BUSINESSPERSON
Earl Tupper
1907 - 1983
Earl Tupper
Earl Silas Tupper (July 28, 1907 – October 3, 1983) was an American businessman and inventor, best known as the inventor of Tupperware, an airtight plastic container for storing food, and for founding the related home products company that bears his name, Tupperware Plastics Company. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Earl Tupper has received more than 414,869 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Earl Tupper is the 493rd most popular businessperson (up from 500th in 2019), the 6,443rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,308th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular American Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
410k
Page Views (PV)
55.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.22
Effective Languages (L*)
2.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Earl Tupper ranks 493 out of 847. Before him are Piero Dusio, Helen Walton, John Houlding, Dmitry Rybolovlev, Mansour Ojjeh, and William Henry Conley. After him are Suleyman Kerimov, Samuel Cunard, Milton S. Hershey, Hermann Josef Abs, George Peabody, and Will Keith Kellogg.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPiero Dusio
1899 - 1975
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 487
Helen Walton
1919 - 2007
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 488
John Houlding
1833 - 1902
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 489
Dmitry Rybolovlev
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 490
Mansour Ojjeh
1952 - 2021
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 491
William Henry Conley
1840 - 1897
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 492
Earl Tupper
1907 - 1983
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 493
Suleyman Kerimov
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 494
Samuel Cunard
1787 - 1865
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 495
Milton S. Hershey
1857 - 1945
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 496
Hermann Josef Abs
1901 - 1994
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 497
George Peabody
1795 - 1869
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 498
Will Keith Kellogg
1860 - 1951
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 499
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Earl Tupper ranks 260. Before him are Martín Marculeta, Ludwig Biermann, John McIntire, Ramón de la Fuente Leal, Sigmund Ruud, and Roger Blin. After him are Ramón Guzmán, Alberto Chividini, Edward James, Tommy Hampson, Dan Duryea, and Crisant Bosch. Among people deceased in 1983, Earl Tupper ranks 172. Before him are Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Otto Heckmann, Jaime Lazcano, Alfonso Calzolari, Choi Chung-min, and Fyodor Abramov. After him are James Jamerson, Paavo Johansson, José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, Szolem Mandelbrojt, Edward Lawry Norton, and Barbara Karinska.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsMartín Marculeta
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1984
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 254
Ludwig Biermann
ASTRONOMER
1907 - 1986
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 255
John McIntire
ACTOR
1907 - 1991
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 256
Ramón de la Fuente Leal
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1973
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 257
Sigmund Ruud
SKIER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 258
Roger Blin
ACTOR
1907 - 1984
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 259
Earl Tupper
BUSINESSPERSON
1907 - 1983
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 260
Ramón Guzmán
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 261
Alberto Chividini
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1961
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 262
Edward James
WRITER
1907 - 1984
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 263
Tommy Hampson
ATHLETE
1907 - 1965
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 264
Dan Duryea
ACTOR
1907 - 1968
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 265
Crisant Bosch
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1981
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 266
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsJorge Ibargüengoitia
WRITER
1928 - 1983
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 166
Otto Heckmann
ASTRONOMER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 167
Jaime Lazcano
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 168
Alfonso Calzolari
CYCLIST
1887 - 1983
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 169
Choi Chung-min
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1983
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 170
Fyodor Abramov
WRITER
1920 - 1983
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 171
Earl Tupper
BUSINESSPERSON
1907 - 1983
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 172
James Jamerson
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1983
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 173
Paavo Johansson
ATHLETE
1895 - 1983
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 174
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1983
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 175
Szolem Mandelbrojt
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1983
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 176
Edward Lawry Norton
INVENTOR
1898 - 1983
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 177
Barbara Karinska
CELEBRITY
1886 - 1983
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 178
In United States
Among people born in United States, Earl Tupper ranks 6,443 out of 20,380. Before him are Walt Frazier (1945), Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883), Virginia Hall (1906), Roscoe Lockwood (1875), Aaron Sorkin (1961), and William Dwight Whitney (1827). After him are Preston Sturges (1898), Charles Stark Draper (1901), Robert Preston (1918), James Jamerson (1936), Ruth Orkin (1921), and Louise Lasser (1939).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWalt Frazier
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6,437
Jonathan M. Wainwright
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1953
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6,438
Virginia Hall
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6,439
Roscoe Lockwood
ATHLETE
1875 - 1960
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6,440
Aaron Sorkin
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6,441
William Dwight Whitney
LINGUIST
1827 - 1894
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6,442
Earl Tupper
BUSINESSPERSON
1907 - 1983
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6,443
Preston Sturges
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1959
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6,444
Charles Stark Draper
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1987
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6,445
Robert Preston
ACTOR
1918 - 1987
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 6,446
James Jamerson
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1983
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 6,447
Ruth Orkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1985
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 6,448
Louise Lasser
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 6,449
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Earl Tupper ranks 153. Before him are Bob Lazar (1959), S. Robson Walton (1944), Dana White (1969), Laurene Powell Jobs (1963), Helen Walton (1919), and William Henry Conley (1840). After him are Milton S. Hershey (1857), George Peabody (1795), Will Keith Kellogg (1860), Samuel P. Bush (1863), Gene Haas (1952), and Mario Segale (1934).
Bob Lazar
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 147
S. Robson Walton
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 148
Dana White
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 149
Laurene Powell Jobs
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 150
Helen Walton
1919 - 2007
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 151
William Henry Conley
1840 - 1897
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 152
Earl Tupper
1907 - 1983
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 153
Milton S. Hershey
1857 - 1945
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 154
George Peabody
1795 - 1869
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 155
Will Keith Kellogg
1860 - 1951
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 156
Samuel P. Bush
1863 - 1948
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 157
Gene Haas
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 158
Mario Segale
1934 - 2018
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 159