New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

BUSINESSPERSON

Edsel Ford

1893 - 1943

Photo of Edsel Ford

Icon of person Edsel Ford

Edsel Bryant Ford (November 6, 1893 – May 26, 1943) was an American business executive and philanthropist who was the only child of pioneering industrialist Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Jane Bryant Ford. He was the president of Ford Motor Company from 1919 until his death in 1943. He worked closely with his father, as sole heir to the business, but was keen to develop cars more exciting than the Model T ("Tin Lizzie"), in line with his personal tastes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edsel Ford has received more than 4,291,819 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Edsel Ford is the 173rd most popular businessperson (up from 203rd in 2019), the 1,905th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,491st in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Edsel Fords by language


Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Edsel Ford ranks 173 out of 601. Before him are Torakusu Yamaha, Tomáš Baťa, Steve Chen, Fusajiro Yamauchi, Theodor de Bry, and Malcolm Glazer. After him are Asa Griggs Candler, Jack Daniel, Thomas J. Watson, Ted Turner, Thomas Lipton, and Ambroise Vollard.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Edsel Ford ranks 64. Before him are Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, Battista Farina, Hans Scharoun, Ernst Öpik, Dorothy Parker, and Ivan Panfilov. After him are Carl Værnet, Dragiša Cvetković, Gillis Grafström, Mário de Andrade, Wilhelm Zaisser, and Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen. Among people deceased in 1943, Edsel Ford ranks 50. Before him are Franz Oppenheimer, Hans Jeschonnek, Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, Ernst Linder, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, and Lepa Radić. After him are Abdelaziz of Morocco, Frank Nitti, Franz Jägerstätter, Vito Cascio Ferro, Conrad Veidt, and Takeda Sōkaku.

Others Born in 1893

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1943

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Edsel Ford ranks 1,905 out of 18,182. Before him are Hayden White (1928), Ed Lauter (1938), Michael P. Anderson (1959), Wild Bill Hickok (1837), Al Oerter (1936), and Malcolm Glazer (1928). After him are Alben W. Barkley (1877), Carole King (1942), Robby Krieger (1946), Josiah Warren (1798), Roger Corman (1926), and Joan Rivers (1933).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Edsel Ford ranks 62. Before him are John Sculley (1939), Eric Schmidt (1955), Melinda Gates (1964), Lady Bird Johnson (1912), Phil Knight (1938), and Malcolm Glazer (1928). After him are Asa Griggs Candler (1851), Jack Daniel (1850), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Ted Turner (1938), Jack Welch (1935), and Jesse Livermore (1877).

American born Businesspeople

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous
  • DatawheelCL