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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 90,134 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Newnes is the 626th most popular businessperson (down from 536th in 2019), the 5,444th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,923rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular British Businessperson.

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  • 90k

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  • 17

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  • 2.55

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  • 2.83

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, George Newnes ranks 626 out of 601Before him are Reggie Fils-Aimé, Patrick Volkerding, Ken Bates, Joi Ito, Andrew Ng, and Lynn Hill. After him are Ellen Stewart, Tory Burch, Stephen Elop, Miguel de Icaza, Ahmed Wali Karzai, and Billy Mays.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, George Newnes ranks 94Before him are Thomas Dewing, Abraham Berge, Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Leonhard Stejneger, Francis Maitland Balfour, and Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey.  Among people deceased in 1910, George Newnes ranks 91Before him are Georges de la Falaise, Nikolaos Deligiannis, Hans Jæger, Hugo Erdmann, John La Farge, and Melville Fuller. After him are John G. Carlisle and George Henry Williams.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Newnes ranks 5,444 out of 7,765Before him are Ross Barkley (1993), Lee Evans (1964), Richard Robarts (1944), Stan Cullis (1916), Peter Mandelson (1953), and Lara Pulver (1980). After him are Suki Waterhouse (1992), Nicholas Parsons (1923), Alastair Sim (1900), Martin Clunes (1961), Selwyn Lloyd (1904), and Dorothy Mackaill (1903).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, George Newnes ranks 50Before him are Alan Sugar (1947), Claire Williams (1976), Heather Mills (1968), Cameron Mackintosh (1946), Ken Bates (1931), and Andrew Ng (1976). After him are Jodie Marsh (1978) and Steve Coast (1980).