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Harley Earl

1893 - 1969

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Harley Jarvis Earl (November 22, 1893 – April 10, 1969) was an American automotive designer and business executive. He was the initial designated head of design at General Motors, later becoming vice president, the first top executive ever appointed in design of a major corporation in American history. He was an industrial designer and a pioneer of transportation design. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harley Earl has received more than 436,268 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Harley Earl is the 700th most popular businessperson, the 11,774th most popular biography from United States and the 247th most popular American Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

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  • 41.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Harley Earl ranks 700 out of 847. Before him are Changpeng Zhao, Martin Whitmarsh, Peter Hill-Wood, Andy Jassy, Ilya Segalovich, and Dorabji Tata. After him are Tony Fernandes, Peter Ueberroth, Stockton Rush, Zhang Yiming, Ashley Biden, and Bakary Gassama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Harley Earl ranks 266. Before him are Gladys Brockwell, Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, Alfred Engelsen, Grace Cunard, John P. Marquand, and Irving Bacon. After him are Saunders Lewis, Sydney Camm, Gladys Davis, Theresa Weld, Dorothy Dalton, and Tom Forman. Among people deceased in 1969, Harley Earl ranks 243. Before him are Gaston Strobino, Katsutoshi Naito, Pauline Bush, Alan Mowbray, Martita Hunt, and Miles Malleson. After him are Jimmy McHugh, William Gilmore, Frank Loesser, Rex Ingram, George "Gabby" Hayes, and Cyril Slater.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harley Earl ranks 11,774 out of 20,380. Before him are Stanley Jordan (1959), Dana Rohrabacher (1947), Dorothy Tree (1906), Anthony Davis (1993), Jimmie Davis (1899), and Bob Gaudio (1942). After him are Gena Lee Nolin (1971), Mike Massimino (1962), Adam Shankman (1964), Rebecca Gayheart (1971), Ed Markey (1946), and Irving Jaffee (1906).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Harley Earl ranks 247. Before him are Herman Cain (1945), Michael Burry (1971), Reid Hoffman (1967), Jimmy Iovine (1953), Lynn Hill (1961), and Andy Jassy (1968). After him are Peter Ueberroth (1937), Stockton Rush (1962), Ashley Biden (1981), Charles Erwin Wilson (1890), Tory Burch (1966), and Katherine Maher (1983).

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