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Christy Walton

1949 - Today

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Christy Ruth Walton (née Tallant; born February 8, 1949) is the widow of John T. Walton, who was one of the sons of the Walmart founder Sam Walton. In June 2005, her husband died in a plane crash, making her the main heir to his fortune of US$18.2 billion. Forbes listed Christy Walton as the richest woman in the world for several years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christy Walton has received more than 1,779,134 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Christy Walton is the 555th most popular businessperson (down from 545th in 2019), the 7,907th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,648th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular American Businessperson.

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  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Christy Walton ranks 555 out of 847. Before her are Mark Shuttleworth, Salt Bae, Jean-Dominique Senard, Kaz Hirai, Herb Kohl, and Stafford Beer. After her are Sherry Lansing, Adam Silver, Howard Stringer, Marcus Loew, Arkady Volozh, and Bruce Buck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Christy Walton ranks 507. Before her are Yuri Baturin, Claude Papi, Larisa Petrik, Iris Marion Young, Michael Häupl, and Jerry Lawler. After her are Toyokazu Nomura, Heini Hemmi, György Gedó, Parveen Babi, Hana Mašková, and John Shea.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christy Walton ranks 7,907 out of 20,380. Before her are Scott Hall (1958), Robert A. Lovett (1895), Dick Butkus (1942), Nick Carter (1980), Dana Plato (1964), and Melville Fuller (1833). After her are Shelley Lubben (1968), Peter Tork (1942), Kevin Sussman (1970), Rick Hoffman (1970), Lisa De Leeuw (1958), and K. C. Jones (1932).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Christy Walton ranks 182. Before her are Richard Hilton (1955), Jay Gould (1836), Trip Hawkins (1953), Richard Bass (1929), Susan Kare (1954), and Herb Kohl (1935). After her are Sherry Lansing (1944), Adam Silver (1962), Marcus Loew (1870), Bruce Buck (1946), Harvey S. Firestone (1868), and Jacqueline Mars (1939).

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