1794 - 1877
Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry, effectively transforming the geography of the United States. As one of the richest Americans in history and wealthiest figures overall, Vanderbilt was the patriarch of the wealthy and influential Vanderbilt family. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cornelius Vanderbilt has received more than 6,376,869 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Cornelius Vanderbilt is the 127th most popular businessperson (down from 94th in 2019), the 1,419th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,071st in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Businessperson.
Cornelius Vanderbilt is most famous for being the richest man in America at the time, and for being the founder of the Vanderbilt family.
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Among businesspeople, Cornelius Vanderbilt ranks 127 out of 601. Before him are César Ritz, Bernard Baruch, Joan Laporta, Walter Chrysler, Giulia Tofana, and Hiroshi Yamauchi. After him are Solomon R. Guggenheim, John DeLorean, Ethan Allen, Roger Ailes, Henry Ford II, and Ron Dennis.
1850 - 1918
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 121
1870 - 1965
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 122
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 123
1875 - 1940
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 124
1581 - 1651
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 125
1927 - 2013
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 126
1794 - 1877
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 127
1861 - 1949
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 128
1925 - 2005
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 129
1738 - 1789
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 130
1940 - 2017
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 131
1917 - 1987
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 132
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 133
Among people born in 1794, Cornelius Vanderbilt ranks 4. Before him are Antonio López de Santa Anna, Matthew C. Perry, and Elias Magnus Fries. After him are Theobald Boehm, Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz, Ignaz Moscheles, William Whewell, Wilhelm Müller, Józef Bem, Aimable Pélissier, and Ami Boué. Among people deceased in 1877, Cornelius Vanderbilt ranks 17. Before him are Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Hermann Grassmann, Sophie of Württemberg, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, and Juan Manuel de Rosas. After him are Antoine Augustin Cournot, Constantine Kanaris, Kido Takayoshi, Yaqub Beg, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
1794 - 1876
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 1
1794 - 1858
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 2
1794 - 1878
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 3
1794 - 1877
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 4
1794 - 1881
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 5
1794 - 1865
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 6
1794 - 1870
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 7
1794 - 1866
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 8
1794 - 1827
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 9
1794 - 1850
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 10
1794 - 1864
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 11
1794 - 1881
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 12
1804 - 1877
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 11
1809 - 1877
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 12
1818 - 1877
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 13
1821 - 1877
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 14
1800 - 1877
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 15
1793 - 1877
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 16
1794 - 1877
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 17
1801 - 1877
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 18
1793 - 1877
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 19
1833 - 1877
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 20
1820 - 1877
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 21
1806 - 1877
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 22
1808 - 1877
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 23
Among people born in United States, Cornelius Vanderbilt ranks 1,419 out of 18,182. Before him are Serena Williams (1981), Gerald Edelman (1929), Robert Jordan (1948), Mike Portnoy (1967), Rollo May (1909), and Marilyn vos Savant (1946). After him are Bob Ross (1942), Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), Lita Grey (1908), John DeLorean (1925), Barbara Bel Geddes (1922), and Connie Francis (1938).
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 1,413
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 1,414
1948 - 2007
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 1,415
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1,416
1909 - 1994
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,417
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,418
1794 - 1877
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,419
1942 - 1995
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 1,420
1861 - 1949
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 1,421
1908 - 1995
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,422
1925 - 2005
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,423
1922 - 2005
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 1,424
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 1,425
Among businesspeople born in United States, Cornelius Vanderbilt ranks 43. Before him are William Randolph Hearst (1863), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), Gordon Moore (1929), Stan Kroenke (1947), Bernard Baruch (1870), and Walter Chrysler (1875). After him are Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), John DeLorean (1925), Ethan Allen (1738), Roger Ailes (1940), Henry Ford II (1917), and Roy O. Disney (1893).
1863 - 1951
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 37
1874 - 1960
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 38
1929 - 2023
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 39
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 40
1870 - 1965
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 41
1875 - 1940
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 42
1794 - 1877
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 43
1861 - 1949
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 44
1925 - 2005
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 45
1738 - 1789
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 46
1940 - 2017
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 47
1917 - 1987
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 48
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 49