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Charles Erwin Wilson

1890 - 1961

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Charles Erwin Wilson (July 18, 1890 – September 26, 1961) was an American engineer and businessman who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1953 to 1957 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Known as "Engine Charlie", he was previously the president and chief executive officer of General Motors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Erwin Wilson has received more than 349,476 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Erwin Wilson is the 708th most popular businessperson, the 11,989th most popular biography from United States and the 251st most popular American Businessperson.

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  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Charles Erwin Wilson ranks 708 out of 847. Before him are Peter Ueberroth, Stockton Rush, Zhang Yiming, Ashley Biden, Bakary Gassama, and Noumandiez Doué. After him are Chandrashekhar Agashe, Andrew Ng, Eugene Roshal, Cyril Abiteboul, Michael Widenius, and Igor Ashurbeyli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Charles Erwin Wilson ranks 252. Before him are Arthur O'Hara Wood, Frank Forde, Virginie Hériot, May Allison, Elmer Clifton, and Harry Pollitt. After him are Colin Carruthers, Marjorie Main, Marc Connelly, Paul Boffa, Edmund Lowe, and Frank Murphy. Among people deceased in 1961, Charles Erwin Wilson ranks 202. Before him are Dorothy Thompson, George Simpson, Kazimierz Laskowski, Sumner Welles, George S. Kaufman, and Arnstein Arneberg. After him are George Formby, Maribel Vinson, Tommy Gorman, Tony Bettenhausen, Albert Bogen, and Marion Mahony Griffin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Erwin Wilson ranks 11,989 out of 20,380. Before him are Belva Ann Lockwood (1830), Wood Harris (1969), Helen Gurley Brown (1922), Walter Forward (1786), Art Clokey (1921), and J. P. Donleavy (1926). After him are Redfoo (1975), Joel Barlow (1754), David Newman (1954), Kitty Kallen (1921), J. Smith-Cameron (1957), and Hank Williams Jr. (1949).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Charles Erwin Wilson ranks 251. Before him are Lynn Hill (1961), Andy Jassy (1968), Harley Earl (1893), Peter Ueberroth (1937), Stockton Rush (1962), and Ashley Biden (1981). After him are Tory Burch (1966), Katherine Maher (1983), Reggie Fils-Aimé (1961), Cindy McCain (1954), Patrick Volkerding (1966), and Tim Sweeney (1970).

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