1870 - 1965
Bernard Mannes Baruch (August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier and statesman. After amassing a fortune on the New York Stock Exchange, he impressed President Woodrow Wilson by managing the US's economic mobilization in World War I as chairman of the War Industries Board, and was invited to the Paris Peace Conference. He made another fortune in the postwar bull market, but foresaw the Wall Street crash and sold out well in advance. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Baruch has received more than 614,024 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Bernard Baruch is the 118th most popular businessperson (up from 130th in 2019), the 1,398th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,638th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Businessperson.
Bernard Baruch was an American financier and presidential advisor. He is most famous for his role in the Treaty of Versailles, as the chairman of the United States War Industries Board during World War I, and for his role as a Wall Street speculator.
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Among businesspeople, Bernard Baruch ranks 118 out of 604. Before him are Giovanni Battista Caproni, Ted Turner, William Boeing, Iwasaki Yatarō, Elizabeth Arden, and Eusebi Güell. After him are Massimo Moratti, John Langenus, Walter Chrysler, Uli Hoeneß, Christina Onassis, and Basil Zaharoff.
1886 - 1957
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 112
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 113
1881 - 1956
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 114
1835 - 1885
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 115
1878 - 1966
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 116
1846 - 1918
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 117
1870 - 1965
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 118
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 119
1891 - 1952
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 120
1875 - 1940
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 121
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 122
1950 - 1988
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 123
1849 - 1936
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 124
Among people born in 1870, Bernard Baruch ranks 35. Before him are Charlotte Cooper, Jan Smuts, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Sigfrid Edström, Louis Vierne, and Nariman Narimanov. After him are Edwin S. Porter, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Lord Alfred Douglas, E. M. Antoniadi, Helge von Koch, and Aleksandr Kuprin. Among people deceased in 1965, Bernard Baruch ranks 33. Before him are La Belle Otero, Joseph Erlanger, Edogawa Ranpo, Frederick Fleet, Louis Hjelmslev, and Aksel Sandemose. After him are David O. Selznick, Lauri Törni, Fan Noli, Edgard Varèse, Mehdi Ben Barka, and Corrado Gini.
1870 - 1966
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 29
1870 - 1950
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 30
1870 - 1891
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 31
1870 - 1964
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 32
1870 - 1937
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 33
1870 - 1925
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 34
1870 - 1965
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 35
1870 - 1941
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 36
1870 - 1949
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 37
1870 - 1945
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 38
1870 - 1944
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 39
1870 - 1924
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 40
1870 - 1938
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 41
1868 - 1965
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 27
1874 - 1965
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 28
1894 - 1965
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 29
1887 - 1965
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 30
1899 - 1965
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 31
1899 - 1965
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 32
1870 - 1965
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 33
1902 - 1965
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 34
1919 - 1965
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 35
1882 - 1965
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 36
1883 - 1965
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 37
1920 - 1965
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 38
1884 - 1965
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 39
Among people born in United States, Bernard Baruch ranks 1,398 out of 15,968. Before him are Vint Cerf (1943), Scott McKenzie (1939), Gene Sharp (1928), Vera Wang (1949), Ben Gazzara (1930), and Elias James Corey (1928). After him are Jaco Pastorius (1951), Robert Patrick (1958), Edward Snowden (1983), Ansel Adams (1902), Lenny Kravitz (1964), and David O. Selznick (1902).
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,392
1939 - 2012
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,393
1928 - 2018
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,394
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,395
1930 - 2012
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,396
1928 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,397
1870 - 1965
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,398
1951 - 1987
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,399
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,400
1983 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,401
1902 - 1984
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,402
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,403
1902 - 1965
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,404
Among businesspeople born in United States, Bernard Baruch ranks 38. Before him are Sam Walton (1918), Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), Larry Flynt (1942), Ted Turner (1938), and William Boeing (1881). After him are Walter Chrysler (1875), Christina Onassis (1950), Gordon Moore (1929), Roy O. Disney (1893), Henry Ford II (1917), and Lee Iacocca (1924).
1918 - 1992
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 32
1861 - 1949
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 33
1874 - 1960
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 34
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 35
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 36
1881 - 1956
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 37
1870 - 1965
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 38
1875 - 1940
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 39
1950 - 1988
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 40
1929 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 41
1893 - 1971
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 42
1917 - 1987
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 43
1924 - 2019
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 44