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Carlos Ghosn

1954 - Today

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Carlos Ghosn (; French: [kaʁlɔs ɡon]; Arabic: كارلوس غصن; Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: ['kaːrlos 'ɣosˤn], born 9 March 1954) is a businessman and former automotive executive. He was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Michelin North America, chairman and CEO of Renault, chairman of AvtoVAZ, chairman and CEO of Nissan, and chairman of Mitsubishi Motors. In 2018, he was arrested in Japan on suspicion of financial misconduct at Nissan, having been accused of understating his annual salary and misusing company funds. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlos Ghosn has received more than 5,127,877 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Carlos Ghosn is the 109th most popular businessperson (up from 119th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 69th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Businessperson.

Carlos Ghosn is most famous for his work as the CEO of Nissan. He was instrumental in turning around the company, and has been credited with making Nissan one of the most profitable car companies in the world.

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  • 61.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Carlos Ghosn ranks 109 out of 847. Before him are Christophe Plantin, Roy O. Disney, Solomon R. Guggenheim, Ethan Allen, Fred Trump, and Joan Laporta. After him are Christina Onassis, Lakshmi Mittal, Ole Kirk Christiansen, Al-Waleed bin Talal, Chung Ju-yung, and Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Carlos Ghosn ranks 37. Before him are Vojislav Šešelj, João Lourenço, Robert Kocharyan, Jim Belushi, David Grossman, and Paolo Gentiloni. After him are Gianna Nannini, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Kathleen Turner, Bernard Hinault, and Eric Gerets.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Carlos Ghosn ranks 71 out of 2,236. Before him are Pepe (1935), Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), Zizinho (1921), Careca (1960), João Goulart (1918), and Dunga (1963). After him are Anita Garibaldi (1821), Dani Alves (1983), Hélder Câmara (1909), Vicente Feola (1909), Zumbi (1655), and Ernesto Geisel (1907).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Brazil

Among businesspeople born in Brazil, Carlos Ghosn ranks 2. Before him are João Havelange (1916). After him are Jorge Paulo Lemann (1939), Silvio Santos (1930), Eduardo Saverin (1982), Eike Batista (1956), Mike Krieger (1986), and Ivan Monteiro (null).

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