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Henry Ford II

1917 - 1987

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Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 – September 29, 1987), sometimes known as "Hank the Deuce" or simply "the Deuce", was an American businessman in the automotive industry. He was the oldest son of Edsel Ford I and oldest grandson of Henry Ford. He was president of the Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, Chief executive officer (CEO) from 1947 to 1979, and chairman of the board of directors from 1960 to 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Ford II has received more than 4,333,048 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Henry Ford II is the 132nd most popular businessperson (down from 129th in 2019), the 1,469th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,519th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Henry Ford II ranks 132 out of 601Before him are Hiroshi Yamauchi, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Solomon R. Guggenheim, John DeLorean, Ethan Allen, and Roger Ailes. After him are Ron Dennis, Roy O. Disney, Johns Hopkins, François Pinault, Armand Peugeot, and Iwasaki Yatarō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Henry Ford II ranks 64Before him are John Fenn, William Standish Knowles, Susan Hayward, Jane Wyman, Pál Maléter, and Tove Ditlevsen. After him are John Cornforth, Carson McCullers, Chung Il-kwon, Herbert Lom, Ettore Sottsass, and Juan Rulfo. Among people deceased in 1987, Henry Ford II ranks 35Before him are Nobusuke Kishi, Jaco Pastorius, Georg Wittig, Erskine Caldwell, André Masson, and Anthony de Mello. After him are Douglas Sirk, Didier Pironi, Peter Tosh, Peter Medawar, Mahadevi Varma, and James Baldwin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Ford II ranks 1,469 out of 18,182Before him are Carl Reiner (1922), William Miller (1782), Edie Sedgwick (1943), David Caruso (1956), Dan Simmons (1948), and Elias Howe (1819). After him are Jake LaMotta (1922), Dave Bautista (1969), Stanley Tucci (1960), William Morris Davis (1850), Josh Brolin (1968), and Edward Snowden (1983).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Henry Ford II ranks 48Before him are Walter Chrysler (1875), Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794), Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), John DeLorean (1925), Ethan Allen (1738), and Roger Ailes (1940). After him are Roy O. Disney (1893), Johns Hopkins (1795), Martha Stewart (1941), Reed Hastings (1960), Larry Silverstein (1931), and Christina Onassis (1950).