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Fredrik Idestam

1838 - 1916

Fredrik Idestam

Knut Fredrik Idestam (28 October 1838, Tyrväntö, Grand Duchy of Finland – 8 April 1916, Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland) was a Finnish mining engineer and businessman, best known as a founder of Nokia. In May 1865, Idestam obtained a permit to construct a groundwood paper mill at Tampere, Finland. The mill began operations in 1866. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fredrik Idestam has received more than 207,280 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Fredrik Idestam is the 199th most popular businessperson (up from 202nd in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Finland (up from 68th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

210k
Page Views (PV)
56.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
7.37
Effective Languages (L*)
1.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Fredrik Idestam ranks 199 out of 601. Before him are Maxwell Perkins, Henry J. Heinz, Andrew Grove, King C. Gillette, Joe Weider, and David Icke. After him are Axel Springer, Max Manus, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Rinat Akhmetov, Chad Hurley, and Charlie Munger.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

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Maxwell Perkins
1884 - 1947
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 193
Henry J. Heinz
1844 - 1919
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 194
Andrew Grove
1936 - 2016
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 195
King C. Gillette
1855 - 1932
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 196
Joe Weider
1919 - 2013
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 197
David Icke
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 198
Fredrik Idestam
1838 - 1916
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 199
Axel Springer
1912 - 1985
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 200
Max Manus
1914 - 1996
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 201
Josep Maria Bartomeu
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 202
Rinat Akhmetov
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 203
Chad Hurley
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 204
Charlie Munger
1924 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 205

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, Fredrik Idestam ranks 36. Before him are Prince Louis, Count of Trani, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Jules Brunet, Gustav von Schmoller, Ludwig Gumplowicz, and Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha. After him are Vatroslav Jagić, George William Hill, Clemens Winkler, John Muir, Annie Edson Taylor, and Jean-Paul Laurens. Among people deceased in 1916, Fredrik Idestam ranks 55. Before him are Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, Oswald Boelcke, Hiram Maxim, Max Immelmann, and Paolo Tosti. After him are Petar Kočić, Isa Boletini, Alice Ball, Thibaw Min, Herbert Kilpin, and Fergus Suter.

Others Born in 1838

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Prince Louis, Count of Trani
1838 - 1886
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 30
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
1838 - 1862
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 31
Jules Brunet
1838 - 1911
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 32
Gustav von Schmoller
1838 - 1917
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 33
Ludwig Gumplowicz
1838 - 1909
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 34
Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha
1838 - 1892
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 35
Fredrik Idestam
1838 - 1916
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 36
Vatroslav Jagić
1838 - 1923
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 37
George William Hill
1838 - 1914
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 38
Clemens Winkler
1838 - 1904
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 39
John Muir
1838 - 1914
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 40
Annie Edson Taylor
1838 - 1921
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 41
Jean-Paul Laurens
1838 - 1921
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 42

Others Deceased in 1916

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Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
1833 - 1916
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 49
Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova
1835 - 1916
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 50
Oswald Boelcke
1891 - 1916
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 51
Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 52
Max Immelmann
1890 - 1916
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 53
Paolo Tosti
1846 - 1916
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 54
Fredrik Idestam
1838 - 1916
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 55
Petar Kočić
1877 - 1916
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 56
Isa Boletini
1864 - 1916
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 57
Alice Ball
1892 - 1916
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 58
Thibaw Min
1859 - 1916
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 59
Herbert Kilpin
1870 - 1916
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 60
Fergus Suter
1857 - 1916
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 61