,916
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,917
1917 - 1987
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1,918
1931 - 2018
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1,919
Among businesspeople born in United States, Asa Griggs Candler ranks 63. Before him are Eric Schmidt (1955), Melinda Gates (1964), Lady Bird Johnson (1912), Phil Knight (1938), Malcolm Glazer (1928), and Edsel Ford (1893). After him are Jack Daniel (1850), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Ted Turner (1938), Jack Welch (1935), Jesse Livermore (1877), and Sheldon Adelson (1933).
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 57
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 58
1912 - 2007
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 59
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 60
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 61
1893 - 1943
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 62
1851 - 1929
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 63
1850 - 1911
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 64
1874 - 1956
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 65
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 66
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 67
1877 - 1940
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 68
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 69