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George Steinbrenner

1930 - 2010

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George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010. He was the longest-serving owner in club history, and the Yankees won seven World Series championships and 11 American League pennants under his ownership. His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries made him one of the sport's most controversial figures. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Steinbrenner has received more than 3,282,918 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Steinbrenner is the 618th most popular businessperson (down from 507th in 2019), the 9,292nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,598th in 2019) and the 211th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, George Steinbrenner ranks 618 out of 847. Before him are Yelena Baturina, Leonid Fedun, Allan Williams, Lamar Hunt, Clyde Cessna, and Leonard Chess. After him are Ajay Banga, Linda Yaccarino, Hiro Matsushita, Oleg Tinkov, Irwin M. Jacobs, and Abigail Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, George Steinbrenner ranks 512. Before him are James Fifer, Dolores Huerta, Kenny Wheeler, Fatos Arapi, Petar Šegvić, and Allan Williams. After him are Roberta Peters, Richard Davis, Douglas Hurd, Henry Lincoln, Rober Eryol, and Halszka Osmólska. Among people deceased in 2010, George Steinbrenner ranks 364. Before him are Dorothy Janis, Zbigniew Gut, Pyotr Demichev, James MacArthur, Manuel Alexandre, and Bill Erwin. After him are Avi Cohen, Harry Schwarz, Loris Kessel, Pete Quaife, Wilma Mankiller, and Jacinto Villalba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Steinbrenner ranks 9,292 out of 20,380. Before him are Terry Branstad (1946), Scott Gorham (1951), George Adams (1940), Robert Surtees (1906), Booth Tarkington (1869), and Ethan Phillips (1955). After him are Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), Herbert Stothart (1885), John Oliver Creighton (1943), John Anderson (1907), Tadd Dameron (1917), and Lisa Banes (1955).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, George Steinbrenner ranks 211. Before him are Richard DeVos (1926), Mark R. Hughes (1956), Jerry Sanders (1936), Dustin Moskovitz (1984), Lamar Hunt (1932), and Clyde Cessna (1879). After him are Linda Yaccarino (1963), Irwin M. Jacobs (1933), Abigail Johnson (1961), Rick Scott (1952), Meg Whitman (1956), and Joel Glazer (1970).

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