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George Williams

founder of the YMCA

1821 - 1905

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His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Williams is the 310th most popular businessperson (up from 538th in 2024), the 2,156th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,897th in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Businessperson.

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George Williams climbed 26,328 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #57,029 to #30,739.

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Among Businesspeople

Among businesspeople, George Williams ranks 310 out of 1,001. Before him are Dietmar Hopp, John C. Bogle, Katharine Graham, Daniel Peter, Lazare Ponticelli, and Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. After him are Leonardo Del Vecchio, Larry Silverstein, Robert Nobel, Sergio Marchionne, Tadashi Yanai, and Jawed Karim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, George Williams ranks 47. Before him are Ferdinand Gregorovius, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este, Ion C. Brătianu, Cyprian Norwid, and Félix Ziem. After him are Vasile Alecsandri, Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, Josip Runjanin, Clara Barton, Champfleury, and Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Spain. Among people deceased in 1905, George Williams ranks 41. Before him are Ivan Sechenov, Henrik Sjöberg, Infanta Amalia of Spain, Clément Juglar, Josip Belušić, and José-Maria de Heredia. After him are Franz Reuleaux, Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, Julius Oppert, Franz Overbeck, Amalie Skram, and Mary Mapes Dodge.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Williams ranks 2,156 out of 9,870. Before him are John Adams (1767), Mike Ratledge (1943), Donald Adamson (1939), Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694), Edward Dickinson Baker (1811), and Edwin Montagu (1879). After him are Michael Adams (1971), Kevin Phillips (1973), Tim Staffell (1948), Saint Alban (300), William of Malmesbury (1080), and John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859).

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Among Businesspeople In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, George Williams ranks 18. Before him are John McAfee (1945), Thomas Lipton (1848), Henry Cole (1808), Vidal Sassoon (1928), David Icke (1952), and Edward Cave (1691). After him are Isabella Beeton (1836), Edward Colston (1636), Alfred Edwards (1850), David Richards (1952), Thomas Blake Glover (1838), and Steve Jackson (1951).

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