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Brian Epstein

1934 - 1967

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Brian Samuel Epstein ( EP-stine; 19 September 1934 – 27 August 1967) was an English music entrepreneur who managed the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967. Epstein was born into a family of successful retailers in Liverpool, who put him in charge of their music shop, where he displayed a gift for talent-spotting. He first met the Beatles in 1961 at a lunchtime concert at Liverpool's Cavern Club. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Epstein has received more than 4,958,333 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Epstein is the 84th most popular businessperson (up from 109th in 2019), the 613th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 814th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Businessperson.

Brian Epstein was the Beatles' manager. He was most famous for helping the Beatles become one of the most popular bands in the world.

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  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Brian Epstein ranks 84 out of 847. Before him are Louis Vuitton, Adnan Khashoggi, Mercédès Jellinek, Mark Zuckerberg, Akio Morita, and Benjamin Guggenheim. After him are Estée Lauder, Torakusu Yamaha, Li Ka-shing, Flavio Briatore, Ambroise Vollard, and Gianni Infantino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Brian Epstein ranks 50. Before him are Jacques Anquetil, Bill Russell, David J. Thouless, Jonas Savimbi, John L. Hall, and Georges Moustaki. After him are Wole Soyinka, Louise Fletcher, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Bettino Craxi, John Surtees, and Giovanni Battista Re. Among people deceased in 1967, Brian Epstein ranks 31. Before him are Wolfgang Köhler, Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, Françoise Dorléac, Shigeru Yoshida, Norman Angell, and Hermann Joseph Muller. After him are Robert van Gulik, Héctor Scarone, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Ossip Zadkine, Totò, and John Cockcroft.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Epstein ranks 613 out of 8,785. Before him are William Dampier (1651), Fred Perry (1909), Louis Wain (1860), Thomas Hardy (1840), James II of Scotland (1430), and Nigel Mansell (1953). After him are Robert II of Scotland (1316), Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784), John le Carré (1931), Bryan Ferry (1945), Eduard Suess (1831), and Tony Buzan (1942).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Brian Epstein ranks 8. Before him are Andrew Carnegie (1835), Thomas Cook (1808), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), Richard Branson (1950), and Stanley Rous (1895). After him are John McAfee (1945), Thomas Lipton (1848), Ron Dennis (1947), Frank Williams (1942), Vidal Sassoon (1928), and David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961).

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