BUSINESSPERSON
Guy Laliberté
1959 - Today
Guy Laliberté
Guy Laliberté, (born 2 September 1959) is a Canadian billionaire businessman, and poker player. Along with Gilles Ste-Croix, he is the co-founder of Cirque du Soleil in 1984. The Canadian circus company's shows have since been seen by more than 90 million people worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guy Laliberté has received more than 954,898 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Laliberté is the 426th most popular businessperson (down from 367th in 2019), the 263rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 225th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
950k
Page Views (PV)
57.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
4.92
Effective Languages (L*)
2.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Guy Laliberté ranks 426 out of 847. Before him are Jim Walton, Jim Marshall, Maurice Farman, Vincent J. McMahon, Jim Ratcliffe, and Jorge Mendes. After him are Angus Ogilvy, Ernest Oppenheimer, Eli Lilly, Suge Knight, Vicente Calderón, and Peter Lynch.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJim Walton
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 420
Jim Marshall
1923 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 421
Maurice Farman
1877 - 1964
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 422
Vincent J. McMahon
1914 - 1984
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 423
Jim Ratcliffe
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 424
Jorge Mendes
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 425
Guy Laliberté
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 426
Angus Ogilvy
1928 - 2004
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 427
Ernest Oppenheimer
1880 - 1957
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 428
Eli Lilly
1838 - 1898
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 429
Suge Knight
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 430
Vicente Calderón
1913 - 1987
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 431
Peter Lynch
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 432
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Guy Laliberté ranks 186. Before him are Bradley Whitford, Caroline Goodall, Zakir Hasanov, Yoshitomo Nara, Blaž Slišković, and Aryeh Deri. After him are Adrian Paul, Anatoliy Demyanenko, Pat Smear, Wavel Ramkalawan, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, and Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsBradley Whitford
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 180
Caroline Goodall
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 181
Zakir Hasanov
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 182
Yoshitomo Nara
ARTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 183
Blaž Slišković
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 184
Aryeh Deri
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 185
Guy Laliberté
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 186
Adrian Paul
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 187
Anatoliy Demyanenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 188
Pat Smear
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 189
Wavel Ramkalawan
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 190
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 191
Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
SKIER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 192
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Guy Laliberté ranks 263 out of 1,622. Before him are Mark Robson (1913), Walter Pidgeon (1897), Edward Routh (1831), Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879), Alan Thicke (1947), and Anne Hébert (1916). After him are Mario Lemieux (1965), Louis St. Laurent (1882), Percy Faith (1908), Agnes Martin (1912), Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661), and Albert S. Ruddy (1930).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsMark Robson
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1978
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 257
Walter Pidgeon
ACTOR
1897 - 1984
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 258
Edward Routh
MATHEMATICIAN
1831 - 1907
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 259
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
EXPLORER
1879 - 1962
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 260
Alan Thicke
ACTOR
1947 - 2016
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 261
Anne Hébert
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 262
Guy Laliberté
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 263
Mario Lemieux
HOCKEY PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 264
Louis St. Laurent
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1973
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 265
Percy Faith
COMPOSER
1908 - 1976
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 266
Agnes Martin
PAINTER
1912 - 2004
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 267
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
EXPLORER
1661 - 1706
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 268
Albert S. Ruddy
PRODUCER
1930 - 2024
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 269
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Canada
Among businesspeople born in Canada, Guy Laliberté ranks 4. Before him are Elizabeth Arden (1878), Joe Weider (1919), and Lawrence Stroll (1959). After him are Samuel Cunard (1787), David Baszucki (1963), Stephen Elop (1963), Jade Raymond (1975), and Andrea Jung (1959).
Elizabeth Arden
1878 - 1966
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 1
Joe Weider
1919 - 2013
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 2
Lawrence Stroll
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 3
Guy Laliberté
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 4
Samuel Cunard
1787 - 1865
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 5
David Baszucki
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 6
Stephen Elop
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 7
Jade Raymond
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 8
Andrea Jung
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 9