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François Coty

1874 - 1934

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François Coty (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa kɔti]; born Joseph Marie François Spoturno [ʒozɛf maʁi fʁɑ̃swa spɔtuʁno]; 3 May 1874 – 25 July 1934) was a French perfumer, businessman, newspaper publisher, politician and patron of the arts. He was the founder of the Coty perfume company, today a multinational. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Coty has received more than 217,755 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. François Coty is the 305th most popular businessperson, the 2,953rd most popular biography from France and the 21st most popular French Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, François Coty ranks 305 out of 847Before him are Douglas Tompkins, Frits Philips, Marc Rich, Paul Castellano, Ida Straus, and Edward Cave. After him are Daniel Peter, Gerard Philips, Stefan Persson, Alfred Edwards, Amadeo Giannini, and Bertha Krupp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, François Coty ranks 94Before him are Ernest Duchesne, Wincenty Witos, George Tupou II, Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Jirō Minami, and Eugen Fischer. After him are Joaquín Torres-García, Constantin Ion Parhon, Romaine Brooks, Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov, William Foulke, and Lou Henry Hoover. Among people deceased in 1934, François Coty ranks 81Before him are Paul Gustav Fischer, Herbert Chapman, Alimardan Topchubashov, Infante Gonzalo of Spain, Lauri Ingman, and Carlos Chagas. After him are Rudolf Maister, Pablo Gargallo, Gustave Lanson, Baby Face Nelson, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, and Catherine Breshkovsky.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Coty ranks 2,953 out of 6,770Before him are Maurice Rouvier (1842), Émile Combes (1835), Max Gallo (1932), Audomar (600), Fernand Crommelynck (1886), and Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931). After him are Joan, Countess of Toulouse (1220), Jean Guitton (1901), Marcel L'Herbier (1888), Pierre Barouh (1934), Alexandre Deschapelles (1780), and Wilhelm Falley (1897).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France

Among businesspeople born in France, François Coty ranks 21Before him are Guy de Rothschild (1909), Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771), Yves Rocher (1930), Madame Clicquot Ponsardin (1777), Charles Pathé (1863), and Albert Kahn (1860). After him are Serge Dassault (1925), Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (1798), Thierry Breton (1955), Christophe de Margerie (1951), Johann Carolus (1575), and Gaston Gallimard (1881).