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Conrad Hilton

1887 - 1979

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Conrad Nicholson Hilton (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American hotel tycoon and politician who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916, Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature, but became disillusioned with the "inside deals" of politics. In 1919, he purchased his first hotel, the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, for US$40,000 (equivalent to $702,956 in 2023) and subsequently capitalized on the oil boom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Conrad Hilton has received more than 7,036,156 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Conrad Hilton is the 4,973rd most popular politician (down from 4,505th in 2019), the 1,596th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,520th in 2019) and the 113th most popular American Politician.

Conrad Hilton is most famous for founding the Hilton Hotel Corporation.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Conrad Hilton ranks 4,973 out of 19,576. Before him are Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Munjong of Goryeo, Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria, František Palacký, Alexander III of Scotland, and Léon M'ba. After him are Kakuei Tanaka, Emperor Uda, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, António Ramalho Eanes, James I, Count of La Marche, and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Conrad Hilton ranks 67. Before him are Frederick Fleet, Joseph Bech, Mamoru Shigemitsu, Josef Čapek, Sivananda Saraswati, and Marcus Garvey. After him are Savielly Tartakower, Georg Heym, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, René Spitz, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, and Tetsu Katayama. Among people deceased in 1979, Conrad Hilton ranks 49. Before him are Abul A'la Maududi, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Ali Hassan Salameh, Rudi Dutschke, Charles Mingus, and Nicholas Ray. After him are Feodor Lynen, Louis Chiron, Heinz Reinefarth, Alfredo Ottaviani, Nicos Poulantzas, and Pier Luigi Nervi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Conrad Hilton ranks 1,596 out of 20,380. Before him are Sojourner Truth (1797), Henry L. Stimson (1867), Barbara Bach (1947), Marilyn Manson (1969), Louise Brooks (1906), and Jeffrey DeMunn (1947). After him are Julia Child (1912), Norman Reedus (1969), Michael Moore (1954), James Ivory (1928), Beyoncé (1981), and Steve Ditko (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Conrad Hilton ranks 113. Before him are George Clinton (1739), Red Cloud (1822), Kalākaua (1836), Walter Mondale (1928), Alben W. Barkley (1877), and Henry L. Stimson (1867). After him are Harvey Milk (1930), Caroline Kennedy (1957), Mitt Romney (1947), Chief Seattle (1786), Mark Felt (1913), and Mitch McConnell (1942).

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