BUSINESSPERSON
Daniel Peter
1836 - 1919
Daniel Peter
Daniel Peter (9 March 1836 – 4 November 1919) was a Swiss chocolatier and entrepreneur who founded Peter's Chocolate. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Peter has received more than 168,713 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Daniel Peter is the 306th most popular businessperson (down from 236th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 197th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Swiss Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
53.76
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.93
Effective Languages (L*)
2.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Daniel Peter ranks 306 out of 847. Before him are Frits Philips, Marc Rich, Paul Castellano, Ida Straus, Edward Cave, and François Coty. After him are Gerard Philips, Stefan Persson, Alfred Edwards, Amadeo Giannini, Bertha Krupp, and Alice Walton.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrits Philips
1905 - 2005
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 300
Marc Rich
1934 - 2013
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 301
Paul Castellano
1915 - 1985
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 302
Ida Straus
1849 - 1912
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 303
Edward Cave
1691 - 1754
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 304
François Coty
1874 - 1934
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 305
Daniel Peter
1836 - 1919
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 306
Gerard Philips
1858 - 1942
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 307
Stefan Persson
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 308
Alfred Edwards
1850 - 1923
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 309
Amadeo Giannini
1870 - 1949
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 310
Bertha Krupp
1886 - 1957
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 311
Alice Walton
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 312
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1836, Daniel Peter ranks 40. Before him are Jan Gotlib Bloch, Antônio Carlos Gomes, Matsudaira Katamori, Winslow Homer, Piet Cronjé, and Juliette Adam. After him are John Atkinson Grimshaw, Andrés Avelino Cáceres, Inoue Kaoru, Cato Maximilian Guldberg, Princess Anna of Saxony, and Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville. Among people deceased in 1919, Daniel Peter ranks 81. Before him are Wilfrid Laurier, Jérôme Eugène Coggia, Francisco Moreno, László Mednyánszky, Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, and Elin Danielson-Gambogi. After him are Michel Théato, Alexander Izvolsky, Szymon Winawer, André Prévost, Aaron Kosminski, and Franz Nissl.
Others Born in 1836
Go to all RankingsJan Gotlib Bloch
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1836 - 1902
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 34
Antônio Carlos Gomes
COMPOSER
1836 - 1896
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 35
Matsudaira Katamori
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1893
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 36
Winslow Homer
PAINTER
1836 - 1910
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 37
Piet Cronjé
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1911
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 38
Juliette Adam
WRITER
1836 - 1936
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 39
Daniel Peter
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1919
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 40
John Atkinson Grimshaw
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 41
Andrés Avelino Cáceres
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1923
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 42
Inoue Kaoru
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1915
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 43
Cato Maximilian Guldberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1836 - 1902
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 44
Princess Anna of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1859
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 45
Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville
PAINTER
1836 - 1885
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 1919
Go to all RankingsWilfrid Laurier
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1919
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 75
Jérôme Eugène Coggia
ASTRONOMER
1849 - 1919
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 76
Francisco Moreno
EXPLORER
1852 - 1919
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 77
László Mednyánszky
PAINTER
1852 - 1919
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 78
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1919
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 79
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
PAINTER
1861 - 1919
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 80
Daniel Peter
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1919
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 81
Michel Théato
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1919
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 82
Alexander Izvolsky
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1919
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 83
Szymon Winawer
CHESS PLAYER
1838 - 1919
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 84
André Prévost
TENNIS PLAYER
1860 - 1919
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 85
Aaron Kosminski
CELEBRITY
1865 - 1919
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 86
Franz Nissl
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 87
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Daniel Peter ranks 271 out of 1,015. Before him are Jacques-Laurent Agasse (1767), Domenico Trezzini (1670), Walter Hauser (1837), Lisa Della Casa (1919), Christoph Blocher (1940), and Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1818). After him are Saint Othmar (689), Leopold Kielholz (1911), Peter Bieri (1944), Flavio Cotti (1939), Carl Jacob Burckhardt (1891), and Numa Droz (1844).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJacques-Laurent Agasse
PAINTER
1767 - 1849
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 265
Domenico Trezzini
ARCHITECT
1670 - 1734
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 266
Walter Hauser
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1902
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 267
Lisa Della Casa
SINGER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 268
Christoph Blocher
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 269
Johann Jakob von Tschudi
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1889
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 270
Daniel Peter
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1919
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 271
Saint Othmar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 759
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 272
Leopold Kielholz
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 273
Peter Bieri
WRITER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 274
Flavio Cotti
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 275
Carl Jacob Burckhardt
DIPLOMAT
1891 - 1974
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 276
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 277
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Switzerland
Among businesspeople born in Switzerland, Daniel Peter ranks 11. Before him are Louis Chevrolet (1878), César Ritz (1850), Peter Sauber (1943), Julius Maggi (1846), Meyer Guggenheim (1828), and Umberto Agnelli (1934). After him are Paul Sacher (1906), Gustav Wiederkehr (1905), Walter Wild (1872), Marc Faber (1946), Josef Ackermann (1948), and Bob Lutz (1932).
Louis Chevrolet
1878 - 1941
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 5
César Ritz
1850 - 1918
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 6
Peter Sauber
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 7
Julius Maggi
1846 - 1912
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 8
Meyer Guggenheim
1828 - 1905
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 9
Umberto Agnelli
1934 - 2004
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 10
Daniel Peter
1836 - 1919
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 11
Paul Sacher
1906 - 1999
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 12
Gustav Wiederkehr
1905 - 1972
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 13
Walter Wild
1872 - 1953
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 14
Marc Faber
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 15
Josef Ackermann
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 16
Bob Lutz
1932 - Present
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 17