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Frits Philips

1905 - 2005

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Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips (16 April 1905 – 5 December 2005) was the fourth chairman of the board of directors of the Dutch electronics company Philips, which his uncle and father founded. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frits Philips has received more than 222,819 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Frits Philips is the 300th most popular businessperson (down from 255th in 2019), the 434th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 347th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Businessperson.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.09

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  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Frits Philips ranks 300 out of 847. Before him are John Cockerill, John DeLorean, Silvio Santos, Mikimoto Kōkichi, Arthur Guinness, and Douglas Tompkins. After him are Marc Rich, Paul Castellano, Ida Straus, Edward Cave, François Coty, and Daniel Peter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Frits Philips ranks 131. Before him are Pierre Brasseur, Ivan Eklind, Nathan Homer Knorr, Eduard Tubin, Albert W. Tucker, and Franz König. After him are Luigi Zampa, László Benedek, Shojiro Sugimura, Robert Donat, Ángel Bossio, and Clarence Zener. Among people deceased in 2005, Frits Philips ranks 111. Before him are Tilly Fleischer, John DeLorean, Monica Zetterlund, Melita Norwood, Polina Astakhova, and Ralph Erskine. After him are Romano Scarpa, John Mills, Teresa Wright, István Nyers, Svatopluk Pluskal, and Sangoulé Lamizana.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Frits Philips ranks 434 out of 1,646. Before him are Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau (1634), Adriaen van der Werff (1659), Fons Rademakers (1920), Dirk Jan de Geer (1870), Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581), and Wil van Gogh (1862). After him are Jan Miense Molenaer (1610), Rinus Israël (1942), Lou Ottens (1926), Louis Beel (1902), Jan Akkerman (1946), and Thomas de Keyser (1596).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Netherlands

Among businesspeople born in Netherlands, Frits Philips ranks 3. Before him are Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870), and Colonel Tom Parker (1909). After him are Gerard Philips (1858), and Ton Roosendaal (1960).

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