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Henri Nestlé

1814 - 1890

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Henri Nestlé (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi nɛsle]; born Heinrich Nestle, German: [ˈhaɪnrɪç ˈnɛstlə]; 10 August 1814 – 7 July 1890) was a German-Swiss confectioner and the founder of Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Nestlé has received more than 947,970 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Nestlé is the 56th most popular businessperson (down from 52nd in 2019), the 476th most popular biography from Germany (down from 468th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Businessperson.

The company was founded by Henri Nestlé in 1867. They are most famous for their chocolate products, such as Kit Kat and Smarties.

Memorability Metrics

  • 950k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Henri Nestlé ranks 56 out of 847. Before him are Dietrich Mateschitz, Otto Frank, Ray Kroc, Giovanni Agnelli, Rudolf Dassler, and Jakob Fugger. After him are Robert Bosch, Martin Cooper, Sergei Diaghilev, Roman Abramovich, Ronald Wayne, and Aga Khan IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1814, Henri Nestlé ranks 10. Before him are Samuel Colt, Mikhail Lermontov, Adolphe Sax, Anders Jonas Ångström, Julius von Mayer, and Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. After him are Hong Xiuquan, Jenny von Westphalen, August Grisebach, James Joseph Sylvester, Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours, and Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus. Among people deceased in 1890, Henri Nestlé ranks 11. Before him are Gyula Andrássy, William III of the Netherlands, Amadeo I of Spain, César Franck, Duchess Helene in Bavaria, and Joseph Merrick. After him are Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Richard Francis Burton, William Kemmler, Niels Gade, John Henry Newman, and Princess Zorka of Montenegro.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Henri Nestlé ranks 476 out of 7,253. Before him are Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867), Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573), Walther Rathenau (1867), Werner von Fritsch (1880), Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837), and Ernst Busch (1885). After him are Wilhelm Schickard (1592), Hermann Staudinger (1881), Gerda Taro (1910), Robert Bosch (1861), Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877), and Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Germany

Among businesspeople born in Germany, Henri Nestlé ranks 8. Before him are Ludwig Erhard (1897), Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838), Adolf Dassler (1900), Otto Frank (1889), Rudolf Dassler (1898), and Jakob Fugger (1459). After him are Robert Bosch (1861), Paul Reuter (1816), Bertha Benz (1849), Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777), Uli Hoeneß (1952), and James Mayer de Rothschild (1792).

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