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George Newnes

1851 - 1910

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Sir George Newnes, 1st Baronet (13 March 1851 – 9 June 1910) was a British publisher and editor and a founding figure in popular journalism. Newnes also served as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament for two decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Newnes has received more than 94,768 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. George Newnes is the 725th most popular businessperson (down from 626th in 2019), the 5,830th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,431st in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Businessperson.

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  • 40.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, George Newnes ranks 725 out of 847. Before him are Jérôme Kerviel, Cameron Mackintosh, Terje Hauge, Katherine Maher, Reggie Fils-Aimé, and Cindy McCain. After him are Shuhei Yoshida, Nathaniel Philip Rothschild, Nita Ambani, Patrick Volkerding, Tim Sweeney, and A. H. Albut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, George Newnes ranks 105. Before him are Abraham Berge, Theo de Meester, Leonhard Stejneger, Berthold Englisch, Thomas Dewing, and Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey. After him are Francis Maitland Balfour, Mary Augusta Ward, Leslie Ward, and Emily Ford. Among people deceased in 1910, George Newnes ranks 108. Before him are Adolf Schwarz, Octave Chanute, Granville Woods, Antonín Slavíček, John La Farge, and Worthington Whittredge. After him are George Henry Williams, Joe Gans, John G. Carlisle, and Julius Kühn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Newnes ranks 5,830 out of 8,785. Before him are William Forsell Kirby (1844), Emma D'Arcy (1992), Gillian Gilbert (1961), David Herd (1934), John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1847), and John Riseley-Prichard (1924). After him are Ken Hughes (1922), Katharine Gun (1974), Walter Rutherford (1857), Kevin Macdonald (1967), William Hart (1823), and John Bradley (1988).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, George Newnes ranks 57. Before him are Ken Bates (1931), Chris Anderson (1961), Martin Whitmarsh (1958), Peter Hill-Wood (1936), Andrew Ng (1976), and Cameron Mackintosh (1946). After him are Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971), A. H. Albut (null), Jodie Marsh (1978), Leslie Benzies (1971), Nick Fry (1956), and Emily Faithfull (1835).

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