1909 - 1997
Colonel Thomas Andrew Parker (born Andreas Cornelis (Dries) van Kuijk; June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997) was a Dutch-American musical entrepreneur, best known for being Elvis Presley's manager. Born in the Netherlands, Parker emigrated illegally to the United States at the age of 20. He changed his name and claimed to have been born in the United States, and his Dutch birthplace and immigrant status were not revealed for many years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colonel Tom Parker has received more than 3,153,772 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Colonel Tom Parker is the 258th most popular businessperson (down from 250th in 2019), the 377th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 442nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Businessperson.
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Among businesspeople, Colonel Tom Parker ranks 258 out of 604. Before him are Dhirubhai Ambani, Eiji Toyoda, J. C. Jacobsen, Ludvig Nobel, Guy Laliberté, and Allen Klein. After him are Vagit Alekperov, Arnold Rothstein, Norio Ohga, Stefan Persson, Meyer Guggenheim, and B. C. Forbes.
1932 - 2002
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 252
1913 - 2013
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 253
1811 - 1887
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 254
1831 - 1888
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 255
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 256
1931 - 2009
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 257
1909 - 1997
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 258
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 259
1882 - 1928
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 260
1930 - 2011
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 261
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 262
1828 - 1905
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 263
1880 - 1954
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 264
Among people born in 1909, Colonel Tom Parker ranks 128. Before him are David Frankfurter, Kinuyo Tanaka, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Gordon Bunshaft, Juan José Nogués, and Stephen Cole Kleene. After him are Luigi Villoresi, Seichō Matsumoto, Bernhard Grzimek, Tom Ewell, Milena Pavlović-Barili, and Sylvère Maes. Among people deceased in 1997, Colonel Tom Parker ranks 107. Before him are Jambyn Batmönkh, Jeff Buckley, Jacinto Quincoces, Chiang Wei-kuo, Shintaro Katsu, and King Hu. After him are Jean-Dominique Bauby, Luigi Villoresi, Giorgio Strehler, Lev Kopelev, Francisco Aramburu, and Lam Ching-ying.
1909 - 1982
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 122
1909 - 1977
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 123
1909 - 1983
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 124
1909 - 1990
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 125
1909 - 1998
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 126
1909 - 1994
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 127
1909 - 1997
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 128
1909 - 1997
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 129
1909 - 1992
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 130
1909 - 1987
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 131
1909 - 1994
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 132
1909 - 1945
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 133
1909 - 1966
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 134
1926 - 1997
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 101
1966 - 1997
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 102
1905 - 1997
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 103
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 104
1931 - 1997
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 105
1932 - 1997
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 106
1909 - 1997
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 107
1952 - 1997
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 108
1909 - 1997
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 109
1921 - 1997
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 110
1912 - 1997
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 111
1922 - 1997
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 112
1952 - 1997
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 113
Among people born in Netherlands, Colonel Tom Parker ranks 377 out of 1,209. Before him are John de Mol Jr. (1955), Abraham van Diepenbeeck (1596), William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1613), Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636), Aert de Gelder (1645), and Gerrit Berckheyde (1638). After him are Dirk Kuyt (1980), Menno van Coehoorn (1641), Louis Beel (1902), Faas Wilkes (1923), Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (1845), and Pieter Bleeker (1819).
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 371
1596 - 1675
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 372
1613 - 1664
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 373
1636 - 1695
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 374
1645 - 1727
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 375
1638 - 1698
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 376
1909 - 1997
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 377
1980 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 378
1641 - 1704
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 379
1902 - 1977
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 380
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 381
1845 - 1904
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 382
1819 - 1870
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 383
Among businesspeople born in Netherlands, Colonel Tom Parker ranks 3. Before him are Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870) and Frits Philips (1905). After him are Yolanda Hadid (1964) and Ton Roosendaal (1960).
1870 - 1950
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 1
1905 - 2005
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2
1909 - 1997
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 3
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 4
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 5