1389 - 1464
Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August 1464) was an Italian banker and politician who established the Medici family as effective rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance. His power derived from his wealth as a banker and intermarriage with other rich and powerful families. He was a patron of arts, learning, and architecture. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cosimo de' Medici has received more than 5,231,920 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Cosimo de' Medici is the 14th most popular businessperson (up from 20th in 2019), the 286th most popular biography from Italy (up from 292nd in 2019) and the most popular Italian Businessperson.
Cosimo de' Medici is most famous for being the first of the Medici family to rule Florence.
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Among businesspeople, Cosimo de' Medici ranks 14 out of 601. Before him are Jeff Bezos, Ingvar Kamprad, Sepp Blatter, George Soros, Vince McMahon, and Aristotle Onassis. After him are David Rockefeller, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Tim Cook, Colonel Sanders, Levi Strauss, and Bernard Arnault.
1964 - Present
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 8
1926 - 2018
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 9
1936 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 10
1930 - Present
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 11
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 12
1906 - 1975
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 13
1389 - 1464
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 14
1915 - 2017
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 15
1838 - 1917
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 16
1960 - Present
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 17
1890 - 1980
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 18
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 19
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 20
Among people born in 1389, Cosimo de' Medici ranks 1. After him are Isabella of Valois, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, Philip II, Count of Nevers, John V, Duke of Brittany, Antoninus of Florence, and Ahmad ibn Arabshah. Among people deceased in 1464, Cosimo de' Medici ranks 4. Before him are Nicholas of Cusa, Pope Pius II, and Rogier van der Weyden. After him are Emperor Yingzong of Ming, Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, Blanche II of Navarre, Zagan Pasha, Bernardo Rossellino, Catherine of Poděbrady, Desiderio da Settignano, and Bartolomeo Bon.
1389 - 1464
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 1
1389 - 1409
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 2
1389 - 1435
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 3
1389 - 1415
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 4
1389 - 1442
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 5
1389 - 1459
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 6
1389 - 1450
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 7
1401 - 1464
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 1
1405 - 1464
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 2
1390 - 1464
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 3
1389 - 1464
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 4
1427 - 1464
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 5
1412 - 1464
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 6
1424 - 1464
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 7
1450 - 1464
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 8
1409 - 1464
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 9
1449 - 1464
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 10
1430 - 1464
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 11
1407 - 1464
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Cosimo de' Medici ranks 286 out of 4,668. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (-700), Alessandro Scarlatti (1660), Pierre Cardin (1922), Benvenuto Cellini (1500), Pope Adrian II (792), and Giambattista Vico (1668). After him are Bonaventure (1221), Carlo Ancelotti (1959), Giuseppe Meazza (1910), Luigi Pirandello (1867), Pope Nicholas I (800), and Tiberius Gracchus (-163).
700 BC - 579 BC
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 280
1660 - 1725
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 281
1922 - 2020
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 282
1500 - 1571
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 283
792 - 872
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 284
1668 - 1744
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 285
1389 - 1464
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 286
1221 - 1274
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 287
1959 - Present
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 288
1910 - 1979
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 289
1867 - 1936
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 290
800 - 867
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 291
163 BC - 133 BC
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 292
Among businesspeople born in Italy, Cosimo de' Medici ranks 1. After him are Guccio Gucci (1881), Ettore Bugatti (1881), Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916), Giovanni Agnelli (1866), Flavio Briatore (1950), Michele Ferrero (1925), Giulia Tofana (1581), Massimo Moratti (1945), Vincenzo Lancia (1881), Piero Ferrari (1945), and Mino Raiola (1967).
1389 - 1464
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 1
1881 - 1953
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 2
1881 - 1947
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 3
1916 - 1993
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 4
1866 - 1945
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 5
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 6
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 7
1581 - 1651
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 9
1881 - 1937
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 10
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 11
1967 - 2022
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 12