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Henry Ford II

1917 - 1987

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Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 – September 29, 1987), commonly known as Hank 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 served as 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 4,687,177 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Henry Ford II is the 157th most popular businessperson (down from 132nd in 2019), the 1,742nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,469th in 2019) and the 49th most popular American Businessperson.

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  • 4.7M

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  • 58.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Henry Ford II ranks 157 out of 847. Before him are Vincenzo Lancia, Ron Dennis, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, Amschel Mayer Rothschild, John Langenus, and Melitta Bentz. After him are Lorenzo Sanz, Fredrik Idestam, Malcolm Glazer, Karl Albrecht, Johnny Kitagawa, and Tomáš Baťa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Henry Ford II ranks 75. Before him are Pál Maléter, Kamal Jumblatt, Obdulio Varela, Magda Szabó, Robert Bloch, and Ettore Sottsass. After him are Maurice Trintignant, Alexander Schmorell, Stéphane Hessel, Alparslan Türkeş, Pedro Infante, and Carson McCullers. Among people deceased in 1987, Henry Ford II ranks 45. Before him are Peter Tosh, Erskine Caldwell, Américo Tomás, Peter Medawar, Mahadevi Varma, and Naji al-Ali. After him are William Stuart-Houston, Anthony de Mello, Kishore Kumar, Bob Fosse, Rouben Mamoulian, and Camille Chamoun.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Ford II ranks 1,742 out of 20,380. Before him are Mitch McConnell (1942), Hiram Bingham III (1875), Joe Satriani (1956), Sammy Davis Jr. (1925), Ving Rhames (1959), and Sol LeWitt (1928). After him are John Fogerty (1945), Barbara Bel Geddes (1922), Martin Rodbell (1925), Luis Walter Alvarez (1911), Stephen Lang (1952), and Aaron Copland (1900).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Henry Ford II ranks 49. Before him are Margaret Hamilton (1936), Larry Flynt (1942), Phil Knight (1938), Asa Griggs Candler (1851), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), and Lee Iacocca (1924). After him are Malcolm Glazer (1928), Johnny Kitagawa (1931), Jack Daniel (1850), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Johns Hopkins (1795), and Bernard Baruch (1870).

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