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François Pinault
1936 - Today
François Pinault
François Pinault (born 21 August 1936) is a French billionaire businessman, founder of the luxury group Kering and the investment holding company Artémis. Pinault started his business in the timber industry in the early 1960s. Taken public in 1988, his company invested in specialty store chains and changed its name to Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Pinault has received more than 2,495,074 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. François Pinault is the 136th most popular businessperson, the 1,400th most popular biography from France and the 8th most popular French Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
2.5M
Page Views (PV)
59.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.72
Effective Languages (L*)
2.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, François Pinault ranks 136 out of 601. Before him are Ethan Allen, Roger Ailes, Henry Ford II, Ron Dennis, Roy O. Disney, and Johns Hopkins. After him are Armand Peugeot, Iwasaki Yatarō, Ren Zhengfei, Martha Stewart, Lamine Diack, and Reed Hastings.
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Ethan Allen
1738 - 1789
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 130
Roger Ailes
1940 - 2017
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 131
Henry Ford II
1917 - 1987
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 132
Ron Dennis
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 133
Roy O. Disney
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 134
Johns Hopkins
1795 - 1873
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 135
François Pinault
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 136
Armand Peugeot
1849 - 1915
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 137
Iwasaki Yatarō
1835 - 1885
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 138
Ren Zhengfei
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 139
Martha Stewart
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 140
Lamine Diack
1933 - 2021
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 141
Reed Hastings
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 142
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, François Pinault ranks 72. Before him are Yury Luzhkov, Émile Lahoud, Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, Duncan Edwards, Petar Mladenov, and Iolanda Balaș. After him are Samuel C. C. Ting, Bekim Fehmiu, Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, J. Michael Bishop, and Moussa Traoré.
Others Born in 1936
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Yury Luzhkov
1936 - 2019
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 66
Émile Lahoud
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 67
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz
1936 - 1989
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 68
Duncan Edwards
1936 - 1958
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 69
Petar Mladenov
1936 - 2000
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 70
Iolanda Balaș
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 71
François Pinault
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 72
Samuel C. C. Ting
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 73
Bekim Fehmiu
1936 - 2010
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 74
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
1936 - 2020
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 75
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
1936 - 2018
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 76
J. Michael Bishop
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 77
Moussa Traoré
1936 - 2020
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 78
In France
Among people born in France, François Pinault ranks 1,400 out of 6,011. Before him are René Arnoux (1948), Nathalie Baye (1948), Henry II, Duke of Lorraine (1563), Jean-Pierre Papin (1963), Marie Anne de Bourbon (1666), and Pierre de Marivaux (1688). After him are Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645), Armand Peugeot (1849), Jacques Laffite (1943), Ernest Meissonier (1815), Étienne Marcel (1315), and François Fillon (1954).
Others born in France
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René Arnoux
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,394
Nathalie Baye
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1,395
Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
1563 - 1624
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1,396
Jean-Pierre Papin
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1,397
Marie Anne de Bourbon
1666 - 1739
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1,398
Pierre de Marivaux
1688 - 1763
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1,399
François Pinault
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1,400
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans
1645 - 1721
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1,401
Armand Peugeot
1849 - 1915
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,402
Jacques Laffite
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,403
Ernest Meissonier
1815 - 1891
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,404
Étienne Marcel
1315 - 1358
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 1,405
François Fillon
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 1,406
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France
Among businesspeople born in France, François Pinault ranks 8. Before him are Bernard Arnault (1949), Jules Rimet (1873), Liliane Bettencourt (1922), Louis Vuitton (1821), Christophe Plantin (1520), and Pierre Bergé (1930). After him are Armand Peugeot (1849), Yves Rocher (1930), Guy de Rothschild (1909), Charles Pathé (1863), Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (1953), and Eugène Schueller (1881).
Bernard Arnault
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 2
Jules Rimet
1873 - 1956
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 3
Liliane Bettencourt
1922 - 2017
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 4
Louis Vuitton
1821 - 1892
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 5
Christophe Plantin
1520 - 1589
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 6
Pierre Bergé
1930 - 2017
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 7
François Pinault
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 8
Armand Peugeot
1849 - 1915
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 9
Yves Rocher
1930 - 2009
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 10
Guy de Rothschild
1909 - 2007
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 11
Charles Pathé
1863 - 1957
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 12
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 13
Eugène Schueller
1881 - 1957
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 14
