1942 - Today
Sir Francis Owen Garbett Williams (16 April 1942 – 28 November 2021) was a British businessman, racing car driver, and the founder of the Williams Formula One team. He was the team principal from its foundation in 1977 until 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Williams has received more than 74,975 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Williams is the 68th most popular businessperson (up from 77th in 2019), the 513th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 631st in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Businessperson.
Frank Williams is most famous for being the founder of the Williams Formula One team.
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Among businesspeople, Frank Williams ranks 68 out of 604. Before him are Fred Trump, Dietrich Mateschitz, Lee Byung-chul, Guccio Gucci, Estée Lauder, and Martin Cooper. After him are Richard Branson, Bertha Benz, Benjamin Guggenheim, Kiichiro Toyoda, Brian Epstein, and Stanley Ho.
1905 - 1999
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 62
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 63
1910 - 1987
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 64
1881 - 1953
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 65
1906 - 2004
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 66
1928 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 67
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 68
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 69
1849 - 1944
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 70
1865 - 1912
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 71
1894 - 1952
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 72
1934 - 1967
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 73
1921 - 2020
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 74
Among people born in 1942, Frank Williams ranks 42. Before him are Giacinto Facchetti, Michael Bloomberg, Wen Jiabao, John Irving, Javier Solana, and Jacques Rogge. After him are Michel Mayor, Bob Hoskins, Arto Paasilinna, Giancarlo Giannini, Tobin Bell, and Vicente Fox.
1942 - 2006
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 36
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 37
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 38
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 39
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 40
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 41
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 42
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 43
1942 - 2014
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 44
1942 - 2018
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 45
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 46
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 47
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 48
Among people born in United Kingdom, Frank Williams ranks 513 out of 6,924. Before him are George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), Ben Jonson (1572), Peter Gabriel (1950), John Barry (1933), Diana Wynne Jones (1934), and Daniel Craig (1968). After him are Maud of Wales (1869), Tony Iommi (1948), Norman Haworth (1883), William Hogarth (1697), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), and Kate Winslet (1975).
1859 - 1925
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 507
1572 - 1637
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 508
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 509
1933 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 510
1934 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 511
1968 - Present
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 512
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 513
1869 - 1938
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 514
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 515
1883 - 1950
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 516
1697 - 1764
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 517
1688 - 1766
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 518
1975 - Present
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 519
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Frank Williams ranks 6. Before him are Cecil Rhodes (1853), Andrew Carnegie (1835), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Thomas Cook (1808), and J. Bruce Ismay (1862). After him are Richard Branson (1950), Brian Epstein (1934), Stanley Rous (1895), David Icke (1952), Ron Dennis (1947), and Thomas Lipton (1848).
1853 - 1902
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 1
1835 - 1919
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 2
1930 - Present
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 3
1808 - 1892
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 4
1862 - 1937
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 5
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 6
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 7
1934 - 1967
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 8
1895 - 1986
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 9
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 11
1848 - 1931
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 12