1849 - 1936
Sir Basil Zaharoff, GCB, GBE (born Vasileios Zacharias; Greek: Βασίλειος Zαχαρίας Ζαχάρωφ; October 6, 1849 – November 27, 1936) was a Greek arms dealer and industrialist. One of the richest men in the world during his lifetime, Zaharoff was described as both a "merchant of death" and a "mystery man of Europe". His success was forged through his cunning, often aggressive and sharp, business tactics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basil Zaharoff has received more than 753,500 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Basil Zaharoff is the 159th most popular businessperson (down from 124th in 2019), the 485th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 422nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Businessperson.
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Among businesspeople, Basil Zaharoff ranks 159 out of 601. Before him are John Sculley, Massimo Moratti, Chaleo Yoovidhya, Vincenzo Lancia, Sung Jae-gi, and Eric Schmidt. After him are Melinda Gates, Lady Bird Johnson, Charles Simonyi, Masayoshi Son, Phil Knight, and Karl Albrecht.
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 153
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 154
1923 - 2012
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 155
1881 - 1937
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 156
1967 - 2013
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 157
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 158
1849 - 1936
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 159
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 160
1912 - 2007
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 161
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 162
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 163
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 164
1920 - 2014
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 165
Among people born in 1849, Basil Zaharoff ranks 33. Before him are Empress Shōken, Joseph Gallieni, Saionji Kinmochi, Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, Michael Ancher, and W. T. Stead. After him are Paul Rée, Jean Béraud, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Princess Alice of Parma, Georg Luger, and Hong Tianguifu. Among people deceased in 1936, Basil Zaharoff ranks 54. Before him are Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime, Bertha Pappenheim, Duan Qirui, Marcel Grossmann, Max Schreck, and Kikunae Ikeda. After him are Carl Stumpf, Mikhail Tomsky, Edward Bach, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Saitō Makoto, and Alexander Berkman.
1849 - 1914
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 27
1849 - 1916
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 28
1849 - 1940
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 29
1849 - 1917
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 30
1849 - 1927
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 31
1849 - 1912
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 32
1849 - 1936
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 33
1849 - 1901
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 34
1849 - 1935
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 35
1849 - 1919
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 36
1849 - 1935
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 37
1849 - 1923
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 38
1849 - 1864
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 39
1849 - 1936
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 48
1859 - 1936
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 49
1865 - 1936
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 50
1878 - 1936
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 51
1879 - 1936
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 52
1864 - 1936
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 53
1849 - 1936
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 54
1848 - 1936
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 55
1880 - 1936
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 56
1886 - 1936
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 57
1873 - 1936
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 58
1858 - 1936
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 59
1870 - 1936
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 60
Among people born in Turkey, Basil Zaharoff ranks 485 out of 1,301. Before him are Euthymius the Great (377), Callinus (-680), Oribasius (325), Anna of Savoy (1306), Harpalus (-400), and Halit Ergenç (1970). After him are Markos Vafeiadis (1906), E. M. Antoniadi (1870), Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), Joscelin III, Count of Edessa (1135), Şahin Giray (1745), and Emine Erdoğan (1955).
377 - 473
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 479
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 480
325 - 403
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 481
1306 - 1365
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 482
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 483
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 484
1849 - 1936
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 485
1906 - 1992
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 486
1870 - 1944
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 487
390 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 488
1135 - 1200
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 489
1745 - 1787
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 490
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 491
Among businesspeople born in Turkey, Basil Zaharoff ranks 3. Before him are Aristotle Onassis (1906) and Calouste Gulbenkian (1869). After him are Uğur Şahin (1965), Dieter Zetsche (1953), Salt Bae (1983), Güler Sabancı (1955), and Fikret Orman (1967).
1906 - 1975
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 1
1869 - 1955
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 2
1849 - 1936
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 3
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 4
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 5
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 6
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 7
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.32
Rank: 8